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Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination - E-Book
(2013)
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Abstract
Often called the ‘the best NCLEX® exam review book ever,’ Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination provides everything you need to prepare for the NCLEX exam — complete content review and over 5,100 NCLEX examination-style questions in the book and online. Don't make the mistake of assuming the quality of the questions is the same in all NCLEX exam review books, because only this book includes the kind of questions that consistently test the critical thinking skills necessary to pass today's NCLEX exam. Even better, all answers include detailed rationales to help you learn from your answer choices, as well as test-taking strategies with tips on how to best approach each question. Written by the most trusted name in NCLEX review, Linda Anne Silvestri, and updated to reflect the most current NCLEX test plan, Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, 6th Edition is THE book of choice for NCLEX examination review. But don’t just take our word for it — read any customer review or ask your classmates to see why there's nothing else like it!
- UNIQUE! A detailed test-taking strategy and rationale is included for each question, offering clues for analyzing and uncovering the correct answer option, and guiding you to remediation in Saunders Strategies for Test Success: Passing Nursing School and the NCLEX® Exam and Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Exam.
- UNIQUE! Priority Nursing Action boxes list actions for clinical emergent situations requiring immediate action, including a detailed rationale and textbook reference.
- All alternate item-format questions are included, with multiple response, prioritizing, fill-in-the-blank, figure/illustration, chart/exhibit, video, and audio questions to provide practice with prioritizing, decision-making, and critical thinking skills.
- UNIQUE! Pyramid Alert! boxes spotlight important nursing concepts and procedures, and include tips and shortcuts for remembering key information.
- Exam preparation chapters include test-taking strategies, the CAT format, transitional issues for the foreign-educated nurse, and the NCLEX-RN exam from a new graduate's perspective.
- A comprehensive exam consists of 85 questions that cover all content areas in the book and mirror the percentages identified in the NCLEX-RN examination test plan.
- NEW and UNIQUE! A summary of key changes to the 2013 NCLEX-RN test plan is included in the front of the book.
- New! More practice questions have been added to the book and online, bringing the total to 5,172 questions.
- New! Tracking of practice results on the Evolve companion website makes it easy to check your progress.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Inside Front Cover | ES2 | ||
| Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination | iii | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| Dedication | v | ||
| Letter from Author | vi | ||
| About the Author | vii | ||
| Contributors | viii | ||
| Reviewers | xi | ||
| Preface | xiii | ||
| An Essential Resource for Test Success | xiii | ||
| Organization | xiii | ||
| Special Features of the Book | xiii | ||
| Pyramid Terms | xiii | ||
| Pyramid to Success | xiii | ||
| Pyramid Points | xiii | ||
| Pyramid Alerts | xiii | ||
| Priority Nursing Actions | xiii | ||
| Critical Thinking: What Should You Do? Questions | xiii | ||
| Special Features Found on Evolve | xiv | ||
| Pretest and Study Calendar | xiv | ||
| Heart, Lung, and Bowel Sound Questions | xiv | ||
| Video Questions | xiv | ||
| Testlet Questions | xiv | ||
| Audio Review Summaries | xiv | ||
| Practice Questions | xiv | ||
| Multiple-Choice and Alternate Item Format Questions | xiv | ||
| Answer Section | xiv | ||
| Pharmacology and Medication Calculations Review | xv | ||
| How to Use This Book | xv | ||
| Climbing the Pyramid to Success | xv | ||
| Using the Companion Evolve Site | xvi | ||
| Acknowledgments | xvii | ||
| Contents | xix | ||
| Unit I: NCLEX-RN® Exam Preparation | 1 | ||
| Chapter 1: The NCLEX-RN® Examination | 2 | ||
| The Pyramid to Success | 2 | ||
| Welcome to the Pyramid to Success | 2 | ||
| Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination | 2 | ||
| HESI/Saunders Online Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination | 2 | ||
| Saunders Strategies for Test Success: Passing Nursing School and the NCLEX® Exam | 2 | ||
| Saunders Q&A Review Cards for the NCLEX-RN® Exam | 3 | ||
| Examination Process | 3 | ||
| Computer Adaptive Testing | 3 | ||
| Development of the Test Plan | 3 | ||
| Item Writers | 4 | ||
| Test Plan | 4 | ||
| Level of Cognitive Ability | 4 | ||
| Client Needs | 4 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 4 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 5 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 5 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 6 | ||
| Integrated Processes | 7 | ||
| Types of Questions on the Examination | 7 | ||
| Multiple-Choice Questions | 7 | ||
| Fill-in-the-Blank Questions | 7 | ||
| Multiple-Response Questions | 7 | ||
| Ordered-Response Questions | 7 | ||
| Figure Questions | 8 | ||
| Chart/Exhibit Questions | 8 | ||
| Graphic Option Questions | 8 | ||
| Audio Questions | 8 | ||
| Video Questions | 9 | ||
| Registering to Take the Examination | 9 | ||
| Authorization to Test Form and Scheduling an Appointment | 11 | ||
