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Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination - E-Book
(2015)
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Abstract
Get everything you need to review for the NCLEX-PN® exam from one trusted source! With over 4,500 high-quality review questions, this unique, bestselling review and preparation guide offers the perfect combination of core content review, comprehensive rationales, and detailed test-taking strategies from the NCLEX expert herself: Linda Silvestri. Updated to reflect the latest NCLEX-PN test plan, this new edition and companion Evolve website help you hone your understanding of all the important NCLEX-PN content areas.
- Full-color design makes for a more visually engaging learning experience.
- 12 pharmacology chapters address the emphasis on pharmacology questions on the NCLEX-PN exam.
- Priority Nursing Actions boxes outline and explain clinical emergent situations requiring immediate action, including detailed rationales and textbook references to help you strengthen prioritizing skills in clinical and testing situations.
- Pyramid Alert boxes reinforce learning of essential content frequently tested on the NCLEX-PN exam.
- Reference to a Mosby or Saunders textbook gives you resources for further study and self-remediation.
- Question codes categorize each question by cognitive level, client needs area, integrated process, clinical content area, and priority concepts to allow you multiple study and exam selections on the companion Evolve site.
- Inclusion of all alternate item formats (multiple response, ordered response, fill-in-the-blank, figure, chart/exhibit, audio, and video questions) offers practice with mastering prioritizing, decision-making, and critical thinking skills, and help prepare you for this additional component of the new test plan for NCLEX-PN.
- Pyramid to Success sections supply an overview of the chapter, guidance and direction regarding the focus of review in the content area, and its relative importance to the most recent NCLEX-PN text plan.
- Pyramid Points identify content that typically appears on the NCLEX-PN exam.
- Pyramid Terms give you a quick review of each content area.
- Introductory chapters on preparation guidance for the NCLEX-PN, nonacademic preparation, test-taking strategies, the CAT format, and the NCLEX-PN are presented from a new graduate’s perspective.
- Companion Evolve site allows for automatic software updates to allow you to check for changes and updates to content or functionality throughout the life of the edition.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Inside Front Cover | ES2 | ||
| Saunder Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN Examination | iii | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| Dedication | v | ||
| About the Author | vii | ||
| Contributors | ix | ||
| 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 | ||
| Using the Companion Evolve Site | xvi | ||
| Acknowledgments | xvii | ||
| Contents | xix | ||
| Unit I: NCLEX-PN® Exam Preparation | 1 | ||
| Chapter 1: The NCLEX-PN® Examination | 2 | ||
| The Pyramid to Success | 2 | ||
| Welcome to the Pyramid to Success | 2 | ||
| HESI/Saunders Online Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination | 2 | ||
| Saunders Strategies for Test Success: Passing Nursing School and the NCLEX® Exam | 2 | ||
| Saunders Q&A Review Cards for the NCLEX-PN® Exam | 3 | ||
| The Examination Process | 3 | ||
| Computer Adaptive Testing | 3 | ||
| Development of the Test Plan | 3 | ||
| Test Plan | 4 | ||
| Level of Cognitive Ability | 4 | ||
| Client Needs | 4 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 4 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 4 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 4 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 5 | ||
| Integrated Processes | 6 | ||
| Types of Questions on the Examination | 7 | ||
| Multiple-Choice Questions | 7 | ||
| Fill-in-the-Blank Questions | 7 | ||
| Multiple-Response Questions | 7 | ||
| Ordered Response Questions | 8 | ||
| Figure Questions | 8 | ||
| Chart/Exhibit Questions | 8 | ||
| Graphic Option Questions | 9 | ||
| Audio Questions | 9 | ||
| Video Questions | 9 | ||
| Registering to Take the Examination | 10 | ||
| Authorization to Test Form and Scheduling an Appointment | 11 | ||
| Changing Your Appointment | 11 | ||
| Day of the Examination | 11 | ||
| Special Testing Circumstances | 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-PN ® Preparation for Foreign-Educated Nurses | 14 | ||
| National Council of State Boards of Nursing | 14 | ||
| State Requirements for Licensure | 14 | ||
| Credentialing Agencies | 14 | ||
| General Licensure Requirements | 15 | ||
| Work Visa | 15 | ||
| VisaScreen | 15 | ||
| Registering to Take the NCLEX Exam | 16 | ||
| Preparing to Take the NCLEX Exam | 16 | ||
| Chapter 3: Pathways to Success | 18 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 18 | ||
| Pathways to Success ( Box 3-1) | 18 | ||
| The Foundation | 18 | ||
| The List | 18 | ||
| The Plan for Preparation | 18 | ||
| Positive Pampering | 20 | ||
| Final Preparation | 20 | ||
