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Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination

Get 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… Leer más

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Get 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!

Puntos claves

  • 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

Índice

Unit I: NCLEX-RN Exam Preparation

1. The NCLEX-RN Examination

2. Pathways to Success

3. The NCLEX-RN Examination from a Graduate’s Perspective

4. Test-Taking Strategies

Unit II: Professional Standards in Nursing

5. Care of Special Populations

6. Ethical and Legal Issues

7. Prioritizing Client Care: Leadership, Delegating, and Emergency Response Planning

Unit III: Foundations of Care

8. Fluids and Electrolytes

9. Acid-Base Balance

10. Vital Signs and Laboratory Reference Intervals

11. Nutrition

12. Health and Physical Assessment of the Adult Client

13. Provision of a Safe Environment

14. Calculation of Medication and Intravenous Prescriptions

15. Perioperative Nursing Care

16. Positioning Clients

Unit IV: Growth and Development Across the Life Span

17. Theories of Growth and Development

18. Growth, Development, and Stages of Life

19. Care of the Older Client

Unit V: Maternity Nursing

20. Reproductive System

21. Prenatal Period

22. Risk Conditions Related to Pregnancy

23. Labor and Birth

24. Problems with Labor and Birth

25. The Postpartum Period

26. Postpartum Complications

27. Care of the Newborn

28. Maternity and Newborn Medications

Unit VI: Pediatric Nursing

29. Integumentary Problems

30. Hematological Problems

31. Oncological Problems

32. Metabolic and Endocrine Problems

33. Gastrointestinal Problems

34. Eye, Ear, and Throat Problems

35. Respiratory Problems

36. Cardiovascular Problems

37. Renal and Genitourinary Problems

38. Neurological and Cognitive Problems

39. Musculoskeletal Problems

40. Immune Problems and Infectious Diseases

41. Pediatric Medication Administration and Calculations

Unit VII: Integumentary Problems of the Adult Client

42. Integumentary System

43. Integumentary Medications

Unit VIII: Oncological and Hematological Problems of the Adult Client

44. Oncological and Hematological Problems

45. Oncological and Hematological Medications

Unit IX: Endocrine Problems of the Adult Client

46. Endocrine Problems

47. Endocrine Medications

Unit X: Gastrointestinal Problems of the Adult Client

48. Gastrointestinal Problems

49. Gastrointestinal Medications

Unit XI: Respiratory Problems of the Adult Client

50. Respiratory Problems

51. Respiratory Medications

Unit XII: Cardiovascular Problems of the Adult Client

52. Cardiovascular Problems

53. Cardiovascular Medications

Unit XIII: Renal and Urinary Problems of the Adult Client

54. Renal and Urinary Problems

55. Renal and Urinary Medications

Unit XIV: Eye and Ear Problems of the Adult Client

56. Eye and Ear Problems

57. Eye and Ear Medications

Unit XV: Neurological Problems of the Adult Client

58. Neurological Problems

59. Neurological Medications

Unit XVI: Musculoskeletal Problems of the Adult Client

60. Musculoskeletal Problems

61. Musculoskeletal Medications

Unit XVII: Immune Problems of the Adult Client

62. Immune Problems

63. Immunological Medications

Unit XVIII: Mental Health Problems of the Adult Client

64. Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

65. Mental Health Problems

66. Addictions

67. Crisis Theory and Intervention

68. Psychiatric Medications

Unit XIX

70. Complex Care – NEW!

Unit XX: Comprehensive Test

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Sobre los autores

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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.
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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, USA

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Angela Silvestri

Assistant Professor Angela Silvestri at Touro University Nevada-School of Nursing.
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Assistant Professor, Touro University Nevada-School of Nursing, USA