| Changing Your Appointment | 11 | ||
| Day of the Examination | 11 | ||
| Testing Accommodations | 12 | ||
| Testing Center | 12 | ||
| Testing Time | 12 | ||
| Length of the Examination | 12 | ||
| Pass-or-Fail Decisions | 12 | ||
| Completing the Examination | 13 | ||
| Processing Results | 13 | ||
| Candidate Performance Report | 13 | ||
| Interstate Endorsement | 13 | ||
| Nurse Licensure Compact | 13 | ||
| Additional Information about the Examination | 13 | ||
| Chapter 2: NCLEX-RN® Preparation for Foreign-Educated Nurses: Transitional Issues for Foreign-Educated Nurses | 14 | ||
| National Council of State Boards of Nursing | 14 | ||
| State Requirements for Licensure | 14 | ||
| Credentialing Agencies | 15 | ||
| General Licensure Requirements | 15 | ||
| Work Visa | 15 | ||
| VisaScreen | 16 | ||
| Registering to Take the NCLEX® Exam | 16 | ||
| Preparing to Take the NCLEX® Exam | 16 | ||
| Chapter 3: Pathways to Success | 18 | ||
| The Pyramid to Success | 18 | ||
| Pathways to Success ( Box 3-1) | 18 | ||
| Foundation | 18 | ||
| List | 18 | ||
| Plan for Preparation | 18 | ||
| Positive Pampering | 19 | ||
| Final Preparation | 20 | ||
| Day of the Examination ( Box 3-3) | 20 | ||
| THIS IS NOT A TEST | 21 | ||
| Unit II: Issues in Nursing | 35 | ||
| PYRAMID TERMS | 35 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 36 | ||
| Client Needs | 36 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 36 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 36 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 36 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 36 | ||
| Chapter 6: Cultural Awareness and Health Practices | 38 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 46 | ||
| Chapter 7: Ethical and Legal Issues | 50 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 60 | ||
| Chapter 8: Prioritizing Client Care: Leadership, Delegation, and Disaster Planning | 65 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 77 | ||
| Unit III: Nursing Sciences | 81 | ||
| PYRAMID TERMS | 81 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 82 | ||
| Client Needs | 83 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 83 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 83 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 83 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 83 | ||
| Chapter 9: Fluids and Electrolytes | 85 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 98 | ||
| Chapter 10: Acid-Base Balance | 104 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 111 | ||
| Chapter 11: Laboratory Values | 115 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 124 | ||
| Chapter 12: Nutrition | 129 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 135 | ||
| Chapter 13: Parenteral Nutrition | 139 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 144 | ||
| Chapter 14: Intravenous Therapy | 150 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 159 | ||
| Chapter 15: Administration of Blood Products | 164 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 169 | ||
| Unit IV: Fundamental Skills | 174 | ||
| PYRAMID TERMS | 174 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 175 | ||
| Client Needs | 175 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 175 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 175 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 176 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 176 | ||
| Chapter 16: Provision of a Safe Environment | 177 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 183 | ||
| Chapter 17: Calculation of Medication and Intravenous Prescriptions | 187 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS: ALTERNATE ITEM FORMAT (FILL-IN-THE-BLANK) | 193 | ||
| Chapter 18: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Guidelines for Health Care Providers | 198 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 203 | ||
| Chapter 19: Perioperative Nursing Care | 207 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 216 | ||
| Chapter 20: Positioning Clients | 221 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 226 | ||
| Chapter 21: Care of a Client with a Tube | 230 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 242 | ||
| Unit V: Growth and Development across the Life Span | 246 | ||
| PYRAMID TERMS | 246 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 246 | ||
| Client Needs | 247 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 247 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 247 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 247 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 247 | ||
| Chapter 22: Theories of Growth and Development | 248 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 252 | ||
| Chapter 23: Developmental Stages | 255 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 266 | ||
| Chapter 24: Care of the Older Client | 270 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 274 | ||
| Chapter 25: Health and Physical Assessment of the Adult Client | 277 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 294 | ||
| Unit VI: Maternity Nursing | 297 | ||
| PYRAMID TERMS | 297 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 297 | ||
| Client Needs | 298 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 298 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 298 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 298 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 298 | ||
