Saunders Comprehensive Review For The Nclex-Rn

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Author Silvestri & Silvestri
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Prepare for success on the NCLEX-RN® exam with this complete review! Often called the best NCLEX® exam review book ever, Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination reviews all nursing content areas related to the current test plan. This new edition includes 5,700 NCLEX exam-style questions in the book and online, including alternate items formats and Next Generation NCLEX questions. Don't make the mistake of assuming the quality of the questions is the same in all NCLEX exam review books, because only this book 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 as well as test-taking strategies with tips on how to best approach each question. Written by the most trusted names in NCLEX review, Linda Anne Silvestri and Angela Elizabeth Silvestri, 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!

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Unit I: NCLEX-RN® Exam Preparation

1 The Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Examination

2 Pathways to Success

3 The NCLEX-RN® Examination: From a Student’s Perspective

4 Test-Taking Strategies

Unit II: Issues in Nursing

5 Cultural Diversity

6 Ethical and Legal Issues

7 Leadership, Delegating, and Prioritizing Client Care

Unit III: Nursing Sciences

8 Fluids and Electrolytes

9 Acid-Base Balance

10 Vital Signs and Laboratory Values

11 Nutrition

12 Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)

13 Intravenous Therapy

14 Administration of Blood Products

Unit IV: Fundamental Skills

15 Health and Physical Assessment of the Adult Client

16 Provision of a Safe Environment

17 Calculation of Medication and Intravenous Prescriptions

18 Perioperative Nursing Care

19 Positioning Clients

20 Care of a Client with a Tube

Unit V: Growth and Development Across the Life Span

21 Theories of Growth and Development

22 Developmental Stages

23 Care of the Older Client

Unit VI: Maternity Nursing

24 Reproductive System

25 Prenatal Period

26 Risk Conditions Related to Pregnancy

27 Labor and Birth

28 Problems with Labor and Birth

29 The Postpartum Period

30 Postpartum Complications

31 Care of the Newborn

32 Maternity and Newborn Medications

Unit VII: Pediatric Nursing

33 Neurological, Cognitive, and Psychosocial Disorders

34 Eye, Ear, and Throat Disorders

35 Respiratory Disorders

36 Cardiovascular Disorders

37 Gastrointestinal Disorders

38 Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders

39 Renal and Urinary Disorders

40 Integumentary Disorders

41 Musculoskeletal Disorders

42 Hematological Disorders

43 Oncological Disorders

44 Infectious and Communicable Diseases

45 Pediatric Medication Administration and Calculations

Unit VIII: The Adult Client with an Integumentary Disorder

46 Integumentary System

47 Integumentary Medications

Unit IX: The Adult Client with an Oncological Disorder

48 Oncological Disorders

49 Antineoplastic Medications

Unit X: The Adult Client with an Endocrine Disorder

50 Endocrine System

51 Endocrine Medications

Unit XI: The Adult Client with a Gastrointestinal Disorder

52 Gastrointestinal System

53 Gastrointestinal Medications

Unit XII: The Adult Client with a Respiratory Disorder

54 Respiratory System

55 Respiratory Medications

Unit XIII: The Adult Client with a Cardiovascular Disorder

56 Cardiovascular Disorders

57 Cardiovascular Medications

Unit XIV : The Adult Client with a Renal System Disorder

58 Renal System

59 Renal Medications

Unit XV: The Adult Client with an Eye or Ear Disorder

60 The Eye and the Ear

61 Ophthalmic and Otic Medications

Unit XVI: The Adult Client with a Neurological Disorder

62 Neurological System

63 Neurological Medications

Unit XVII: The Adult Client with a Musculoskeletal Disorder

64 Musculoskeletal System

65 Musculoskeletal Medications

Unit XVIII: The Adult Client with an Immune Disorder

66 Immune Disorders

67 Immunologic Medications

Unit XIX: The Adult Client with a Mental Health Disorder

68 Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

69 Mental Health Disorders

70 Addictions

71 Crisis Theory and Intervention

72 Psychiatric Medications

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Unit I: NCLEX-RN® Exam Preparation

1 The Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Examination

2 Pathways to Success

3 The NCLEX-RN® Examination: From a Student’s Perspective

4 Test-Taking Strategies

Unit II: Issues in Nursing

5 Cultural Diversity

6 Ethical and Legal Issues

7 Leadership, Delegating, and Prioritizing Client Care

Unit III: Nursing Sciences

8 Fluids and Electrolytes

9 Acid-Base Balance

10 Vital Signs and Laboratory Values

11 Nutrition

12 Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)

13 Intravenous Therapy

14 Administration of Blood Products

Unit IV: Fundamental Skills

15 Health and Physical Assessment of the Adult Client

16 Provision of a Safe Environment

17 Calculation of Medication and Intravenous Prescriptions

18 Perioperative Nursing Care

19 Positioning Clients

20 Care of a Client with a Tube

Unit V: Growth and Development Across the Life Span

21 Theories of Growth and Development

22 Developmental Stages

23 Care of the Older Client

Unit VI: Maternity Nursing

24 Reproductive System

25 Prenatal Period

26 Risk Conditions Related to Pregnancy

27 Labor and Birth

28 Problems with Labor and Birth

29 The Postpartum Period

30 Postpartum Complications

31 Care of the Newborn

32 Maternity and Newborn Medications

Unit VII: Pediatric Nursing

33 Neurological, Cognitive, and Psychosocial Disorders

34 Eye, Ear, and Throat Disorders

35 Respiratory Disorders

36 Cardiovascular Disorders

37 Gastrointestinal Disorders

38 Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders

39 Renal and Urinary Disorders

40 Integumentary Disorders

41 Musculoskeletal Disorders

42 Hematological Disorders

43 Oncological Disorders

44 Infectious and Communicable Diseases

45 Pediatric Medication Administration and Calculations

Unit VIII: The Adult Client with an Integumentary Disorder

46 Integumentary System

47 Integumentary Medications

Unit IX: The Adult Client with an Oncological Disorder

48 Oncological Disorders

49 Antineoplastic Medications

Unit X: The Adult Client with an Endocrine Disorder

50 Endocrine System

51 Endocrine Medications

Unit XI: The Adult Client with a Gastrointestinal Disorder

52 Gastrointestinal System

53 Gastrointestinal Medications

Unit XII: The Adult Client with a Respiratory Disorder

54 Respiratory System

55 Respiratory Medications

Unit XIII: The Adult Client with a Cardiovascular Disorder

56 Cardiovascular Disorders

57 Cardiovascular Medications

Unit XIV : The Adult Client with a Renal System Disorder

58 Renal System

59 Renal Medications

Unit XV: The Adult Client with an Eye or Ear Disorder

60 The Eye and the Ear

61 Ophthalmic and Otic Medications

Unit XVI: The Adult Client with a Neurological Disorder

62 Neurological System

63 Neurological Medications

Unit XVII: The Adult Client with a Musculoskeletal Disorder

64 Musculoskeletal System

65 Musculoskeletal Medications

Unit XVIII: The Adult Client with an Immune Disorder

66 Immune Disorders

67 Immunologic Medications

Unit XIX: The Adult Client with a Mental Health Disorder

68 Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

69 Mental Health Disorders

70 Addictions

71 Crisis Theory and Intervention

72 Psychiatric Medications