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Get 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.- NEW! Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN)-style questions ensure that you are ready for the biggest change to the NCLEX-PN test plan in many years.- New! The current NCLEX-PN® test plan is incorporated throughout the book and the Evolve companion website.
Table of Contents
Unit 1 – NCLEX-PN Exam Preparation1. The NCLEX-PN Examination2. Pathways to Success3. The NCLEX-PN Examination from a Graduate's Perspective4. Test-Taking StrategiesUnit 2 – Professional Standards in Nursing5. Care of Special Populations6. Ethical and Legal Issues7. Prioritizing Client Care: Leadership, Delegating, and Emergency Response PlanningUnit 3 – Nursing Sciences8. Fluids and Electrolytes9. Acid-Base Balance10. Vital Signs and Laboratory Reference Intervals11. Nutritional Components of Care12. Intravenous Therapy and Blood AdministrationUnit 4 – Foundations of Care13. Health and Physical Assessment of the Adult Client14. Hygiene and Safety15. Calculation of Medication and Intravenous Dosages16. Perioperative Nursing Care17. Positioning Clients18. Care of a Client with a TubeUnit 5 – Growth and Development Across the Life Span19. Theories of Growth and Development20. Developmental Stages21. Care of the Older ClientUnit 6 – Maternity Nursing22. Reproductive System23. Prenatal Period and Risk Conditions24. Labor and Delivery and Associated Complications25. The Postpartum Period and Associated Complications26. Care of the Newborn27. Maternity and Newborn MedicationsUnit 7 - Pediatric Nursing28. Integumentary Disorders29. Hematological and Oncological Disorders30. Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders31. Gastrointestinal Disorders32. Eye, Ear, and Throat and Respiratory Disorders33. Cardiovascular Disorders34. Renal and Urinary Disorders35. Neurological and Cognitive Disorders36. Musculoskeletal Disorders37. Infectious and Communicable Diseases38. Pediatric Medication Administration and CalculationsUnit 8 – Integumentary Disorders of the Adult Client39. Integumentary System40. Integumentary MedicationsUnit 9 – Oncological and Hematological Disorders of the Adult Client41. Oncological and Hematological Disorders42. Oncological and Hematological MedicationsUnit 10 – Endocrine Disorders of the Adult Client43. Endocrine System44. Endocrine MedicationsUnit 11 – Gastrointestinal Disorders of the Adult Client45. Gastrointestinal System46. Gastrointestinal MedicationsUnit 12 – Respiratory Disorders of the Adult Client47. Respiratory System48. Respiratory MedicationsUnit 13 – Cardiovascular Disorders of the Adult Client49. Cardiovascular Disorders50. Cardiovascular MedicationsUnit 14 – Renal and Urinary Disorders of the Adult Client51. Renal and Urinary System52. Renal and Urinary MedicationsUnit 15 – Eye and Ear Disorders of the Adult Client53. The Eye and the Ear54. Eye and Ear MedicationsUnit 16– Neurological Disorders of the Adult Client55. Neurological System56. Neurological MedicationsUnit 17 – Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Adult Client57. Musculoskeletal System58. Musculoskeletal MedicationsUnit 18 – Immune Disorders of the Adult Client59. Immune Disorders60. Immunological MedicationsUnit 19 – Mental Health Disorders of the Adult Client61. Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing62. Mental Health Disorders63. Addictions64. Crisis Theory and Intervention65. Psychiatric MedicationsUnit 20Comprehensive Test
