Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
- 8th Edition - December 23, 2020
- Imprint: Saunders
- Authors: Linda Anne Silvestri, Angela Silvestri
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 3 3 0 5 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 3 3 4 0 - 3
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Request a sales quoteGet the best review for the NCLEX-PN® exam from the leading NCLEX® experts! Written by Linda Anne Silvestri and Angela E. Silvestri, Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination, 8th Edition provides everything you need to prepare for success on the NCLEX-PN. The book includes a review of all nursing content areas, more than 4,500 NCLEX exam-style questions, detailed rationales, test-taking tips and strategies, and new Next-Generation NCLEX (NGN)-style questions. An Evolve website simulates the exam-taking experience with a choice of practice questions along with realistic practice tests. Based on Silvestri’s proven Pyramid to Success, 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 on Evolve.
- Detailed rationales are provided for both correct and incorrect answer options.
- Alternate item format questions include multiple response, prioritizing, fill-in-the-blank, figure/chart, and video clips.
- Test-taking strategies provide useful hints for analyzing and uncovering correct answer options.
- Pyramid Points and Pyramid Alerts identify content that typically appears on the NCLEX-PN exam
- 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.
- What Should You Do? boxes in each chapter help you develop critical thinking skills, with answers at the end of the chapter.
- UNIQUE! A 75-question pre-test on Evolve provides feedback on your strengths and weaknesses, and the results generate an individualized study calendar.
- Instructions for online access
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- How this Use
- About the Authors
- Contributors and Reviewers
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- UNIT I. NCLEX-PN® Exam Preparation
- Chapter 1. Clinical Judgment and the NCLEX-PN® Examination
- The Pyramid to Success
- Other Resources
- Clinical Judgment and Next Generation NCLEX Items
- Examination Process
- Computer Adaptive Testing
- Development of the Test Plan
- Test Plan
- Types of Questions on the Examination
- Registering to Take the Examination
- Authorization to Test Form and Scheduling an Appointment
- Changing Your Appointment
- Day of the Examination
- Testing Accommodations
- Testing Center
- Testing Time
- Length of the Examination
- Pass-or-Fail Decisions
- Completing the Examination
- Processing Results
- Candidate Performance Report
- Interstate Endorsement
- Nurse Licensure Compact
- The Internationally-Educated Nurse
- COVID-19 Test Modifications
- Chapter 2. Pathways to Success
- Pyramid to Success
- Pathways to Success (Box 2.1)
- Positive Pampering
- Final Preparation
- This Is Not a Test
- Final Result
- Chapter 3. The NCLEX-PN® Examination : From a Graduate’s Perspective
- Nursing Students and Graduates
- A Letter From Karen
- A Letter From Gabby
- Chapter 4. Clinical Judgment and Test-Taking Strategies
- UNIT II. Professional Standards in Nursing
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 5. Care of Special Populations
- Chapter 6. Ethical and Legal Issues
- Chapter 7. Prioritizing Client Care:: Leadership, Delegation, and Emergency Response Planning
- UNIT III. Nursing Sciences
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 8. Fluids and Electrolytes
- Chapter 9. Acid–Base Balance
- Chapter 10. Vital Signs and Laboratory Reference Intervals
- Chapter 11. Nutritional Components of Care
- Chapter 12. Intravenous Therapy and Blood Administration
- UNIT IV. Foundations of Care
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 13. Health and Physical Assessment of the Adult Client
- Chapter 14. Hygiene and Safety
- Chapter 15. Calculation of Medication and Intravenous Dosages
- Chapter 16. Perioperative Nursing Care
- Chapter 17. Positioning Clients
- Chapter 18. Care of a Client With a Tube
- Unit V. Growth and Development Across the Life Span
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 19. Theories of Growth and Development
- Chapter 20. Growth, Development, and Stages of Life
- Chapter 21. Care of the Older Client
- UNIT VI. Maternity Nursing
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 22. Reproductive System
- Chapter 23. Prenatal Period and Risk Conditions
- Chapter 24. Labor and Birth and Associated Complications