| Chapter 26: Reproductive System | 299 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 303 | ||
| Chapter 27: Obstetrical Assessment | 307 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 310 | ||
| Chapter 28: Prenatal Period | 314 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 322 | ||
| Chapter 29: Risk Conditions Related to Pregnancy | 327 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 340 | ||
| Chapter 30: Labor and Delivery | 345 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 354 | ||
| Chapter 31: Problems with Labor and Delivery | 359 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 364 | ||
| Chapter 32: Postpartum Period | 369 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 373 | ||
| Chapter 33: Postpartum Complications | 376 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 379 | ||
| Chapter 34: Care of the Newborn | 383 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 398 | ||
| Chapter 35: Maternity and Newborn Medications | 403 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 410 | ||
| Unit VII: Pediatric Nursing | 413 | ||
| PYRAMID TERMS | 413 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 413 | ||
| Client Needs | 414 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 414 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 414 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 414 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 414 | ||
| Chapter 36: Integumentary Disorders | 415 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 419 | ||
| Chapter 37: Hematological Disorders | 422 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 426 | ||
| Chapter 38: Oncological Disorders | 430 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 436 | ||
| Chapter 39: Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders | 441 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 446 | ||
| Chapter 40: Gastrointestinal Disorders | 450 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 464 | ||
| Chapter 41: Eye, Ear, and Throat Disorders | 468 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 471 | ||
| Chapter 42: Respiratory Disorders | 474 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 486 | ||
| Chapter 43: Cardiovascular Disorders | 489 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 497 | ||
| Chapter 44: Renal and Urinary Disorders | 501 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 505 | ||
| Chapter 45: Neurological and Cognitive Disorders | 509 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 516 | ||
| Chapter 46: Musculoskeletal Disorders | 521 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 526 | ||
| Chapter 47: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | 530 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 533 | ||
| Chapter 48: Infectious and Communicable Diseases | 537 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 545 | ||
| Chapter 49: Pediatric Medication Administration and Calculations | 549 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 553 | ||
| Unit VIII: Integumentary Disorders of the Adult Client | 556 | ||
| PYRAMID TERMS | 556 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 556 | ||
| Client Needs | 556 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 556 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 556 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 557 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 557 | ||
| Chapter 50: Integumentary System | 558 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 575 | ||
| Chapter 51: Integumentary Medications | 582 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 588 | ||
| Unit IX: Hematological and Oncological Disorders of the Adult Client | 591 | ||
| PYRAMID TERMS | 591 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 591 | ||
| Client Needs | 591 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 591 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 591 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 592 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 592 | ||
| Chapter 52: Hematological and Oncological Disorders | 593 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 618 | ||
| Chapter 53: Antineoplastic Medications | 626 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 632 | ||
| Unit X: Endocrine Disorders of the Adult Client | 637 | ||
| PYRAMID TERMS | 637 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 638 | ||
| Client Needs | 638 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 638 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 638 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 638 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 638 | ||
| Chapter 54: Endocrine System | 639 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 657 | ||
| Chapter 55: Endocrine Medications | 666 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 676 | ||
| Unit XI: Gastrointestinal Disorders of the Adult Client | 682 | ||
| PYRAMID TERMS | 682 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 683 | ||
| Client Needs | 683 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 683 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 683 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 683 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 683 | ||
| Chapter 56: Gastrointestinal System | 684 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 705 | ||
| Chapter 57: Gastrointestinal Medications | 713 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 718 | ||
