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HESI Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination - E-Book
(2016)
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Abstract
Prepare for success on your HESI exit exam and the NCLEX-PN®! Updated with the latest test plan and written in an easy-to-read outline format, HESI Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination, 5th Edition breaks down chapters by clinical areas and topics emphasized on the exam. Rationales are provided for incorrect answers to help you address any areas of weakness. The companion Evolve website offers 550 practice questions, giving you valuable practice in the same electronic testing format you will experience on your nursing school exit exam and on the NCLEX-PN exam.
- HESI Hint boxes highlight important clinical information and concepts commonly tested on the NCLEX-PN® exam.
- Evolve companion website with 550 NCLEX practice questions, including alternate item formats, gives you a testing experience similar to the exit and NCLEX exams.
- Critical thinking study questions reinforce key concepts and critical content, and include answer guidelines.
- Chapters organized by clinical area for easy reference.
- Pharmacology tables summarize the need-to-know drug therapy content emphasized on the NCLEX-PN exam.
- Consistent chapter organization and format facilitate learning.
- NEW! Updated content reflects the latest NCLEX-PN® test plan.
- UPDATED! Psychiatric Nursing chapter includes the latest DSM-5 material.
- UPDATED! Revised HESI Hint boxes align with content updates throughout the text.
- NEW! Updated review questions correspond with new content.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| IFC | ES1 | ||
| HESI Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN® EXAMINATION | i | ||
| Copyright | ii | ||
| CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS | iii | ||
| REVIEWERS | iv | ||
| PREFACE | v | ||
| CONTENTS | vii | ||
| 1 - INTRODUCTION TO TESTING AND THE NCLEX-PN® EXAMINATION | 1 | ||
| The NCLEX-PN Licensing Examination | 1 | ||
| Job Analysis Studies | 1 | ||
| The Nursing Process and Nursing Diagnoses | 1 | ||
| Prioritizing Nursing Care on NCLEX-PN | 1 | ||
| Examination Item Formats | 1 | ||
| Administration of the NCLEX-PN | 4 | ||
| Understanding CAT | 4 | ||
| Taking the Test | 4 | ||
| Time Frame and Breaks | 4 | ||
| Results and Scoring | 4 | ||
| Item Strategy | 5 | ||
| Tips for NCLEX-PN Success | 7 | ||
| Overall Planning | 7 | ||
| Study Skills | 7 | ||
| Test-Day Preparation | 7 | ||
| 2 - LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT | 8 | ||
| Legal Aspects of Nursing | 8 | ||
| Laws Governing Nursing | 8 | ||
| Organization of Laws | 8 | ||
| Crime | 8 | ||
| Torts (Violation of Client’s Private Rights) | 8 | ||
| Legal Issues in Practical Nursing | 10 | ||
| Consent | 10 | ||
| Nursing Practice and the Law | 11 | ||
| Psychiatric Nursing | 11 | ||
| Prescriptions and the Health Care Provider | 11 | ||
| Restraints | 12 | ||
| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 | 12 | ||
| Safe Practice | 12 | ||
| Leadership and Management | 14 | ||
| Qualities of Effective Leaders | 14 | ||
| Effective Leadership Skills | 14 | ||
| Qualities of Effective Nurse-Managers | 15 | ||
| Roles of the Practical/Vocational Nurse | 16 | ||
| Legal Aspects of Management | 16 | ||
| Management of Care | 16 | ||
| Disaster Nursing | 18 | ||
| Levels of Prevention in Disaster Management | 18 | ||
| Triage | 18 | ||
| Nursing Interventions and Roles in Triage | 18 | ||
| Shelter Supervision | 19 | ||
| Bioterrorism | 19 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 19 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 20 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 20 | ||
| 3 - ADVANCED CLINICAL CONCEPTS | 21 | ||
| Respiratory Failure | 21 | ||
| Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome | 21 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 21 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 21 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 21 | ||
| Respiratory Failure in Children | 22 | ||
| Shock | 22 | ||
| Medical Treatment for Shock | 24 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 24 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 24 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 25 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 25 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 27 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 27 | ||
