A student and instructor favorite, this book/CD-ROM package covers the entire nursing curriculum. It can be used as both a study guide for your nursing classes and as a review tool for the NCLEX examination. Known for its quality NCLEX exam-style practice questions, this book includes detailed rationales for both correct and incorrect answers. An outline format makes reviewing easier, and test-taking strategies for every question help you prepare effectively for all of your exams.
1. The NCLEX-RN Examination 2. Preparing for the NCLEX Exam: Transitional Issues for the Foreign-Educated Nurse 3. Pathways to Success 4. The NCLEX-RN Examination: From a Students Perspective 5. Test-Taking Strategies
Unit II Issues in Nursing
6. Cultural Diversity 7. Ethical and Legal Issues 8. Leadership, Delegating, and Prioritizing Client Care
Unit III Nursing Sciences
9. Fluids and Electrolytes 10. Acid-Base Balance 11. Laboratory Values 12 Nutrition 13. Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) 14. Intravenous Therapy 15. Administration of Blood Products
Unit IV Fundamental Skills
16. Providing a Safe Environment 17. Administering Medication and Intravenous Solutions 18. Basic Life Support 19. Perioperative Nursing Care 20. Positioning Clients 21. Care of a Client with a Tube
Unit V Maternity Nursing
22. Female Reproductive System 23. Obstetrical Assessment 24. Prenatal Period 25. Risk Conditions Related to Pregnancy 26. Labor and Delivery 27. Problems with Labor and Delivery 28. The Postpartum Period 29. Postpartum Complications 30. Care of the Newborn 31. Maternity and Newborn Medications
Unit VI Growth and Development Across the Life Span
32. Theories of Growth and Development 33. Developmental Stages 34. Care of the Older Client
Unit VII Pediatric Nursing
35. Neurological, Cognitive, and Psychosocial Disorders 36. Eye, Ear, and Throat Disorders 37. Respiratory Disorders 38. Cardiovascular Disorders 39. Gastrointestinal Disorders 40. Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders 41. Renal and Urinary Disorders 42. Integumentary Disorders 43. Musculoskeletal Disorders 44. Hematological Disorders 45. Oncological Disorders 46. Acquired Immunodefiency Syndrome 47. Infectious and Communicable Diseases 48. Pediatric Medication Administration and Calculations
Unit VIII The Adult Client with an Integumentary Disorder
49. Integumentary System 50. Integumentary Medications
Unit IX The Adult Client with an Oncological Disorder
Unit XIV The Adult Client with a Renal System Disorder
61. Renal System 62. Renal Medications
Unit XV The Adult Client with an Eye or Ear Disorder
63. The Eye and the Ear 64. Ophthalmic and Otic Medications
Unit XVI The Adult Client with a Neurological Disorder
65. Neurological System 66. Neurological Medications
Unit XVII The Adult Client with a Musculoskeletal Disorder
67. Musculoskeletal System 68. Musculoskeletal Medications
Unit XVIII The Adult Client with an Immune Disorder
69. Immune Disorders 70. Immunologic Medications
Unit XIX The Adult Client with a Mental Health Disorder
71. Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 72. Models of Care 73. Mental Health Disorders 74. Addictions 75. Crisis Theory and Intervention 76. Psychiatric Medications