Saunders Comprehensive Review for Nclex-Rn

by Silvestri, Linda Anne

• ISBN13: 9780721692357
• ISBN10: 0721692354
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

SAUNDERS COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW FOR NCLEX-RN and its accompanying CD-ROM provide students with 3,500 practice questions (more than any review book currently on the market) in a truly unique format. All questions include comprehensive rationales and test-taking strategies. The book covers all of the nursing content tested on NCLEX-RN and also offers chapters on preparation for the NCLEX-RN, test-taking strategies, and the NCLEX-RN from a student's perspective. The CD-ROM contains all 1,800 multiple-choice questions from the book, plus over 1,600 additional practice questions not found in the text. (Includes a FREE CD-ROM)

Table of Contents

UNIT I NCLEX-RN PREPARATION
NCLEX-RN	3	(12)
Pathways to Success	15	(3)
The NCLEX-RN Examination: From a Student's Perspective	18	(2)
Test-Taking Strategies	20	(11)
UNIT II ISSUES IN NURSING
Cultural Diversity	31	(10)
Ethical and Legal Issues	41	(12)
Leadership and Management Issues	53	(12)
UNIT III NURSING SCIENCES
Fluids and Electrolytes	65	(20)
Acid-Base Balance	85	(9)
Laboratory Values	94	(14)
Nutrition	108	(11)
Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)	119	(11)
Intravenous Therapy	130	(14)
Administration of Blood Products	144	(13)
UNIT IV FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS
Providing a Safe Environement	157	(8)
Administering Medication and Intravenous Solutions	165	(14)
Basic Life Support	179	(8)
Perioperative Nursing Care	187	(17)
Positioning Clients	204	(8)
Care of a Client with a Tube	212	(19)
UNIT V GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN
Theories of Growth and Development	231	(10)
UNIT VI MATERNITY NURSING
Female Reproductive System	241	(7)
Obstetrical Assessment	248	(5)
Prenatal Period	253	(13)
Risk Conditions Related to Pregnancy	266	(19)
Labor and Delivery	285	(13)
Problems with Labor and Delivery	298	(10)
The Postpartum Period	308	(6)
Postpartum Complications	314	(9)
Care of the Newborn	323	(19)
Maternity and Newborn Medications	342	(11)
UNIT VII PEDIATRIC NURSING
Growth and Development	353	(14)
Neurological, Cognitive, and Psychosocial Disorders	367	(13)
Eye, Ear, and Throat Disorders	380	(7)
Respiratory Disorders	387	(12)
Cardiovascular Disorders	399	(11)
Gastrointestinal Disorders	410	(16)
Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders	426	(7)
Renal and Urinary Disorders	433	(8)
Integumentary Disorders	441	(7)
Musculoskeletal Disorders	448	(7)
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome	455	(5)
Hematological Disorders	460	(6)
Oncological Disorders	466	(10)
Infectious and Communicable Diseases	476	(9)
Pediatric Medications and Calculations	485	(10)
UNIT VIII THE ADULT CLIENT WITH AN INTEGUMENTARY DISORDER
Integumentary System	495	(29)
Integumentary Medications	524	(15)
UNIT IX THE ADULT CLIENT WITH AN ONCOLOGICAL DISORDER
Oncological Disorders	539	(35)
Antineoplastic Medications	574	(13)
UNIT X THE ADULT CLIENT WITH AN ENDOCRINE DISORDER
Endocrine System	587	(29)
Endocrine Medications	616	(17)
UNIT XI THE ADULT CLIENT WITH A GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDER
Gastrointestinal System	633	(33)
Gastrointestinal Medications	666	(13)
UNIT XII THE ADULT CLIENT WITH A RESPIRATORY DISORDER
The Respiratory System	679	(31)
Respiratory Medications	710	(20)
UNIT XIII THE ADULT CLIENT WITH A CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDER
Cardiovascular Disorders	730	(48)
Cardivascular Medications	778	(21)
UNIT XIV THE ADULT CLIENT WITH A RENAL SYSTEM DISORDER
Renal System	799	(36)
Renal Medications	835	(12)
UNIT XV THE ADULT CLIENT WITH AN EYE OR EAR DISORDER
The Eye and the Ear	847	(23)
Ophthalmic and Otic Medications	870	(13)
UNIT XVI THE ADULT CLIENT WITH A NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER
Neurological System	883	(39)
Neurological Medications	922	(17)
UNIT XVII THE ADULT CLIENT WITH A MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER
The Musculoskeletal System	939	(30)
Musculoskeletal Medications	969	(10)
UNIT XVIII THE ADULT CLIENT WITH AN IMMUNE DISORDER
Immune Disorders	979	(12)
Immunologic Medications	991	(8)
UNIT XIX THE ADULT CLIENT WITH A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER
Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing	999	(11)
Models of Care	1010	(6)
Psychiatric Disorders	1016	(21)
Addictions	1037	(10)
Crisis Theory and Intervention	1047	(13)
Psychiatric Medications	1060	(15)
UNIT XX THE GERONTOLOGICAL CLIENT
Care of the Gerontological Client	1075	(12)
UNIT XXI COMPREHENSIVE TEST	1087	(82)
General Bibliography	1169	(2)
Index	1171