| The Day of the Exam ( Box 3-3) | 20 | ||
| This Is Not a Test | 21 | ||
| Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4 | 21 | ||
| Unit: II Issues in Nursing | 33 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 34 | ||
| Client Needs | 34 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 34 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 34 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 34 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 34 | ||
| Chapter 6: Cultural Awareness and Health Practices | 35 | ||
| Chapter 7: Ethical and Legal Issues | 46 | ||
| Chapter 8: Prioritizing Client Care: Leadership, Delegation, and Disaster Planning | 60 | ||
| Unit III: Nursing Sciences | 74 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 75 | ||
| Client Needs | 76 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 76 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 76 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 76 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 76 | ||
| Chapter 9: Fluids and Electrolytes | 77 | ||
| Chapter 10: Acid–Base Balance | 91 | ||
| Chapter 11: Laboratory Values | 100 | ||
| Chapter 12: Nutritional Components of Care | 114 | ||
| Chapter 13: Intravenous Therapy and Blood Administration | 126 | ||
| Unit IV: Fundamental Skills | 140 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 141 | ||
| Client Needs | 141 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 141 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 141 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 142 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 142 | ||
| Chapter 14: Hygiene and Safety | 143 | ||
| Chapter 15: Medication and Intravenous Administration | 153 | ||
| Chapter 16: Basic Life Support | 163 | ||
| Chapter 17: Perioperative Nursing Care | 171 | ||
| Chapter 18: Positioning Clients | 184 | ||
| Chapter 19: Care of a Client with a Tube | 193 | ||
| Unit V: Growth and Development Across the Life Span | 209 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 209 | ||
| Client Needs | 210 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 210 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 210 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 210 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 210 | ||
| Chapter 20: Theories of Growth and Development | 211 | ||
| Chapter 21: Developmental Stages | 219 | ||
| Chapter 22: Care of the Older Client | 233 | ||
| Chapter 23: Health and Physical Assessment of the Adult Client | 240 | ||
| Unit VI: Maternity Nursing | 260 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 260 | ||
| Client Needs | 261 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 261 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 261 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 261 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 261 | ||
| Chapter 24: Reproductive System | 262 | ||
| Chapter 25: Obstetrical Assessment | 270 | ||
| Chapter 26: Prenatal Period and Risk Conditions | 276 | ||
| Chapter 27: Labor and Delivery and Associated Complications | 302 | ||
| Chapter 28: The Postpartum Period and Associated Complications | 320 | ||
| Chapter 29: Care of the Newborn | 332 | ||
| Chapter 30: Maternity and Newborn Medications | 352 | ||
| Unit VII: Pediatric Nursing | 362 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 362 | ||
| Client Needs | 362 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 362 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 363 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 363 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 363 | ||
| Chapter 31: Integumentary Disorders | 364 | ||
| Chapter 32: Hematological and Oncological Disorders | 370 | ||
| Chapter 33: Metabolic, Endocrine, and Gastrointestinal Disorders | 383 | ||
| Chapter 34: Eye, Ear, Throat, and Respiratory Disorders | 406 | ||
| Chapter 35: Cardiovascular Disorders | 425 | ||
| Chapter 36: Renal and Urinary Disorders | 436 | ||
| Chapter 37: Neurological, Cognitive, and Psychosocial Disorders | 444 | ||
| Chapter 38: Musculoskeletal Disorders | 455 | ||
| Chapter 39: Communicable Diseases and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | 464 | ||
| Chapter 40: Pediatric Medication Administration and Calculations | 476 | ||
| Unit VIII: The Adult Client with an Integumentary Disorder | 482 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 482 | ||
| Client Needs | 482 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 482 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 482 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 482 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 483 | ||
| Chapter 41: Integumentary System | 484 | ||
| Chapter 42: Integumentary Medications | 505 | ||
| Unit IX: Hematological and Oncological Disorders of the Adult Client | 514 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 514 | ||
| Client Needs | 514 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 514 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 514 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 515 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 515 | ||
