Pearson Reviews & Rationales Comprehensive Review for NCLEX-RN

The Ultimate NCLEX-RN® Exam Preparation Guide!

New and updated, the Third Edition of the best-selling Pearson Reviews & Rationales: Comprehensive Review for NCLEX-RN® offers a comprehensive outline review of the essential content areas tested on the NCLEX­-RN® exam, including critical areas such as management, delegation, leadership, decision­-making, pharmacology, and emergency care. These topics are incorporated throughout, with ample practice questions that simulate actual difficulty levels on the NCLEX­-RN® exam. Organized by the Categories of Client Needs, each unit represents one of the Categories of Client Needs and contains chapters that integrate concepts from across the nursing curriculum, providing a uniquely synthesized approach to preparing for the real exam.

The Third Edition provides students with access to Pearson Test Prep–a new web-based application that enables students to practice for the NCLEX anytime and anywhere using their smartphone, tablet, or computer. Pearson Test Prep includes all 1,600 questions from the book, plus an additional 4,000 questions, and features all NCLEX-style question formats. Students can customize their practice experience to focus on specific topics, question types, and areas of difficulty, or simulate a realistic NCLEX-RN® exam. Detailed reporting features help students identify and focus on improving the areas where they need the most attention so they arrive prepared and confident on test day.

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MaryAnn Hogan, PhD(c), MSN, RN, CNE, has been a nurse educator for more than 30 years, and is currently a Clinical Assistant 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 New England for the past 25 years. She also has contributed 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, ANA Massachusetts, Sigma Theta Tau International, Eastern Nursing Research Society, National League for Nursing, and International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing (INDEN).

Section 1: Preparing for the NCLEX-RN ® Exam

Section 2: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

5. Nursing Leadership and Management

Section 3: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
6. Injury Prevention, Disaster Planning, and Protecting Client Safety
7. Preventing and Controlling Infection

Section 4: Health Promotion and Maintenance
8. Reproduction, Family Planning, and Infertility
9. Uncomplicated Antenatal Assessment and Care
10. Uncomplicated Labor and Delivery Care
11. Uncomplicated Postpartum Assessment and Care
12. Uncomplicated Newborn Care
13. Lifespan Growth and Development
14. Providing Immunizations
15. Health and Physical Assessment
16. Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Choices
17. Age-Related Care of Older Adults

Section 5: Psychosocial Integrity
18. Therapeutic Communication and Environment
19. Culturally Relevant Care
20. Coping with Stressors
21. Mental Health Disorders
22. Substance Use and Addictive Disorders
23. Crisis Intervention and Suicide
24. End-of-Life Care

Section 6: Psysiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort
25. Meeting Nutritional Needs
26. Meeting Basic Human Needs
27. Maintaining the Function of Tubes and Drains
28. Integrative Therapies

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