- Chapter 25. The Postpartum Period and Associated Complications
- Chapter 26. Care of the Newborn
- Chapter 27. Maternity and Newborn Medications
- UNIT VII. Pediatric Nursing
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 28. Integumentary Problems
- Chapter 29. Hematological and Oncological Problems
- Chapter 30. Metabolic and Endocrine Problems
- Chapter 31. Gastrointestinal Problems
- Chapter 32. Eye, Ear, Throat, and Respiratory Problems
- Chapter 33. Cardiovascular Problems
- Chapter 34. Renal and Urinary Problems
- Chapter 35. Neurological and Cognitive Problems
- Chapter 36. Musculoskeletal Problems
- Chapter 37. Immune Problems and Infectious Diseases
- Chapter 38. Pediatric Medication Administration and Calculations
- UNIT VIII. Integumentary Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 39. Integumentary Problems
- Chapter 40. Integumentary Medications
- UNIT IX. Oncological and Hematological Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 41. Oncological and Hematological Problems
- Chapter 42. Oncological and Hematological Medications
- UNIT X. Endocrine Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 43. Endocrine Problems
- Chapter 44. Endocrine Medications
- UNIT XI. Gastrointestinal Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 45. Gastrointestinal Problems
- Chapter 46. Gastrointestinal Medications
- UNIT XII. Respiratory Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 47. Respiratory Problems
- Chapter 48. Respiratory Medications
- UNIT XIII. Cardiovascular Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 49. Cardiovascular Problems
- Chapter 50. Cardiovascular Medications
- UNIT XIV. Renal and Urinary Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 51. Renal and Urinary Problems
- Chapter 52. Renal and Urinary Medications
- UNIT XV. Eye and Ear Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 53. Eye and Ear Problems
- Chapter 54. Eye and Ear Medications
- UNIT XVI. Neurological Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 55. Neurological Problems
- Chapter 56. Neurological Medications
- UNIT XVII. Musculoskeletal Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 57. Musculoskeletal Problems
- Chapter 58. Musculoskeletal Medications
- UNIT XVIII. Immune Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 59. Immune Problems
- Chapter 60. Immunological Medications
- UNIT XIX. Mental Health Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 61. Foundations of Mental Health Nursing
- Chapter 62. Mental Health Problems
- Chapter 63. Addictions
- Chapter 64. Crisis Theory and Intervention
- Chapter 65. Psychiatric Medications
- References
- Glossary
- Index
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- Edition: 8
- Published: December 23, 2020
- Imprint: Saunders
- No. of pages: 984
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323733052
- eBook ISBN: 9780323733403
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Linda Anne Silvestri
Linda Anne Silvestri has provided decades of nursing education and leadership that has directly impacted the growing and needed nursing workforce. Her research focused on a holistic investigation of predictors leading to success on the licensure examination. Her findings, published in the Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, led to significant contributions, filling a critical need in NCLEX® preparation. Linda’s vision was to provide a holistic educational approach to ensure overall well-being in test anxiety and self-efficacy, and success on the NCLEX®. As a leader in providing global NCLEX® preparation resources published by Elsevier, she strives for excellence in publication quality, based on the discovery of new knowledge in nursing, standards of care, and research-based studies. Her published resources ensure nursing graduates’ ability to make sound clinical judgments as they serve the public and the nursing profession. Linda is also a Next Generation NCLEX® Subject Matter Expert and Consultant for Elsevier.
Affiliations and expertise
Nursing Instructor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las, Nevada; President, Nursing Reviews, Inc. and Professional Nursing Seminars, Inc. Henderson, Nevada; Elsevier Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Thought Leader, USAAS
Angela Silvestri
Assistant Professor Angela Silvestri at Touro University Nevada-School of Nursing.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Touro University Nevada-School of Nursing, USA