Saunders Comprehensive Review for Nclex-Rn

by Silvestri, Linda Anne

• ISBN13: 9780721677958
• ISBN10: 0721677959
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

This outstanding resource thoroughly reviews all areas of the latest test plan for the NCLEX-RN exam. An outline format offers easy access to essential information on topics such as maternity, pediatric, medical-surgical, psychiatric, and gerontologic nursing, fundamental skills, and pharmacology and is organized in the same manner as the new test plan. Practice exams at the end of each chapter ith answers, rationales, test-taking strategies, and reference sources strengthen users' understanding. A FREE CD-ROM includes the 2,700 practice questions from the text, as well as 600 additional questions and answers.

Table of Contents

UNIT I NCLEX-RN Preparation	1	(24)
1 NCLEX-RN	3	(11)
2 Pathways to Success	14	(3)
3 The NCLEX-RN Examination: From a Student's Perspective	17	(2)
4 Test-Taking Strategies	19	(6)
UNIT II Issues in Nursing	25	(34)
5 Cultural Diversity	27	(9)
Practice Questions	32	(1)
Answers	33	(3)
6 Ethical and Legal Issues	36	(13)
Practice Questions	42	(3)
Answers	45	(4)
7 Leadership and Management Issues	49	(10)
Practice Questions	54	(1)
Answers	55	(4)
UNIT III Nursing Sciences	59	(108)
8 Fluids and Electrolytes	61	(20)
Practice Questions	72	(2)
Answers	74	(7)
9 Acid-Base Balance	81	(10)
Practice Questions	87	(1)
Answers	88	(3)
10 Laboratory Values	91	(17)
Practice Questions	99	(3)
Answers	102	(6)
11 Nutrition	108	(16)
Practice Questions	116	(2)
Answers	118	(6)
12 Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)	124	(12)
Practice Questions	127	(3)
Answers	130	(6)
13 Intravenous Therapy	136	(17)
Practice Questions	143	(2)
Answers	145	(8)
14 Administration of Blood Products	153	(14)
Practice Questions	157	(3)
Answers	160	(7)
UNIT IV Fundamental Skills	167	(76)
15 Providing a Safe Environment	169	(8)
Practice Questions	173	(1)
Answers	174	(3)
16 Administering Medication and Intravenous Solutions	177	(18)
Practice Questions	183	(5)
Answers	188	(7)
17 Basic Life Support	195	(8)
Practice Questions	199	(1)
Answers	200	(3)
18 Perioperative Nursing Care	203	(18)
Practice Questions	213	(2)
Answers	215	(6)
19 Positioning Clients	221	(10)
Practice Questions	226	(1)
Answers	227	(4)
20 Care of a Client with a Tube	231	(12)
Practice Questions	238	(1)
Answers	239	(4)
UNIT V Growth and Development Across the Life Span	243	(10)
21 Theories of Growth and Development	245	(8)
Practice Questions	249	(1)
Answers	250	(3)
UNIT VI Maternity Nursing	253	(128)
22 Female Reproductive System	256	(7)
Practice Questions	259	(1)
Answers	260	(3)
23 Obstetrical Assessment	263	(5)
Practice Questions	264	(1)
Answers	265	(3)
24 Prenatal Period	268	(14)
Practice Questions	274	(3)
Answers	277	(5)
25 Risk Conditions Related to Pregnancy	282	(24)
Practice Questions	294	(3)
Answers	297	(9)
26 Labor and Delivery	306	(19)
Practice Questions	312	(4)
Answers	316	(9)
27 Problems with Labor and Delivery	325	(11)
Practice Questions	328	(2)
Answers	330	(6)
28 The Postpartum Period	336	(6)
Practice Questions	338	(1)
Answers	339	(3)
29 Postpartum Complications	342	(8)
Practice Questions	344	(2)
Answers	346	(4)
30 Care of the Newborn	350	(23)
Practice Questions	361	(4)
Answers	365	(8)
31 Maternity and Newborn Medications	373	(8)
Practice Questions	376	(3)
Answers	379	(2)
UNIT VII Pediatric Nursing	381	(142)
32 Growth and Development	385	(14)
Practice Questions	392	(2)
Answers	394	(5)
33 Neurological, Cognitive, and Psychosocial Disorders	399	(15)
Practice Questions	403	(3)
Answers	406	(8)
34 Eye, Ear, and Throat Disorders	414	(9)
Practice Questions	415	(3)
Answers	418	(5)
35 Respiratory Disorders	423	(12)
Practice Questions	427	(3)
Answers	430	(5)
36 Cardiovascular Disorders	435	(7)
Practice Questions	438	(1)
Answers	439	(3)
37 Gastrointestinal Disorders	442	(20)
Practice Questions	451	(4)
Answers	455	(7)
38 Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders	462	(7)
Practice Questions	465	(1)
