Prentice Hall Reviews & Rationales Pathophysiology

by Hogan, MaryAnn; Hill, Karen, Ph.D., MN, RN; Bower, Marcia; Holm, Kathleen S., RN, MSN, CNRN, FAAPM

• ISBN13: 9780131789722
• ISBN10: 0131789724
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-22
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Essential for course review and NCLEX review, this resource is a complete, concentrated outline of pathophysiology. Each chapter contains objectives, pre- and post chapter tests with comprehensive rationales, vocabulary review, practice to pass exercises, critical thinking case studies, as well as NCLEX alerts and new test-taking strategies. Included in the Prentice Hall's Nursing Reviews & Rationales Series, is a unique comprehensive CD-ROM with 700 practice questions that provides additional review.Content includes all of the "need-to-know" information covering health problems for every body system, as well as multi-system and genetically transmitted problems, and much more.For nursing students in need of a resource that focuses on course review or NCLEX review as well as nursing professionals looking to familiarize themselves with a new specialty.

Author Biography

Mary Ann Hogan, RN, CS, MSN has been a nurse educator for 20 years, currently as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has taught in diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate nursing programs. A former item writer for the CAT NCLEX-RN, Ms. Hogan has been teaching NCLEX-RN review courses throughout New England for the last 14 years. She has also contributed to a number of publications in the areas of adult health and fundamentals of nursing. Ms. Hogan is an ANCC-certified clinical specialist in medical-surgical nursing and is a member of Sigma Theta Tau.

 

Karen Hill, RN, MSN, PhD has been a nurse educator for 15 years, currently as an Associate Professor at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. She has taught in the baccalaureate program and holds graduate-teaching status. Dr. Hill has taught NCLEX-RN review courses, and her primary teaching responsibilities are in pharmacology and pathophysiology. She has contributed to publications on charting and teaching methodology and has co-authored a pharmacology review book. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, ANA, and LSNA.

Table of Contents

Respiratory Health Problems

Cardiac Health Problems

Potassium Balance and Imbalances

Vascular Health Problems

Neurological Health Problems

Musculoskeletal Health Problems

Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Health Problems

Gastrointestinal Health Problems

Hepatobiliary Health Problems

Endocrine and Metabolic Health Problems

Male and Female Reproductive Health Problems

Immunological Health Problems

Infectious Health Problems

Integumentary Health Problems

Hematological and Oncological Health Problems

Genetic and Developmental Transmitted Health Problems

Multisystem Health Problems

Appendix: Answers to Practice to Pass & Case Studies

Index

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