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Illustrated Study Guide for the NCLEX-RN® Exam
- 11th Edition - January 13, 2022
- Author: JoAnn Zerwekh
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 7 7 7 9 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 7 7 8 0 - 3
Who says studying for the NCLEX® can’t be fun? Illustrated Study Guide for the NCLEX-RN® Exam, 11th Edition uses colorful drawings and mnemonic cartoons to help you review and… Read more
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Request a sales quoteWho says studying for the NCLEX® can’t be fun? Illustrated Study Guide for the NCLEX-RN® Exam, 11th Edition uses colorful drawings and mnemonic cartoons to help you review and remember the nursing content found on the NCLEX-RN examination. A concise outline format makes it easier to study key facts, principles, and applications of the nursing process. More than 2,500 NCLEX exam-style questions on the Evolve website allow you to create practice exams, identify your strengths and weaknesses, and review answers and rationales. Written by noted NCLEX expert JoAnn Zerwekh, this study guide provides a visual, unintimidating way to prepare for success on the NCLEX-RN exam.
- More than 2,500 review questions on the Evolve website allow you to practice test-taking in Study or Exam mode.
- UNIQUE! Mnemonic cartoons provide a fun, easy way to review and remember key nursing concepts and disease processes.
- UNIQUE! Integrated systems approach incorporates pediatric, adult, and older adult lifespan considerations for basic nursing care concepts.
- UNIQUE! Appendixes in each chapter summarize diagnostic tests, medications, and nursing procedures for quick reference.
- Answers and rationales are provided for all review questions.
- Alternate item format questions on Evolve prepare you for the interactive question types on the NCLEX examination, including priority, drag-and-drop, and hot-spot questions.
- Priority Concepts at the beginning of each chapter focus your attention on the chapter’s key nursing concepts.
- Nursing Priority boxes make it easier to distinguish priorities of nursing care.
- Test Alert boxes highlight concepts frequently found on the NCLEX test plan.
- 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 Self-Care and Home Care content.
Graduating RN nursing students studying for the NCLEX exam
236,226 students took the NCLEX-RN in 2018- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- List of Tables
- List of Illustrations
- 1. Testing strategies for the NCLEX-RN
- 2. Health implications across the life span
- Priority concepts
- Next-Generation NCLEX-Style Questions: Health implications across the life span
- 3. Concepts of nursing practice
- Priority concepts
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Concepts of nursing practice
- 4. Culture and spiritual awareness
- Priority concepts
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Culture and spirituality awareness
- 5. Nursing management
- Priority concepts
- Next-generation NCLEX study questions: Nursing management: Unfolding case study
- 6. Ethical and legal concepts
- Priority concepts
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Ethical and legal concepts
- 7. Emergency and disaster preparedness and bioterrorism
- Priority concepts
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Emergency and disaster preparedness and bioterrorism
- 8. Pharmacology and medication administration
- Priority concepts
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Pharmacology and medication administration
- 9. Homeostasis concepts
- Priority concepts
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Homeostasis concepts
- 10. Immune: Care of adult clients
- Priority concepts
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Immune
- 11. Cancer concepts
- Priority concepts
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Cancer concepts
- 12. Psychosocial nursing care
- Priority concepts
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Psychosocial nursing care
- 13. Integumentary: Care of adult clients
- Priority concepts
- Critical care nursing
- Priority concepts
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Integumentary
- 14. Eye and ear: Care of adult clients
- Priority concepts
- The eye
- The ear
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Eye and ear
- 15. Endocrine: Care of adult clients
- Priority concepts
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Endocrine
- 16. Hematology: Care of adult clients
- Priority concepts
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Hematology
- 17. Respiratory: Care of adult clients
- Priority concepts
- Priority concepts
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Respiratory
- 18. Vascular: Care of adult clients
- Priority concepts
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Vascular
- 19. Cardiac: Care of adult clients
- Priority concepts
- Priority concepts
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Cardiac
- 20. Gastrointestinal: Care of adult clients
- Priority concepts
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Gastrointestinal
- 21. Hepatic and biliary: Care of adult clients
- Priority concepts
- Priority concepts
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Hepatic and biliary: Unfolding case study
- 22. Neurology: Care of adult clients
- Priority concepts
- Priority concepts
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Neurology
- 23. Musculoskeletal: Care of adult clients
- Priority concepts
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Musculoskeletal
- 24. Reproductive: Care of adult clients
- Priority concepts
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Reproductive
- 25. Urinary-kidney: Care of adult clients
- Priority concepts
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Urinary-kidney
- 26. Maternity nursing care
- Antepartum
- Intrapartum and postpartum
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Maternity nursing care
- 27. Newborn nursing care
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Newborn nursing care
- 28. Pediatric nursing care
- Sensory
- Next-generation NCLEX-style questions: Pediatric nursing care
- Appendix: Normal laboratory data
- References and Resources
- Index
- No. of pages: 720
- Language: English
- Edition: 11
- Published: January 13, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323777797
- eBook ISBN: 9780323777803
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JoAnn Zerwekh
JoAnn Zerwekh is President/CEO at Nursing Education Consultants, Inc., Chandler, Arizona, USA.
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President/CEO, Nursing Education Consultants, Inc., Chandler, Arizona, USA