Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination

"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.

Table of Contents:
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 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 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 Index

About the Author :
Linda Anne Silvestri has provided decades of nursing education and leadership that has directly impacted the growing and needed nursing workforce. Her research focused on a holistic investigation of predictors leading to success on the licensure examination. Her findings, published in the Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, led to significant contributions, filling a critical need in NCLEX(R) preparation. Linda's vision was to provide a holistic educational approach to ensure overall well-being in test anxiety and self-efficacy, and success on the NCLEX(R). As a leader in providing global NCLEX(R) preparation resources published by Elsevier, she strives for excellence in publication quality, based on the discovery of new knowledge in nursing, standards of care, and research-based studies. Her published resources ensure nursing graduates' ability to make sound clinical judgments as they serve the public and the nursing profession. Linda is also a Next Generation NCLEX(R) Subject Matter Expert and Consultant for Elsevier.