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HESI Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination - E-Book
(2016)
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Abstract
Want to cover EVERYTHING on the NCLEX-RN? HESI can help! The HESI Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, 5th Edition provides a comprehensive, all-in-one review of the information you need to know to not only succeed on the NCLEX-RN exam but also on your program’s HESI exit exam. Written in an easy-to-read outline format, this trusted guide breaks down chapters by clinical areas and the concepts emphasized on the NCLEX-RN exam. Rationales are provided for any incorrect answers or areas of weakness to help strengthen your understanding. The companion Evolve website also offers 700 practice questions in both study and exam formats to give you valuable practice using the same electronic testing format you will face on the nursing school exit exam and on the NCLEX-RN exam.
- 700 NCLEX practice questions on the companion Evolve website include alternate item formats to provide a testing experience similar to the exit and NCLEX exams.
- Chapters organized by clinical area enables you to easily search for various topics to review.
- HESI Hint boxes spotlight important clinical information and concepts commonly tested on the NCLEX-RN exam.
- Critical thinking study questions (with rationales) reinforce key concepts and content.
- Fill-in-the-blank and prioritizing questions mirror the new alternate item format item types included on the NCLEX-RN exam.
- Pharmacology tables highlight the need-to-know drug therapy content emphasized on the NCLEX-RN exam.
- Consistent format and chapter organization make it easy to move between topics when reviewing.
- NEW! Updated content reflects the latest NCLEX-RN test plan.
- NEW! Updated medications and nursing interventions have been added based on the latest evidence-based practice.
- NEW! Revised chapter on pediatric nursing includes an updated immunization chart, referral websites, and new content on children with disabilities and chromosomal and genetic syndromes.
- NEW! Revised chapter on maternity nursing features updated CPR guidelines and medications for neonatal cardiac arrest, as well as new HESI Hints that reflect new modalities such as fetal cell-DNA analysis and current screening tools.
- NEW! Revised chapter on psychiatric nursing includes new information on autism spectrum disorders, as well as updates on DSM 5 changes.
- NEW! Revised chapter on geriatrics features new content on polypharmacy in the elderly, the Geriatric Depression Scale as an assessment tool, the Mini-Cog tool for mental status assessment, and new information on elder mistreatment in various settings.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| IFC | ES1 | ||
| HESI COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW FOR THE NCLEX-RN®\rEXAMINATION\r | i | ||
| Copyright | ii | ||
| CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS | iii | ||
| REVIEWERS | v | ||
| PREFACE | vii | ||
| CONTENTS | ix | ||
| 1 - INTRODUCTION TO TESTING AND THE NCLEX-RN® EXAMINATION | 1 | ||
| Test-Taking Tips | 1 | ||
| The NCLEX-RN Licensing Examination | 3 | ||
| Job Analysis Studies | 3 | ||
| Nursing Diagnoses | 3 | ||
| Client Needs | 5 | ||
| Prioritizing Nursing Care | 5 | ||
| The NCLEX-RN Computer Adaptive Testing | 5 | ||
| The Way It Works | 5 | ||
| Examination Item Formats | 9 | ||
| Gentle Reminders of General Principles | 9 | ||
| 2 - LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT | 11 | ||
| Legal Aspects of Nursing | 11 | ||
| Laws Governing Nursing | 11 | ||
| Torts (Violation of Client’s Private Right) | 11 | ||
| Unintentional Torts | 11 | ||
| Intentional Torts | 12 | ||
| Crime | 12 | ||
| Nursing Practice and the Law | 12 | ||
| Psychiatric Nursing | 12 | ||
| Patient Identification | 13 | ||
| Surgical Permit | 13 | ||
| Consent | 13 | ||
| Emergency Care | 13 | ||
| Prescriptions and Health Care Providers | 14 | ||
| Restraints | 14 | ||
| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 | 15 | ||
| Leadership and Management | 16 | ||
| Skills of the Nurse Manager | 16 | ||
| Communication Skills | 16 | ||
| Organizational Skills | 17 | ||
| Delegation Skills | 17 | ||
| Supervision Skills | 17 | ||
| Critical Thinking Skills | 17 | ||
| Skills Needed by Change Agents | 18 | ||
| Nurse Leaders and Managers as Collaborators | 18 | ||
| Disaster Nursing | 19 | ||
| Levels of Prevention in Disaster Management | 19 | ||
| Triage | 19 | ||
| Nursing Interventions and Roles in Triage | 19 | ||
| Shelter Supervision | 19 | ||
| Bioterrorism | 19 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 21 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnosis) | 21 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 21 | ||
| Recommendations to Health Care Providers | 21 | ||
| Recommended Infection Control Measures | 21 | ||
| Nursing Interventions | 21 | ||
| Zika Virus | 21 | ||
| Client Evaluation Recommendations to Health Care Providers for Management of Clients with Suspected Ebola Virus Infection | 26 | ||
| Recommended Infection Control Measures | 27 | ||
| 3 - ADVANCED CLINICAL CONCEPTS | 28 | ||
| Respiratory Failure | 28 | ||
| Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome(ARDS) | 28 | ||
| Respiratory Failure in Children | 31 | ||
| Shock | 32 | ||
| Medical Treatment for Shock | 33 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 33 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 33 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 33 | ||
| Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) | 36 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 37 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 37 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 38 | ||
| Resuscitation | 39 | ||
| Cardiopulmonary Arrest | 39 | ||
| Management of Cardiac Arrest | 39 | ||
| In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest | 39 | ||
| Pediatric Resuscitation | 40 | ||
| Management of Foreign Body Airway Obstruction (FBAO) | 40 | ||
| Adults and Children 1 Year and Older | 40 | ||
| Infants and Children | 40 | ||
| Fluid and Electrolyte Balance | 41 | ||
| Homeostasis | 41 | ||
| Organ Function | 41 | ||
| Electrolyte Imbalance | 43 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 43 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 43 | ||
| Intravenous (IV) Therapy | 43 | ||
| Administration of IV Therapy | 43 | ||
| Complications Associated with IV Administration | 46 | ||
| Acid-Base Balance | 48 | ||
| Chemical Buffer System | 48 | ||
| Lungs | 48 | ||
| Kidneys | 48 | ||
| Determining Acid-Base Disorders | 48 | ||
| Electrocardiogram (ECG) | 51 | ||
| Perioperative Care | 55 | ||
| Surgical Risk Factors | 55 | ||
| Preoperative Care | 55 | ||
| Data to Obtain When Taking a Preoperative Nursing History | 56 | ||
| Key Components of Preoperative Teaching Plans | 56 | ||
| Preoperative Checklist Information | 56 | ||
| Intraoperative Care | 57 | ||
| Postoperative Care | 57 | ||
| HIV Infection | 59 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 61 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 61 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 61 | ||
| Pediatric HIV Infection | 64 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 64 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 64 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 64 | ||
| Pain: Fifth Vital Sign | 65 | ||
| Theory of Pain | 65 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 66 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions for Pain Management | 66 | ||
| Nursing Assessment of Pain Relief Techniques | 67 | ||
| Death and Grief | 69 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 69 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 69 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 69 | ||
| 4 - MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING | 71 | ||
| Communication | 71 | ||
| Characteristics of Communication | 71 | ||
| Types of Communication | 71 | ||
| Communication Strategies | 72 | ||
| Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | 72 | ||
| Health | 72 | ||
| Healthy Behaviors | 72 | ||
| Teaching/Learning | 72 | ||
| Spiritual Assessment | 73 | ||
| FICA: Taking a Spiritual History | 73 | ||
| Cultural Diversity | 73 | ||
| Complementary and Alternative Interventions | 74 | ||
| Respiratory System | 74 | ||
| Pneumonia | 74 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 77 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 77 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 77 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 81 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 83 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 83 | ||
| Cancer of the Larynx | 84 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 85 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 86 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 86 | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 86 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 86 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 87 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 87 | ||
| Lung Cancer | 87 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 87 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 89 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 89 | ||
| Renal System | 91 | ||
| Acute Kidney Injury | 91 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 91 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 92 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 92 | ||
| Chronic Renal Failure (CRF): End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) | 93 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 93 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 94 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 94 | ||
| Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) | 95 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 95 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 95 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 95 | ||
| Urinary Tract Obstruction | 96 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 96 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 96 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 96 | ||
| Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) | 97 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 97 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 97 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 97 | ||
| Cardiovascular System | 98 | ||
| Angina | 99 | ||
| Common Causes | 99 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 99 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 99 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 99 | ||
| Myocardial Infarction (MI) | 100 | ||
| Causes of MI | 100 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 100 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 102 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 102 | ||
| Hypertension | 102 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 103 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 104 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 104 | ||
| Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) | 104 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 104 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 107 | ||
| Treatment | 107 | ||
| 5 - Pediatric Nursing | 192 | ||
| Infant (Birth to 1 Year) | 192 | ||
| Toddler (1 to 3 Years) | 192 | ||
| Preschool Child (3 to 6 Years) | 193 | ||
| School-Age Child (6 to 12 Years) | 193 | ||
| Adolescent (12 to 19 Years) | 194 | ||
| Pain Assessment and Management in the Pediatric Client | 195 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 195 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 195 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 195 | ||
| Communicable Diseases of Childhood | 196 | ||
| Nursing Care for Children with Communicable Diseases | 196 | ||
| Pediatric Nutritional Assessment | 199 | ||
| 6 - MATERNITY NURSING | 241 | ||
| Anatomy and Physiology of Reproduction | 241 | ||
| The Menstrual Cycle | 241 | ||
| Phases of the Menstrual Cycle | 241 | ||
| Fertilization | 241 | ||
| Maternal Physiologic Changes during Pregnancy | 243 | ||
| 12 Weeks | 243 | ||
| 16 Weeks | 245 | ||
| 20 Weeks | 245 | ||
| 24 Weeks | 245 | ||
| 28 Weeks | 246 | ||
| 32 Weeks | 246 | ||
| 36 to 40 Weeks | 246 | ||
| Antepartum Nursing Care | 247 | ||
| Maternal Responses | 247 | ||
| Paternal Responses | 247 | ||
| Activities during First Prenatal Visit | 247 | ||
| Activities during Subsequent Visits | 248 | ||
| Nutrition | 250 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 250 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 250 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 250 | ||
| Fetal and Maternal Assessment Techniques | 251 | ||
| Ultrasonography | 251 | ||
| Chorionic Villi Sampling (CVS) | 252 | ||
| Amniocentesis | 252 | ||
| Electronic Fetal Monitoring | 253 | ||
| Variables Measured by Fetal Monitoring | 253 | ||
| Nursing Actions Based on Fetal Heart Rate | 253 | ||
| Nonreassuring Warning Signs | 253 | ||
| Nonreassuring (Ominous) Signs | 255 | ||
| Additional Antepartum Tests | 256 | ||
| Fetal pH Blood Sampling | 258 | ||
| Intrapartum Nursing Care | 259 | ||
| Initial Examination | 259 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 259 | ||
| Vaginal Examination | 259 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 262 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 262 | ||
| Second Stage of Labor | 263 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 263 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 263 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 263 | ||
| Third Stage of Labor | 265 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 265 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 265 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 265 | ||
| Fourth Stage of Labor | 266 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 266 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 266 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 266 | ||
| Newborn Care (Delivery Room) | 267 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 267 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 267 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 267 | ||
| Labor with Analgesia or Anesthesia | 268 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 268 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 268 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 268 | ||
| Regional Block Anesthesia | 270 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 270 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 270 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 270 | ||
| Normal Puerperium (Postpartum) | 272 | ||
| Normal Puerperium Changes | 272 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 273 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 273 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 274 | ||
| The Normal Newborn | 281 | ||
| Nursing Care of the Newborn | 281 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 286 | ||
| High-Risk Disorders | 290 | ||
| Antepartum Hemorrhage: Miscarriage (Spontaneous Abortion) | 290 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 290 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 290 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 290 | ||
| Types and Treatments of Miscarriage | 290 | ||
| Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (Hydatidiform Mole) | 290 | ||
| 7 - PSYCHIATRIC NURSING | 323 | ||
| Therapeutic Communication | 323 | ||
| Coping Styles (Defense Mechanisms) | 323 | ||
| Treatment Modalities | 323 | ||
| Types of Treatment Modalities | 323 | ||
| Levels of Anxiety | 328 | ||
| Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, and Traumatic and Stressor Related Disorders | 328 | ||
| Generalized Anxiety Disorders | 328 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 328 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 328 | ||
| 8 - GERONTOLOGIC NURSING | 360 | ||
| Theories of Aging | 360 | ||
| Psychosocial Theories | 360 | ||
| Biologic Theories | 360 | ||
| Developmental Theories | 360 | ||
| Physiologic Changes | 360 | ||
| A - NORMAL VALUES | 374 | ||
| B - RECOMMENDED DAILY REQUIREMENTS AND FOOD SOURCES | 382 | ||
| C - COMMON LABORATORY TESTS | 383 | ||
| INDEX | 385 | ||
| A | 385 | ||
| B | 386 | ||
| C | 386 | ||
| D | 387 | ||
| E | 388 | ||
| F | 388 | ||
| G | 389 | ||
| H | 389 | ||
| I | 390 | ||
| J | 390 | ||
| K | 390 | ||
| L | 390 | ||
| M | 391 | ||
| N | 393 | ||
| O | 394 | ||
| P | 394 | ||
| R | 396 | ||
| S | 396 | ||
| T | 398 | ||
| U | 398 | ||
| V | 398 | ||
| W | 398 | ||
| Z | 398 |