Answers	466	(3)
39 Renal and Urinary Disorders	469	(9)
Practice Questions	471	(2)
Answers	473	(5)
40 Integumentary Disorders	478	(5)
Practice Questions	480	(1)
Answers	481	(2)
41 Musculoskeletal Disorders	483	(7)
Practice Questions	486	(1)
Answers	487	(3)
42 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome	490	(5)
Practice Questions	491	(1)
Answers	492	(3)
43 Hematological Disorders	495	(6)
Practice Questions	497	(1)
Answers	498	(3)
44 Oncological Disorders	501	(12)
Practice Questions	505	(3)
Answers	508	(5)
45 Infectious and Communicable Diseases	513	(10)
Practice Questions	515	(2)
Answers	517	(6)
UNIT VIII Pediatric Medications and Calculations	523	(14)
46 Pediatric Medications and Calculations	526	(11)
Practice Questions	529	(2)
Answers	531	(6)
UNIT IX The Adult Client with an Integumentary Disorder	537	(48)
47 Integumentary System	540	(31)
Practice Questions	553	(5)
Answers	558	(13)
48 Integumentary Medications	571	(14)
Practice Questions	576	(3)
Answers	579	(6)
UNIT X The Adult Client with an Oncological Disorder	585	(54)
49 Oncological Disorders	588	(40)
Practice Questions	609	(5)
Answers	614	(14)
50 Antineoplastic Medications	628	(11)
Practice Questions	632	(2)
Answers	634	(5)
UNIT XI The Adult Client with an Endocrine Disorder	639	(56)
51 Endocrine System	643	(32)
Practice Questions	656	(7)
Answers	663	(12)
52 Endocrine Medications	675	(20)
Practice Questions	682	(4)
Answers	686	(9)
UNIT XII The Adult Client with a Gastrointestinal Disorder	695	(70)
53 Gastrointestinal System	699	(44)
Practice Questions	715	(9)
Answers	724	(19)
54 Gastrointestinal Medications	743	(11)
Practice Questions	746	(3)
Answers	749	(5)
55 Client with Hepatitis	754	(11)
Practice Questions	759	(2)
Answers	761	(4)
UNIT XIII The Adult Client with a Respiratory Disorder	765	(80)
56 The Respiratory System	769	(47)
Practice Questions	789	(8)
Answers	797	(19)
57 Client with Tuberculosis	816	(17)
Practice Questions	824	(2)
Answers	826	(7)
58 Respiratory Medications	833	(12)
Practice Questions	838	(2)
Answers	840	(5)
UNIT XIV The Adult Client with a Cardiovascular Disorder	845	(86)
59 Cardiovascular Disorders	849	(61)
Practice Questions	880	(10)
Answers	890	(20)
60 Cardiovascular Medications	910	(21)
Practice Questions	922	(3)
Answers	925	(6)
UNIT XV The Adult Client with a Renal System Disorder	931	(80)
61 Renal System	936	(58)
Practice Questions	958	(12)
Answers	970	(24)
62 Renal Medications	994	(17)
Practice Questions	998	(4)
Answers	1002	(9)
UNIT XVI The Adult Client with an Eye or Ear Disorder	1011	(38)
63 The Eye and the Ear	1014	(25)
Practice Questions	1029	(3)
Answers	1032	(7)
64 Ophthalmic and Otic Medications	1039	(10)
Practice Questions	1045	(1)
Answers	1046	(3)
UNIT XVII The Adult Client with a Neurological Disorder	1049	(80)
65 Neurological System	1053	(58)
Practice Questions	1074	(11)
Answers	1085	(26)
66 Neurological Medications	1111	(18)
Practice Questions	1020	(3)
Answers	1023	(6)
UNIT XVIII The Adult Client with a Musculoskeletal Disorder	1129	(68)
67 The Musculoskeletal System	1133	(54)
Practice Questions	1151	(11)
Answers	1162	(25)
68 Musculoskeletal Medications	1187	(10)
Practice Questions	1190	(2)
Answers	1192	(5)
UNIT XIX The Adult Client with a Mental Health Disorder	1197	(98)
69 Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing	1203	(12)
Practice Questions	1206	(3)
Answers	1209	(6)
70 Models of Care	1215	(11)
Practice Questions	1217	(1)
Answers	1218	(8)
71 Mental Health Disorders	1226	(25)
Practice Questions	1235	(6)
Answers	1241	(10)
72 Addictions	1251	(11)
Practice Questions	1256	(2)
Answers	1258	(4)
73 Crisis Theory and Intervention	1262	(20)
Practice Questions	1267	(5)
Answers	1272	(10)
74 Psychiatric Medications	1282	(13)
Practice Questions	1288	(2)
Answers	1290	(5)
UNIT XX The Gerontological Client	1295	(22)
75 The Gerontological Client	1299	(18)
Practice Questions	1307	(3)
Answers	1310	(7)
UNIT XXI Comprehensive Test	1317	(85)
Questions	1317	(31)
Answers	1348	(54)
General Bibliography	1402	(1)
Index	1403