For courses preparing nursing students for the NCLEX-PN® examination.
This is the ultimate NCLEX-PN® exam preparation guide. It provides a comprehensive outline review of the essential content areas tested on the NCLEX-PN® exam, including critical areas such as safety, ethics, and reduction of risk. These topics are incorporated throughout, with over 1,500 practice questions in the book simulating the level of difficulty on the actual NCLEX-PN® exam, as well as 3,800 more online at Nursing Reviews & Rationales. This book integrates core nursing concepts into categories of client needs as they are found on the actual NCLEX-PN® exam, enabling readers to study for specific sections of the test based on the results of any predictor tests they have taken. Coverage includes the four client need categories: safe, effective care environments; health promotion and maintenance; psychosocial and physiological integrity; and all integrated processes on the current NCLEX-PN® Test Plan. Thousands of practice questions in the book and online at www.nursingreviewsandrationales.com help students measure their readiness for the NCLEX-RN®. In addition, you can access an eText version of this book on this website.
SECTION 1. Preparing for the NCLEX-PN® Exam
1. The NCLEX-PN® Licensing Exam
2. Test Preparation and Test-Taking Strategies
3. Test Preparation for International Nurses
4. The NCLEX-PN® Examination through the Candidates’ Eyes
SECTION 2. Safe Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
5. Legal and Ethical Nursing Practice
6. Leadership and Management
SECTION 3. Safe Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
7. Injury Prevention, Disaster Planning, and Protecting Client Safety
8. Preventing and Controlling Infection
SECTION 4. Health Promotion and Maintenance
9. Reproduction, Family Planning, and Infertility
10. Uncomplicated Antenatal Assessment and Care
11. Uncomplicated Labor and Delivery Care
12. Uncomplicated Postpartum Assessment and Care
13. Uncomplicated Newborn Care
14. Lifespan Growth and Development
15. Providing Immunizations
16. Health and Physical Assessment
17. Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Choices
18. Age-Related Care of Older Adults
SECTION 5. Psychosocial Integrity
19. Therapeutic Communication and Environment
20. Culturally Competent Care
21. Coping with Stressors
22. Mental Health Disorders
23. Dependency and Addiction
24. Crisis Intervention and Suicide
25. End of Life Care
SECTION 6. Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort
26. Meeting Nutritional Needs
27. Meeting Basic Human Needs
28. Maintaining Function of Tubes and Drains
29. Alternative and Complementary Therapies
SECTION 7. Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
30. Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration
31. Pediatric Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration
32. Intravenous Therapy
33. Blood and Blood Component Therapy
34. Total Parenteral Nutrition
35. Maternal and Newborn Medications
36. Psychiatric Medications
37. Respiratory Medications
38. Cardiovascular Medications
39. Neurological and Musculoskeletal Medications
40. Renal Medications
41. Gastrointestinal Medications
42. Endocrine Medications
43. Integumentary Medications
44. Eye and Ear Medications
45. Antineoplastic Medications
46. Immunological and Anti-Infective Medications
SECTION 8. Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
47. Common Laboratory Tests
48. Common Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
49. Perioperative Care.
SECTION 9. Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
50. Complicated Antenatal Care
51. Complicated Labor and Delivery Care
52. Complicated Postpartum Care
53. Complicated Newborn Care
54. Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances
55. Acid-Base Imbalances
56. Respiratory Disorders
57. Cardiovascular Disorders
58. Neurological Disorders
59. Renal or Genitourinary Disorders
60. Gastrointestinal Disorders
61. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
62. Musculoskeletal Disorders
63. Integumentary Disorders
64. Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders
65. Hematological Disorders
66. Oncological Disorders
67. Immunological Disorders
68. Communicable or Infectious Diseases
69. Basic Life Support
Comprehensive Exam
Comprehensive Exam Answers
Index
Features New Alternate Format Questions
New NCLEX-style alternative format questions— hot spots, exhibits, graphic options, audio, and media-enhanced items—are featured throughout the new edition and Nursing Reviews & Rationales online.
