Cracking the NCLEX-RN with Sample Tests on CD-ROM, 7th Edition

by PRINCETON REVIEW

• ISBN13: 9780375763021
• ISBN10: 0375763023
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780375761904, 9780375765421
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Princeton Review
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Summary

The Princeton Review realizes that acing the NCLEX-RN exam is very different from getting straight A's in nursing school. We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about nursingonly what you'll need to score higher on the exam. There's a big difference. In Cracking the NCLEX-RN, we'll teach you how to think like the test writers and Score higher by knowing in advance what will be on the test Ace the exam by reviewing key topics such as: Adult & Pediatric Physiology, Health Promotion and Maintenance, and more Perfect your skills with practice questions covering each part of the exam This book includes more than 1,000 practice questions and eight full-length practice NCLEX-RN exams on CD-ROM.

Table of Contents

Part I: Orientation	1	(22)
About the NCLEX-RN	3	(6)
Logistics of the NCLEX-RN and Licensure	9	(2)
Cracking the System	11	(12)
Part II: Adult Physiological Integrity	23	(228)
The Nervous System	25	(30)
The Cardiovascular System	55	(22)
The Respiratory System	77	(24)
The Gastrointestinal System	101	(32)
The Genitourinary System	133	(30)
The Musculoskeletal System	163	(22)
The Integumentary System	185	(16)
The Endocrine System	201	(18)
Oncology	219	(20)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)	239	(12)
Part III: Pediatric Physiological Integrity	251	(150)
The Hospitalized Child	253	(18)
The Newborn	271	(34)
The Infant	305	(24)
Early Childhood	329	(16)
Middle Childhood	345	(8)
Adolescence	353	(16)
Chronic Health Problems of Childhood	369	(18)
The Child and Family with Special Needs	387	(14)
Part IV: Health Promotion and Maintenance	401	(62)
Growth and Development	403	(18)
Maternal/Child Health	421	(26)
Nutrition Through the Life Cycle	447	(16)
Part V: Safe, Effective Care Environment	463	(60)
Creating a Safe, Effective Care Environment for Adults	465	(14)
Creating a Safe, Effective Care Environment for Children	479	(16)
Perioperative Nursing	495	(18)
Legal, Ethical, and Professional Issues	513	(10)
Part VI: Psychosocial Integrity	523	(74)
Basic Concepts of Psychiatric Nursing and Assessment	525	(16)
Psychiatric Disorders	541	(20)
Psychopharmacology	561	(36)
Appendixes
Appendix 1 List of State Boards and Additional Requirements for Licensure	583	(6)
Appendix 2 Prefixes and Suffixes	589	(8)
Index	597	(24)
Using the NCLEX-RN Diagnostic Software	621	(4)
About the Author	625