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Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination - E-Book
Linda Anne Silvestri | Angela Silvestri
(2018)
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Abstract
Review for the NCLEX-PN® exam with leading NCLEX® experts Linda Anne Silvestri and Angela Silvestri! Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination, 7th Edition provides everything you need to prepare for the NCLEX-PN exam — a review of essential nursing content, more than 4,500 NCLEX exam-style questions, detailed rationales, and test-taking tips and strategies. Based on Silvestri’s proven Pyramid to Success, the book includes many questions that test the critical thinking skills you need to pass the NCLEX. An Evolve companion website adds a pre-test that generates a study calendar, study questions with immediate feedback for both correct and incorrect answers, and practice exams with immediate scoring. Updated to reflect the latest NCLEX-PN test plan, this complete review is a perennial favorite of students preparing for the NCLEX.
- More than 4,500 practice questions are included in the book and the Evolve companion website.
- Detailed rationales are provided for both correct and incorrect answer options.
- Alternate item format questions include multiple response, prioritizing, fill-in-the-blank, figure/illustration, chart/exhibit, graphic option, and audio/video clips, as the NCLEX-PN exam is no longer limited to multiple-choice questions.
- UNIQUE! A 75-question pre-test on Evolve provides feedback on your strengths and weaknesses, and the results generate an individualized study calendar.
- An 85-question comprehensive exam in the book matches the client needs percentages identified in the NCLEX-PN test plan.
- Pyramid to Success sections at the beginning of each unit provide an overview of content, guidance for your review, and the subject’s relative importance in the NCLEX-PN text plan.
- Pyramid Points and Pyramid Alert boxes identify content that typically appears on the NCLEX-PN exam.
- What Should You Do? boxes in each chapter help you develop critical thinking skills, with answers at the end of the chapter.
- NEW! Current NCLEX-PN test plan is incorporated into this review, including the exam’s newly added content.
- UPDATED test-taking strategies are included in a separate chapter and for each question to give clues for finding the correct answers.
- UPDATED Priority Nursing Action boxes help you to effectively prioritize nursing care, and include detailed rationales and textbook references.
- NEW! Learning objectives tied to client needs are provided for each unit in the book.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Inside Front Cover | ES2 | ||
| Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination | iii | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| Dedication | v | ||
| About the Authors | vii | ||
| Contributors | ix | ||
| Preface | xi | ||
| Welcome to Saunders Pyramid to Success! | xi | ||
| An Essential Resource for Test Success | xi | ||
| Organization | xi | ||
| Special Features of the Book | xi | ||
| Pyramid Terms | xi | ||
| Pyramid to Success | xi | ||
| Priority Concepts | xi | ||
| Pyramid Points | xi | ||
| Pyramid Alerts | xi | ||
| Priority Nursing Actions | xii | ||
| Critical Thinking: What Should You Do? Questions | xii | ||
| Special Features Found on Evolve | xii | ||
| Pretest and Study Calendar | xii | ||
| Heart, Lung, and Bowel Sound Questions | xii | ||
| Video Questions | xii | ||
| Testlet Questions | xii | ||
| Audio Review Summaries and Animations | xii | ||
| Practice Questions | xii | ||
| Multiple-Choice and Alternate Item Format Questions | xii | ||
| Pharmacology and Medication Calculations Review | xii | ||
| How to Use This Book | xii | ||
| Climbing the Pyramid to Success | xiii | ||