| Resuscitation | 28 | ||
| Cardiopulmonary Arrest | 28 | ||
| Pediatric Resuscitation | 29 | ||
| Management of Foreign Body Airway Obstruction | 29 | ||
| Adults and Children 1 Year and Older | 29 | ||
| Infants and Children | 30 | ||
| Fluid and Electrolyte Balance | 30 | ||
| Homeostasis | 30 | ||
| Role in Electrolyte Balance | 32 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 32 | ||
| Intravenous Therapy | 32 | ||
| Administration of IV Therapy | 32 | ||
| Complications Associated with IV Administration | 32 | ||
| Acid-Base Balance | 35 | ||
| Chemical Buffer System | 36 | ||
| Lungs | 36 | ||
| Kidneys | 36 | ||
| Determining Acid-Base Disorders | 36 | ||
| Electrocardiogram | 37 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 38 | ||
| Dysrhythmia | 38 | ||
| Composition of the ECG | 38 | ||
| Perioperative Care | 41 | ||
| Surgical Risk Factors | 41 | ||
| Preoperative Care | 41 | ||
| Data to Obtain When Taking a Preoperative Nursing History | 42 | ||
| Key Components of Preoperative Teaching Plans | 42 | ||
| Preoperative Checklist Information | 42 | ||
| Intraoperative Care | 43 | ||
| Postoperative Care | 43 | ||
| HIV Infection | 45 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 45 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 46 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 46 | ||
| Pediatric HIV Infection | 47 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 47 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 49 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 49 | ||
| Pain | 50 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 50 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 51 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions for Pain Management | 51 | ||
| Nursing Assessment of Pain Relief Techniques | 51 | ||
| Death and Grief | 54 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 54 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 54 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 54 | ||
| 4 - MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING | 56 | ||
| Caring and Nursing | 56 | ||
| Cultural Diversity | 56 | ||
| Spiritual Assessment | 57 | ||
| Respiratory System | 57 | ||
| Pneumonia | 57 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 59 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 59 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 59 | ||
| Chronic Airflow Limitation | 63 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 63 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 64 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 65 | ||
| Cancer of the Larynx | 66 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 68 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 68 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 68 | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 68 | ||
| 5 - PEDIATRIC NURSING | 163 | ||
| Growth and Development | 163 | ||
| Birth to 1 Year | 163 | ||
| Toddler (1–3 Years) | 164 | ||
| Preschool Child (3–5 Years) | 164 | ||
| School-Age Child (6–12 Years) | 165 | ||
| Adolescence (12–19 Years) | 165 | ||
| Pain Assessment and Management in the Pediatric Client | 166 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 166 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 166 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 166 | ||
| Child Health Promotion | 167 | ||
| Common Communicable Diseases of Childhood | 167 | ||
| Pediatric Nutritional Assessment | 169 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 169 | ||
| Diarrhea | 169 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 170 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 170 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 170 | ||
| Burns | 171 | ||
| Child Maltreatment (Abuse) | 172 | ||
| Nursing Assessment | 172 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 172 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 172 | ||
| Poisonings | 173 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 173 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 173 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 173 | ||
| Respiratory Disorders | 174 | ||
| Important Signs for Children | 174 | ||
