Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination is the bestselling nursing review book, providing content review along with thousands of questions. All questions include detailed rationales and comprehensive test- taking strategies which provide guidance for how to best approach each question. The new edition parallels the 2004 NCLEX Examination Test Plan, with the inclusion of Alternate Item Format questions, more pharmacology content, and new questions on leadership, delegation, and patient care prioritization. The enclosed CD-ROM allows you to answer questions in three different modes: Quiz, Study, and Exam.
Unit I NCLEX-RN Exam Preparation
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 Student’s 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
51 Oncological Disorders
52 Antineoplastic Medications
Unit X The Adult Client with an Endocrine Disorder
53 Endocrine System
54 Endocrine Medications
Unit XI The Adult Client with a Gastrointestinal Disorder
55 Gastrointestinal System
56 Gastrointestinal Medications
Unit XII The Adult Client with a Respiratory Disorder
57 Respiratory System
58 Respiratory Medications
Unit XIII The Adult Client with a Cardiovascular Disorder
59 Cardiovascular Disorders
60 Cardiovascular Medications
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
Unit XX Comprehensive Test
General Bibliography
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