| Acknowledgments | xiv | ||
| Contents | xvi | ||
| Unit I: NCLEX-PN® Examination Preparation | 1 | ||
| Chapter 1: The NCLEX-PN® Examination | 2 | ||
| The Pyramid to Success | 2 | ||
| Welcome to the Pyramid to Success | 2 | ||
| Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination | 2 | ||
| Examination Process | 2 | ||
| Computer Adaptive Testing | 3 | ||
| Development of the Test Plan | 3 | ||
| Test Plan | 3 | ||
| Level of Cognitive Ability | 3 | ||
| Client Needs | 3 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 3 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 4 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 4 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 4 | ||
| Integrated Processes | 5 | ||
| Types of Questions on the Examination | 6 | ||
| Multiple-Choice Questions | 7 | ||
| Fill-in-the-Blank Questions | 7 | ||
| Multiple-Response Questions | 7 | ||
| Ordered-Response (Prioritizing) Questions | 7 | ||
| Figure Questions | 8 | ||
| Chart/Exhibit Questions | 8 | ||
| Graphic Option Questions | 8 | ||
| Audio Questions | 10 | ||
| Video Questions | 10 | ||
| Registering to Take the Examination | 10 | ||
| 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 | ||
| The Foreign-Educated Nurse | 13 | ||
| Chapter 2: Pathways to Success | 15 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 15 | ||
| Pathways to Success (Box 2-1) | 15 | ||
| The Foundation | 15 | ||
| The List | 15 | ||
| The Plan for Preparation | 15 | ||
| Positive Pampering | 17 | ||
| Final Preparation | 17 | ||
| The Day of the Examination (Box 2-3) | 18 | ||
| This Is Not a Test | 18 | ||
| Final Result | 18 | ||
| Chapter 3: The NCLEX-PN® Examination: From a Graduates Perspective | 19 | ||
| Chapter 4: Test-Taking Strategies | 21 | ||
| Introduction | 21 | ||
| Unit II: Professional Standards in Nursing | 32 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 32 | ||
| Client Needs: Learning Objectives | 32 | ||
| Chapter 5: Cultural Awareness and Health Practices | 34 | ||
| Practice Questions | 42 | ||
| Answers | 43 | ||
| Chapter 6: Ethical and Legal Issues | 45 | ||
| Practice Questions | 55 | ||
| Answers | 56 | ||
| Chapter 7: Prioritizing Client Care: Leadership, Delegation, and Emergency Response Planning | 59 | ||
| Practice Questions | 70 | ||
| Answers | 71 | ||
| Unit III: Nursing Sciences | 74 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 74 | ||
| Client Needs: Learning Objectives | 74 | ||
| Chapter 8: Fluids and Electrolytes | 76 | ||
| Practice Questions | 85 | ||
| Answers | 86 | ||
| Chapter 9: Acid-Base Balance | 90 | ||
| Practice Questions | 96 | ||
| Answers | 97 | ||
| Chapter 10: Vital Signs and Laboratory Reference Intervals | 99 | ||
| Practice Questions | 108 | ||
| Answers | 110 | ||
| Chapter 11: Nutritional Components of Care | 114 | ||
| Practice Questions | 123 | ||
| Answers | 124 | ||
| Chapter 12: Intravenous Therapy and Blood Administration | 126 | ||
| Practice Questions | 135 | ||
| Answers | 137 | ||
| Unit IV: Foundations of Care | 140 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 140 | ||
| Client Needs: Learning Objectives | 140 | ||
| Chapter 13: Health and Physical Assessment of the Adult Client | 142 | ||
| Practice Questions | 159 | ||
| Answers | 160 | ||
| Chapter 14: Hygiene and Safety | 163 | ||
| Practice Questions | 171 | ||
| Answers | 172 | ||
| Chapter 15: Calculation of Medication and Intravenous Dosages | 175 | ||
| Practice Questions | 180 | ||
| Answers | 181 | ||
| Chapter 16: Perioperative Nursing Care | 185 | ||
| Practice Questions | 195 | ||
| Answers | 196 | ||
| Chapter 17: Positioning Clients | 199 | ||
| Practice Questions | 204 | ||
| Answers | 206 | ||
| Chapter 18: Care of a Client with a Tube | 208 | ||
| Practice Questions | 219 | ||
| Answers | 221 | ||
