chapter addresses the challenges of the Next Generation NCLEX® and provides targeted strategies for success.
UNIQUE! Mnemonic cartoons provide a fun, easy way to review and remember key nursing concepts and disease processes.
More than 2,000 review questions on the companion Evolve website are available in both study and quiz modes and separated by content area, allowing customized review based on personal study needs.
Examples of Next Generation NCLEX-style questions on the companion Evolve website familiarize you with these new types of questions.
Answers and rationales are provided for all review questions.
Test Alert! boxes highlight key concepts frequently found on the NCLEX examination.
Alternate item format questions on the companion Evolve website prepare you for these question types on the NCLEX examination.
UNIQUE! Appendixes for each chapter summarize medications and nursing procedures for quick reference.
Nursing Priority boxes make it easier to distinguish priorities of nursing care.
Pharmacology tables make key drug information easy to find, with high-alert medications noted by a special icon.
Special icons distinguish pediatric and adult disorders and identify content on self-care and home care.
A separate chapter on pharmacology and medication administration helps you focus on this area of emphasis on the NCLEX examination.
Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Tables
List of Illustrations
1. Testing strategies for the NCLEX-PN® examination
Specific strategies and examples of multiple-choice questions
2. Health implications across the life span
3. Nursing care concepts
4. Coordinated care
5. Pharmacology and medication administration
6. Homeostasis concepts
7. Psychosocial nursing care
8. Sensory: Care of adult and pediatric clients
9. Endocrine: Care of adult, maternity, and pediatric clients
10. Hematology: Care of adult and pediatric clients
11. Respiratory: Care of adult and pediatric clients
12. Vascular: Care of adult clients
13. Cardiac: Care of adult, maternity, and pediatric clients
14. Gastrointestinal: Care of adult and pediatric clients
15. Hepatic and biliary: Care of adult and pediatric clients
16. Neurology: Care of adult and pediatric clients
17. Musculoskeletal: Care of adult and pediatric clients
18. Reproductive: Care of adult and pediatric clients
19. Urinary-renal: Care of adult and pediatric clients
20. Integumentary: Care of adult and pediatric clients
21. Maternity nursing care
Appendix: Normal laboratory data
References and Resources
Index
No. of pages: 560
Language: English
Edition: 9
Published: December 24, 2020
Imprint: Elsevier
Paperback ISBN: 9780323760027
eBook ISBN: 9780323810111
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JoAnn Zerwekh
JoAnn Zerwekh is President/CEO at Nursing Education Consultants, Inc., Chandler, Arizona, USA.
Affiliations and expertise
President/CEO, Nursing Education Consultants, Inc., Chandler, Arizona, USA