Reflects the 2011 NCLEX-PN® Test Plan
Completely updated review material and practice questions reflect the new test plan. Like the 2011 NCLEX-PN exam, practice questions and review material are organized by categories and subcategories of client needs—allowing you to focus your studies.
Provides a Personalized Practice Experience
In addition to the practice questions following each chapter, Nursing Reviews & Rationales provides opportunities for you to take multiple practice tests online. Use the code printed inside the front cover to access Nursing Reviews & Rationales, along withthousands of practice questions, and personalize your practice experience according to your needs:
- Use the 205-question Comprehensive Exam to build test-taking stamina and practice your pace. Following this exam, you’ll receive a results report and a personalized study plan including eText links to help you focus your review and hone your test-taking skills.
- Organize and prioritize your review and test-taking practice by selecting specific nursing topic areas to study using Nursing Topics Review. After a brief pre-test, you’ll receive a personalized study plan pinpointing areas in the eText for you to review.
Includes eText Online
Nursing Reviews & Rationalesincludes the eText version of Pearson Comprehensive Review of NCLEX-PN®, Second Edition. This eText is fully searchable and features tools like note-taking, highlighting, and more! Access your eText version anywhere—anytime—you have an Internet connection.
For courses preparing nursing students for the NCLEX-PN® examination.
This is the ultimate NCLEX-PN® exam preparation guide. It provides a comprehensive outline review of the essential content areas tested on the NCLEX-PN® exam, including critical areas such as safety, ethics, and reduction of risk. These topics are incorporated throughout, with over 1,500 practice questions in the book simulating the level of difficulty on the actual NCLEX-PN® exam, as well as 3,800 more online at Nursing Reviews & Rationales. This book integrates core nursing concepts into categories of client needs as they are found on the actual NCLEX-PN® exam, enabling readers to study for specific sections of the test based on the results of any predictor tests they have taken. Coverage includes the four client need categories: safe, effective care environments; health promotion and maintenance; psychosocial and physiological integrity; and all integrated processes on the current NCLEX-PN® Test Plan.
Hallmark Features
1,500+ NCLEX-PN®-style questions within the book, plus 3,800 more online–at Pearson’s Nursing Reviews & Rationales
Simple study tips and plans–designed to help students study more efficiently
Memory Aid boxes–tying specific content from the review outline to the current Test Plan and Job Task Analysis
NCLEX® Alerts–identify concepts that are especially likely to be tested on the NCLEX-PN® exam
Practice Test quizzes–at the end of each chapter, testing mastery of that chapter’s material
Comprehensive Sample Exam–at the end of the book
Answers & Rationales for all correct and incorrect choices–following each chapter’s Practice Test
Check Your NCLEX-PN® Exam I.Q. sections–providing opportunities for students to check their exam readiness
Test-Taking Strategies–showing how to break down questions and select the right answer when it isn’t obvious
NursingNotes Cards–offering quick reviews of testing strategies and frequently-used information, organized by category of client need
VangoNotes Downloadable Audio Reviews–including Big Ideas, Practice Tests, and Key Terms audio flashcards
MaryAnn Hogan, MSN, RN has been a 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® exam, Ms. Hogan has been teaching review courses throughout to a number of publications in the areas of adult health, pharmacology, and fundamentals of nursing. She is a member
of the American Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau, the International Honor Society for Nursing.
Julie Skrabal, MSN, RN has been an assistant professor at BryanLGH College of Health Sciences in Lincoln, Nebraska since 2002, where she actively serves on curriculum and assessment committees and is the faculty advisor for the local student nurses’ association. Ms. Skrabal is a member of the Nu Rho-at-Large chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, the National League for Nursing, and the Nebraska League for Nursing where she serves on the Board of Directors. She is also a member of the American Nurses Association. In addition, Ms. Skrabal is pursuing her doctorate at College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Nebraska.