| Unit V: Growth and Development Across the Life Span | 225 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 225 | ||
| Client Needs: Learning Objectives | 225 | ||
| Chapter 19: Theories of Growth and Development | 227 | ||
| Practice Questions | 231 | ||
| Answers | 232 | ||
| Chapter 20: Developmental Stages | 235 | ||
| Practice Questions | 246 | ||
| Answers | 247 | ||
| Chapter 21: Care of the Older Client | 250 | ||
| Practice Questions | 255 | ||
| Answers | 256 | ||
| Unit VI: Maternity Nursing | 258 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 258 | ||
| Client Needs: Learning Objectives | 258 | ||
| Chapter 22: Reproductive System | 260 | ||
| Practice Questions | 265 | ||
| Answers | 266 | ||
| Chapter 23: Prenatal Period and Risk Conditions | 268 | ||
| Practice Questions | 291 | ||
| Answers | 293 | ||
| Chapter 24: Labor and Delivery and Associated Complications | 298 | ||
| Practice Questions | 311 | ||
| Answers | 313 | ||
| Chapter 25: The Postpartum Period and Associated Complications | 316 | ||
| Practice Questions | 324 | ||
| Answers | 326 | ||
| Chapter 26: Care of the Newborn | 329 | ||
| Practice Questions | 345 | ||
| Answers | 346 | ||
| Chapter 27: Maternity and Newborn Medications | 350 | ||
| Practice Questions | 356 | ||
| Answers | 357 | ||
| Unit VII: Pediatric Nursing | 360 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 360 | ||
| Client Needs: Learning Objectives | 360 | ||
| Chapter 28: Integumentary Disorders | 361 | ||
| Practice Questions | 365 | ||
| Answers | 365 | ||
| Chapter 29: Hematological and Oncological Disorders | 367 | ||
| Practice Questions | 376 | ||
| Answers | 377 | ||
| Chapter 30: Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders | 380 | ||
| Practice Questions | 385 | ||
| Answers | 386 | ||
| Chapter 31: Gastrointestinal Disorders | 389 | ||
| Practice Questions | 403 | ||
| Answers | 404 | ||
| Chapter 32: Eye, Ear, Throat, and Respiratory Disorders | 407 | ||
| Practice Questions | 422 | ||
| Answers | 423 | ||
| Chapter 33: Cardiovascular Disorders | 426 | ||
| Practice Questions | 434 | ||
| Answers | 434 | ||
| Chapter 34: Renal and Urinary Disorders | 438 | ||
| Practice Questions | 442 | ||
| Answers | 443 | ||
| Chapter 35: Neurological and Cognitive Disorders | 446 | ||
| Practice Questions | 453 | ||
| Answers | 454 | ||
| Chapter 36: Musculoskeletal Disorders | 457 | ||
| Practice Questions | 462 | ||
| Answers | 464 | ||
| Chapter 37: Infectious and Communicable Diseases | 466 | ||
| Practice Questions | 475 | ||
| Answers | 476 | ||
| Chapter 38: Pediatric Medication Administration and Calculations | 479 | ||
| Practice Questions | 483 | ||
| Answers | 484 | ||
| Unit VIII: Integumentary Disorders of the Adult Client | 485 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 485 | ||
| Client Needs: Learning Objectives | 485 | ||
| Chapter 39: Integumentary System | 486 | ||
| Practice Questions | 503 | ||
| Answers | 504 | ||
| Chapter 40: Integumentary Medications | 507 | ||
| Practice Questions | 513 | ||
| Answers | 514 | ||
| Unit IX: Oncological and Hematological Disorders of the Adult Client | 516 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 516 | ||
| Client Needs: Learning Objectives | 516 | ||
| Chapter 41: Oncological and Hematological Disorders | 518 | ||
| Practice Questions | 543 | ||
| Answers | 545 | ||
| Chapter 42: Oncological and Hematological Medications | 549 | ||
| Practice Questions | 555 | ||
| Answers | 556 | ||
| Unit X: Endocrine Disorders of the Adult Client | 559 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 559 | ||
| Client Needs: Learning Objectives | 559 | ||
| Chapter 43: Endocrine System | 560 | ||
| Practice Questions | 578 | ||
| Answers | 580 | ||
| Chapter 44: Endocrine Medications | 583 | ||
| Practice Questions | 593 | ||
| Answers | 595 | ||
