Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination
- 8th Edition - March 8, 2019
- Imprint: Saunders
- Authors: Linda Anne Silvestri, Angela Silvestri
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 5 8 2 3 9 - 1
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Request a sales quoteGet the tools and skills you need to prepare for the NCLEX®! Often called the ‘the best NCLEX® exam review book ever,’ Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, 8th Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the most recent test plan. This new edition includes 5,200 NCLEX examination-style questions in the book and online. A companion Evolve website includes thousands of questions that allow you to decide how you want to practice! Don't make the mistake of assuming the quality of the questions is the same in all NCLEX exam review books, because only Silvestri includes the kinds of questions that consistently test the clinical judgment skills necessary to pass today's NCLEX exam. Even better, all answers include detailed rationales to help you learn from your answer choices and test-taking strategies with tips on how to best approach each question. Written by the most trusted name in NCLEX review, this is THE book of choice for NCLEX preparation. But don’t just take our word for it — read any customer review or ask your classmates to see why there's nothing else like it!
- Over 5,200 practice questions in the text and online offer ample testing practice.
- 75-question comprehensive exam covers all content areas in the book in the same percentages that they are covered on the actual NCLEX-RN test plan.
- Inclusion of all alternate item format questions covers multiple response, prioritizing [ordered response], fill-in-the-blank, figure/illustration [hot spot], chart/exhibit, video, and audio questions to give students practice with mastering prioritizing, decision-making, and critical thinking skills.
- Presents introductory chapters on preparation guidance for the NCLEX-RN, nonacademic preparation, test-taking strategies, the CAT format, and the NCLEX-RN from a new graduate’s experience.
- UNIQUE! Audio review summaries on pharmacology, fluids and electrolytes, and acid-base balance are found on the Evolve companion site.
- Expanded coverage of delegation, prioritization, and triage/disaster management in the practice questions reflect the areas of increased emphasis on the NCLEX exam.
- UNIQUE! A detailed test-taking strategy and rationale is included for each question, offering clues for analyzing and uncovering the correct answer option
- UNIQUE! Priority concepts call-outs highlight specific concepts related to nursing practice. Concepts have been updated to reflect the latest Giddens: Concepts for Nursing Practice text.
- UNIQUE! More Priority Nursing Action boxes communicate new and pertinent content.
- Question categories by cognitive level, client needs area, integrated process, and content area give you completely customizable exams or study sessions when using the companion Evolve site.
- UNIQUE! Pyramid Alert! boxes spotlight important nursing concepts and procedures, and include tips and shortcuts for remembering key information.
- Mnemonics included where appropriate throughout the text.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Letter from the Authors
- About the Authors
- Contributors
- Reviewers
- Contributors to Previous Edition
- Preface
- Welcome to Saunders Pyramid to Success!
- Organization
- Special Features of the Book
- Special Features Found on Evolve
- Practice Questions
- Pharmacology and Medication Calculations Review
- Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) Questions
- How to Use This Book
- Climbing the Pyramid to Success
- Acknowledgments
- A Few Words From Linda
- A Few Words From Angela
- A Few Words From Both Linda and Angela
- Unit I: NCLEX-RN® Exam Preparation
- Chapter 1: The NCLEX-RN® Examination
- The Pyramid to Success
- Examination Process
- Computer Adaptive Testing
- Development of the Test Plan
- Test Plan
- Types of Questions on the Examination
- Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) Item Types
- 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 and Nurse Licensure Compact
- The Foreign-Educated Nurse
- Chapter 2: Pathways to Success
- The Pyramid to Success
- Pathways to Success (Box 2-1)
- This Is Not a Test
- Chapter 3: The NCLEX-RN® Examination: From a Graduate’s Perspective
- Chapter 4: Test-Taking Strategies
- Unit II: Professional Standards in Nursing
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 5: Care of Special Populations
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 6: Ethical and Legal Issues
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 7: Prioritizing Client Care: Leadership, Delegation, and Emergency Response Planning
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Unit III: Foundations of Care
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 8: Fluids and Electrolytes
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 9: Acid-Base Balance
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 10: Vital Signs and Laboratory Reference Intervals
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 11: Nutrition
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 12: Health and Physical Assessment of the Adult Client
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 13: Provision of a Safe Environment
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 14: Calculation of Medication and Intravenous Prescriptions
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 15: Perioperative Nursing Care
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 16: Positioning Clients
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Unit IV: Growth and Development Across the Life Span
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 17: Theories of Growth and Development
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 18: Growth, Development, and Stages of Life
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 19: Care of the Older Client
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Unit V: Maternity Nursing
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 20: Reproductive System
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 21: Prenatal Period
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 22: Risk Conditions Related to Pregnancy
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 23: Labor and Birth
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 24: Problems with Labor and Birth
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 25: Postpartum Period
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 26: Postpartum Complications
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 27: Care of the Newborn
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 28: Maternity and Newborn Medications
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Unit VI: Pediatric Nursing
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 29: Integumentary Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 30: Hematological Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 31: Oncological Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 32: Metabolic and Endocrine Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 33: Gastrointestinal Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 34: Eye, Ear, and Throat Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 35: Respiratory Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 36: Cardiovascular Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 37: Renal and Genitourinary Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 38: Neurological and Cognitive Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 39: Musculoskeletal Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 40: Immune Problems and Infectious Diseases
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 41: Pediatric Medication Administration and Calculations
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Unit VII: Integumentary Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 42: Integumentary Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 43: Integumentary Medications
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Unit VIII: Oncological and Hematological Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 44: Oncological and Hematological Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 45: Oncological and Hematological Medications
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Unit IX: Endocrine Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 46: Endocrine Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 47: Endocrine Medications
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Unit X: Gastrointestinal Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 48: Gastrointestinal Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 49: Gastrointestinal Medications
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Unit XI: Respiratory Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 50: Respiratory Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 51: Respiratory Medications
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Unit XII: Cardiovascular Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 52: Cardiovascular Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 53: Cardiovascular Medications
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Unit XIII: Renal and Urinary Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 54: Renal and Urinary Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 55: Renal and Urinary Medications
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Unit XIV: Eye and Ear Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 56: Eye and Ear Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 57: Eye and Ear Medications
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Unit XV: Neurological Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 58: Neurological Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 59: Neurological Medications
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Unit XVI: Musculoskeletal Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 60: Musculoskeletal Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 61: Musculoskeletal Medications
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Unit XVII: Immune Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 62: Immune Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 63: Immune Medications
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Unit XVIII: Mental Health Problems of the Adult Client
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 64: Foundations of Mental Health Nursing
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 65: Mental Health Problems
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 66: Addictions
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 67: Crisis Theory and Intervention
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 68: Psychiatric Medications
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Unit XIX: Complex Care
- Introduction
- Pyramid to Success
- Client Needs: Learning Objectives
- Chapter 69: Complex Care
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- Unit XX: Comprehensive Test
- Introduction
- Practice Questions
- Answers
- References
- Index
- Last Page
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- Edition: 8
- Published: March 8, 2019
- Imprint: Saunders
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9780323582391
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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