| Chapter 43: Hematological and Oncological Disorders | 516 | ||
| Chapter 44: Antineoplastic Medications | 544 | ||
| Unit X: The Adult Client with an Endocrine Disorder | 553 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 554 | ||
| Client Needs | 554 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 554 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 554 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 554 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 554 | ||
| Chapter 45: Endocrine System | 555 | ||
| Chapter 46: Endocrine Medications | 577 | ||
| Unit XI: The Adult Client with a Gastrointestinal Disorder | 591 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 592 | ||
| Client Needs | 592 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 592 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 592 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 592 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 592 | ||
| Chapter 47: Gastrointestinal System | 593 | ||
| Chapter 48: Gastrointestinal Medications | 617 | ||
| Unit XII: The Adult Client with a Respiratory Disorder | 626 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 626 | ||
| Client Needs | 626 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 626 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 627 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 627 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 627 | ||
| Chapter 49: Respiratory System | 628 | ||
| Chapter 50: Respiratory Medications | 651 | ||
| Unit XIII: The Adult Client with a Cardiovascular Disorder | 667 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 667 | ||
| Client Needs | 667 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 667 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 668 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 668 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 668 | ||
| Chapter 51: Cardiovascular Disorders | 669 | ||
| Chapter 52: Cardiovascular Medications | 705 | ||
| Unit XIV: The Adult Client with a Renal Disorder | 720 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 720 | ||
| Client Needs | 720 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 720 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 721 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 721 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 721 | ||
| Chapter 53: Renal System | 722 | ||
| Chapter 54: Renal Medications | 754 | ||
| Unit XV: The Adult Client with an Eye or Ear Disorder | 763 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 763 | ||
| Client Needs | 763 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 763 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 764 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 764 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 764 | ||
| Chapter 55: The Eye and the Ear | 765 | ||
| Chapter 56: Ophthalmic and Otic Medications | 785 | ||
| Unit XVI: The Adult Client with a Neurological Disorder | 796 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 796 | ||
| Client Needs | 796 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 796 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 797 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 797 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 797 | ||
| Chapter 57: Neurological System | 798 | ||
| Chapter 58: Neurological Medications | 826 | ||
| Unit XVII: The Adult Client with a Musculoskeletal Disorder | 838 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 838 | ||
| Client Needs | 838 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 838 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 838 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 838 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 839 | ||
| Chapter 59: Musculoskeletal System | 840 | ||
| Chapter 60: Musculoskeletal Medications | 860 | ||
| Unit XVIII: The Adult Client with an Immune Disorder | 868 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 868 | ||
| Client Needs | 868 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 868 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 868 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 868 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 869 | ||
| Chapter 61: Immune Disorders | 870 | ||
| Chapter 62: Immunological Medications | 883 | ||
| Unit XIX: The Adult Client with a Mental Health Disorder | 892 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 892 | ||
| Client Needs | 892 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 892 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 892 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 893 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 893 | ||
| Chapter 63: Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | 894 | ||
| Chapter 64: Mental Health Disorders | 906 | ||
| Chapter 65: Addictions | 926 | ||
| Chapter 66: Crisis Theory and Intervention | 938 | ||
| Chapter 67: Psychiatric Medications | 951 | ||
| Unit XX: Comprehensive Test | 963 | ||
| Comprehensive Test | 964 | ||
| Index | 989 | ||
| References | 988 |