| Unit XI: Gastrointestinal Disorders of the Adult Client | 597 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 597 | ||
| Client Needs: Learning Objectives | 597 | ||
| Chapter 45: Gastrointestinal System | 599 | ||
| Practice Questions | 618 | ||
| Answers | 619 | ||
| Chapter 46: Gastrointestinal Medications | 622 | ||
| Practice Questions | 627 | ||
| Answers | 628 | ||
| Unit XII: Respiratory Disorders of the Adult Client | 630 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 630 | ||
| Client Needs: Learning Objectives | 630 | ||
| Chapter 47: Respiratory System | 632 | ||
| Practice Questions | 651 | ||
| Answers | 652 | ||
| Chapter 48: Respiratory Medications | 656 | ||
| Practice Questions | 668 | ||
| Answers | 669 | ||
| Unit XIII: Cardiovascular Disorders of the Adult Client | 672 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 672 | ||
| Client Needs: Learning Objectives | 672 | ||
| Chapter 49: Cardiovascular Disorders | 673 | ||
| Practice Questions | 703 | ||
| Answers | 705 | ||
| Chapter 50: Cardiovascular Medications | 709 | ||
| Practice Questions | 720 | ||
| Answers | 722 | ||
| Unit XIV: Renal and Urinary Disorders of the Adult Client | 724 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 724 | ||
| Client Needs: Learning Objectives | 724 | ||
| Chapter 51: Renal System | 726 | ||
| Practice Questions | 752 | ||
| Answers | 754 | ||
| Chapter 52: Renal and Urinary Medications | 757 | ||
| Practice Questions | 762 | ||
| Answers | 763 | ||
| Unit XV: Eye and Ear Disorders of the Adult Client | 765 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 765 | ||
| Client Needs: Learning Objectives | 765 | ||
| Chapter 53: The Eye and the Ear | 766 | ||
| Practice Questions | 781 | ||
| Answers | 782 | ||
| Chapter 54: Eye and Ear Medications | 786 | ||
| Practice Questions | 793 | ||
| Answers | 794 | ||
| Unit XVI: Neurological Disorders of the Adult Client | 797 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 797 | ||
| Client Needs: Learning Objectives | 797 | ||
| Chapter 55: Neurological System | 798 | ||
| Practice Questions | 821 | ||
| Answers | 822 | ||
| Chapter 56: Neurological Medications | 826 | ||
| Practice Questions | 835 | ||
| Answers | 836 | ||
| Unit XVII: Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Adult Client | 838 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 838 | ||
| Client Needs: Learning Objectives | 838 | ||
| Chapter 57: Musculoskeletal System | 839 | ||
| Practice Questions | 854 | ||
| Answers | 856 | ||
| Chapter 58: Musculoskeletal Medications | 859 | ||
| Practice Questions | 863 | ||
| Answers | 864 | ||
| Unit XVIIII: Immune Disorders of the Adult Client | 867 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 867 | ||
| Client Needs: Learning Objectives | 867 | ||
| Chapter 59: Immune Disorders | 868 | ||
| Practice Questions | 876 | ||
| Answers | 877 | ||
| Chapter 60: Immunological Medications | 881 | ||
| Practice Questions | 885 | ||
| Answers | 886 | ||
| Unit XIX: Mental Health Disorders of the Adult Client | 888 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 888 | ||
| Client Needs: Learning Objectives | 888 | ||
| Chapter 61: Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | 889 | ||
| Practice Questions | 894 | ||
| Answers | 896 | ||
| Chapter 62: Mental Health Disorders | 899 | ||
| Practice Questions | 911 | ||
| Answers | 913 | ||
| Chapter 63: Addictions | 916 | ||
| Practice Questions | 922 | ||
| Answers | 924 | ||
| Chapter 64: Crisis Theory and Intervention | 927 | ||
| Practice Questions | 935 | ||
| Answers | 937 | ||
| Chapter 65: Psychiatric Medications | 940 | ||
| Practice Questions | 948 | ||
| Answers | 949 | ||
| Unit XX: Comprehensive Test | 952 | ||
| PN Comprehensive Test: Answers and Rationales | 960 | ||
| Answers | 960 | ||
| References | 977 | ||
| Glossary | 978 | ||
| Index | 987 |