| Asthma | 174 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 174 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 174 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 174 | ||
| Cystic Fibrosis | 175 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 175 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 175 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 175 | ||
| Epiglottitis | 177 | ||
| 6 - MATERNITY NURSING | 212 | ||
| Anatomy and Physiology of Reproduction | 212 | ||
| The Menstrual Cycle | 212 | ||
| Phases of the Menstrual Cycle | 212 | ||
| Fertilization | 212 | ||
| Maternal Physiologic Changes during Pregnancy | 214 | ||
| Fetal/Maternal Changes | 214 | ||
| 8 Weeks | 214 | ||
| 12 Weeks | 216 | ||
| 20 Weeks | 216 | ||
| 28 Weeks | 216 | ||
| 32 Weeks | 217 | ||
| 36 to 40 Weeks | 217 | ||
| Intimate Partner Violence | 217 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 217 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 218 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 218 | ||
| Antepartum Nursing Care | 219 | ||
| Maternal Responses | 219 | ||
| Paternal Responses | 219 | ||
| Activities during First Prenatal Visit | 220 | ||
| Activities during Subsequent Visits | 221 | ||
| Nutrition | 222 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 222 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 222 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 222 | ||
| Fetal/Maternal Assessment Techniques | 223 | ||
| Ultrasonography | 224 | ||
| Chorionic Villi Sampling | 224 | ||
| Amniocentesis | 224 | ||
| Electronic Fetal Monitoring | 225 | ||
| Variables Measured with Fetal Monitoring | 225 | ||
| Nursing Actions Based on Fetal Heart Rate | 225 | ||
| Nonreassuring Warning Signs | 226 | ||
| Nonreassuring/Ominous Signs | 228 | ||
| Additional Antepartum Tests | 228 | ||
| Fetal pH Blood Sampling | 229 | ||
| Intrapartum Nursing Care | 230 | ||
| Initial Examination | 230 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 230 | ||
| Assist with Vaginal Examination | 231 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 231 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 232 | ||
| Second Stage of Labor | 235 | ||
| 7 - PSYCHIATRIC NURSING | 287 | ||
| Therapeutic Communication | 287 | ||
| Coping Styles (Defense Mechanisms) | 287 | ||
| Treatment Modalities | 287 | ||
| Types of Treatment Modalities | 287 | ||
| Anxiety | 291 | ||
| Levels of Anxiety | 291 | ||
| Anxiety Disorders | 292 | ||
| Generalized Anxiety Disorders | 292 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 292 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnosis) | 292 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 292 | ||
| Agoraphobia, Social Anxiety, and Specific Phobia | 292 | ||
| Common Phobias | 293 | ||
| Panic Disorders | 293 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 293 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 293 | ||
| 8 - GERONTOLOGIC NURSING | 321 | ||
| Theories of Aging | 321 | ||
| Psychosocial Theories | 321 | ||
| Biologic Theories | 321 | ||
| Developmental Theories | 321 | ||
| Physiologic Changes | 321 | ||
| Cardiovascular System | 322 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 322 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 322 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 322 | ||
| Respiratory System | 323 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 323 | ||
| Analysis (Nursing Diagnoses) | 323 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 323 | ||
| Gastrointestinal System | 323 | ||
| Nursing Assessment (Data Collection) | 324 | ||
| A - NANDA-APPROVED NURSING DIAGNOSES AND DEFINITIONS | 336 | ||
| A | 336 | ||
| B | 336 | ||
| C | 337 | ||
| D | 337 | ||
| E | 338 | ||
| F | 338 | ||
| G | 338 | ||
| H | 339 | ||
| I | 339 | ||
| J | 339 | ||
| K | 339 | ||
| L | 339 | ||
| M | 340 | ||
| N | 340 | ||
| O | 340 | ||
| P | 340 | ||
| R | 341 | ||
| S | 341 | ||
| T | 342 | ||
| U | 342 | ||
| V | 342 | ||
| W | 342 | ||
| B - NORMAL VALUES | 343 | ||
| INDEX | 349 | ||
| A | 349 | ||
| B | 350 | ||
| C | 350 | ||
| D | 352 | ||
| E | 353 | ||
| F | 353 | ||
| G | 353 | ||
| H | 354 | ||
| I | 355 | ||
| J | 355 | ||
| K | 355 | ||
| L | 355 | ||
| M | 356 | ||
| N | 356 | ||
| O | 357 | ||
| P | 357 | ||
| Q | 358 | ||
| R | 358 | ||
| S | 358 | ||
| T | 359 | ||
| U | 360 | ||
| V | 360 | ||
| W | 360 | ||
| X | 360 | ||
| Y | 360 | ||
| Z | 360 |