Full Description
Prepare for success on the NCLEX-RN® exam with this proven HESI® review! Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, 8th Edition provides a complete, all-in-one guide to the information you need to know. Using an easy-to-read outline format, this book reviews content by nursing concepts and clinical areas. Along the way, valuable tips from HESI help you develop clinical judgment and critical thinking skills in real-life clinical situations. With 1,200 review questions on the companion Evolve website, you can practice test-taking in the same electronic format you will experience on nursing school exit exams and on the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN exam.
1,200 NCLEX® practice questions on the companion Evolve website include alternate item formats to provide a testing experience similar to the HESI Exit and NCLEX® exams
Chapters organized by clinical area enable you to easily search for various topics to review
HESI Hint boxes spotlight important clinical information and concepts commonly tested on the NCLEX-RN® exam
Clinical Judgment study questions (with rationales) reinforce key concepts and content
Fill-in-the-blank and prioritizing questions mirror the alternate item format item types included on the NCLEX-RN® exam
Pharmacology tables highlight the need-to-know drug therapy content emphasized on the NCLEX-RN® exam
Consistent format makes it easy to move between topics when reviewing
NEW! Thoroughly updated content incorporates clinical updates and reflects the latest NCLEX-RN® test plan
NEW! Questions with reference ranges mirror nursing practice more authentically and increase clinical judgment
Contents
1 Introduction to Test-Taking Strategies and the NGN-NCLEX-RN
Test-Taking Strategies
The Next-Generation NCLEX-RN Examination
Job Analysis Studies
NGN-NCLEX Clinical Judgment Model
Next-Generation NCLEX-RN Computer-Adaptive Testing
General Principles to Remember About Taking Tests
Test-Taking Skills
2 Leadership and Management
Leaders Versus Managers
Maintaining a Safe Effective Work Environment
Legal and Ethical Issues Influencing Nursing
Review of Legal Aspects of Nursing
Disaster Nursing and Crisis Intervention
Review of Disaster Nursing
3 Advanced Clinical Concepts
Respiratory Failure
Shock
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Resuscitation
Management of Foreign-Body Airway Obstruction
Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
Electrolyte Imbalance
Determining Acid-Base Disorders
Electrocardiogram
Perioperative Care
HIV Infection
Pediatric HIV Infection
Pain
Death and Grief
4 Medical-Surgical Nursing
Communication
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Teaching/Learning
Spiritual Assessment
Cultural Diversity
Complementary and Alternative Interventions
Respiratory System
Renal System
Cardiovascular System
Gastrointestinal Reflux Disease GERD
Endocrine System
Musculoskeletal System
Neurosensory System
Neurologic System
Hematology and Oncology
Reproductive System
Burns
5 Pediatric Nursing
Growth and Development
Pain Assessment and Management in the Pediatric Client
Respiratory Disorders
Cardiovascular Disorders
Care of Children With Congenital Heart Disease
Neuromuscular Disorders
Renal Disorders
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Hematologic Disorders
Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders
Skeletal Disorders
6 Maternity Nursing
The Menstrual Cycle
Conception and Pregnancy
Psychosocial Responses to Pregnancy
Prenatal Nutrition
Antepartum Fetal and Maternal Assessments
Chorionic Villi Sampling
Amniocentesis
Antepartum Complications
Gravidarum
Abruptio Placentae and Placenta Previa
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Intrapartum Nursing Care
Electronic Fetal Monitoring
Labor and Birth Complications
Normal Puerperium Postpartum
Postpartum Complications
The Normal Newborn
Newborn Complications
Preterm Newborn
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Effects of Substance Abuse on Neonate
Review of Anatomy and Physiology of Reproduction and Antepartum Nursing Care
Review of Fetal and Maternal Assessment Techniques
Review of Antepartum Complications
Review of Intrapartum Nursing Care
Review of Normal Puerperium Postpartum
Review of Postpartum Complications
Review of the Normal Newborn
Review of Substance Abuse Disorder
7 Psychiatric Nursing
Nursing Interventions
Therapeutic Treatment Modalities
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
Opioid Withdrawal
8 Gerontologic Nursing
Theories of Aging
Communication
Aging and its Effect on Body Systems
Appendix Common Laboratory Tests
Index