| Unit XII: Respiratory Disorders of the Adult Client | 722 | ||
| PYRAMID TERMS | 722 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 722 | ||
| Client Needs | 722 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 722 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 723 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 723 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 723 | ||
| Chapter 58: Respiratory System | 724 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 746 | ||
| Chapter 59: Respiratory Medications | 754 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 767 | ||
| Unit XIII: Cardiovascular Disorders of the Adult Client | 773 | ||
| PYRAMID TERMS | 773 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 774 | ||
| Client Needs | 774 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 774 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 774 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 774 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 774 | ||
| Chapter 60: Cardiovascular System | 775 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 812 | ||
| Chapter 61: Cardiovascular Medications | 819 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 832 | ||
| Unit XIV: Renal and Urinary Disorders of the Adult Client | 838 | ||
| PYRAMID TERMS | 838 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 838 | ||
| Client Needs | 838 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 838 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 839 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 839 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 839 | ||
| Chapter 62: Renal System | 840 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 869 | ||
| Chapter 63: Renal Medications | 875 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 880 | ||
| Unit XV: Eye and Ear Disorders of the Adult Client | 885 | ||
| PYRAMID TERMS | 885 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 885 | ||
| Client Needs | 885 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 885 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 886 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 886 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 886 | ||
| Chapter 64: The Eye and the Ear | 887 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 902 | ||
| Chapter 65: Ophthalmic and Otic Medications | 908 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 915 | ||
| Unit XVI: Neurological Disorders of the Adult Client | 919 | ||
| PYRAMID TERMS | 919 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 919 | ||
| Client Needs | 919 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 919 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 920 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 920 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 920 | ||
| Chapter 66: Neurological System | 921 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 944 | ||
| Chapter 67: Neurological Medications | 951 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 960 | ||
| Unit XVII: Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Adult Client | 964 | ||
| PYRAMID TERMS | 964 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 964 | ||
| Client Needs | 964 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 964 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 964 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 964 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 965 | ||
| Chapter 68: Musculoskeletal System | 966 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 982 | ||
| Chapter 69: Musculoskeletal Medications | 988 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 992 | ||
| Unit XVIII: Immune Disorders of the Adult Client | 995 | ||
| PYRAMID TERMS | 995 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 995 | ||
| Client Needs | 995 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 995 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 995 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 995 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 996 | ||
| Chapter 70: Immune Disorders | 997 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 1005 | ||
| Chapter 71: Immunological Medications | 1010 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 1016 | ||
| Unit XIX: Mental Health Disorders of the Adult Client | 1019 | ||
| PYRAMID TERMS | 1019 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 1019 | ||
| Client Needs | 1019 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 1019 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 1019 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 1019 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 1020 | ||
| Chapter 72: Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | 1021 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 1026 | ||
| Chapter 73: Models of Care | 1032 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 1034 | ||
| Chapter 74: Mental Health Disorders | 1038 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 1054 | ||
| Chapter 75: Addictions | 1059 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 1066 | ||
| Chapter 76: Crisis Theory and Intervention | 1070 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 1078 | ||
| Chapter 77: Psychiatric Medications | 1083 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 1092 | ||
| Unit XX: Comprehensive Test | 1096 | ||
| PRACTICE QUESTIONS | 1096 | ||
| References | 1119 | ||
| Index | 1121 |