Key Features
Unit I
? NEW! Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN)–Style questions prepare
students for the biggest change to the NCLEX-RN® test plan to date
? Over 2,500 practice questions in the text and online offer ample
testing practice
? NEW! Thoroughly updated content incorporates clinical updates
and reflects the latest NCLEX-RN test plan
? NEW! Clinical Judgment boxes identify a clinical judgment situation
and address one of the 6 cognitive skills for the Next Generation NCLEX
? NEW! Additional questions covering Health Problem areas and
Complex Care
? NEW! Reorganization of the Foundations of Care section makes this
section more user-friendly for beginning nursing students
? NEW! Urinary and Bowel Elimination chapter and Hygiene, Mobility,
and Skin Integrity chapters
? Health Problem code with every practice question focuses student study
on particular topics, such as heart failure or pneumonia
? Systematic case scenarios help students apply health and physical
assessment concepts
NCLEX- RN® Exam Preparation, 1
1 Clinical Judgment and the Next Generation
NCLEX (NGN)- RN® Examination, 2
2 Self- Effi cacy and Pathways to Success, 17
3 The NCLEX- RN® Examination from a Graduate’s
Perspective, 22
4 Clinical Judgment and Test- Taking
Strategies, 24 _
Unit II
Professional Standards in Nursing, 38
5 Population Health Nursing, 40
6 Ethical and Legal Issues, 53
7 Prioritizing Client Care: Leadership, Delegation,
and Emergency Response Planning, 68 _
Unit III
Foundations of Care, 85
8 Fluids and Electrolytes, 88
9 Acid- Base Balance, 106
10 Vital Signs and Laboratory Reference
Intervals, 116
11 Nutrition, 132
12 Health and Physical Assessment of the Adult
Client, 143
13 Safety and Infection Control, 166
14 Medication Administration and Intravenous
Therapies, 178
15 Perioperative Nursing Care, 189
16 Hygiene, Mobility, and Skin Integrity, 204
17 Urinary and Bowel Elimination, 218 _
Unit IV
Growth and Development Across
the Life Span, 234
18 Theories of Growth and Development, 236
19 Growth, Development, and Stages of Life, 244
20 Care of the Older Client, 266 _
Unit V
Maternity Nursing, 275
21 Reproductive System, 277
22 Prenatal Period, 285
23 Risk Conditions Related to Pregnancy, 300
24 Labor and Birth, 323
25 Problems with Labor and Birth, 336
26 Postpartum Period, 343
27 Postpartum Complications, 350
28 Care of the Newborn, 358
29 Maternity and Newborn Medications, 380 _
Unit VI
Pediatric Nursing, 391
30 Integumentary Problems, 392
31 Hematological Problems, 399
32 Oncological Problems, 406
33 Metabolic and Endocrine Problems, 416
34 Gastrointestinal Problems, 425
35 Eye, Ear, and Throat Problems, 444
36 Respiratory Problems, 451
37 Cardiovascular Problems, 467
38 Renal and Genitourinary Problems, 479
39 Neurological and Cognitive Problems, 487
40 Musculoskeletal Problems, 498
41 Immune Problems and Infectious Diseases, 507
42 Pediatric Medication Administration and
Calculations, 520 _
Unit VII
Integumentary Problems of the Adult
Client, 527
43 Integumentary Problems, 528
44 Integumentary Medications, 538 _
Unit VIII
Oncological and Hematological
Problems of the Adult Client, 547
45 Oncological and Hematological Problems, 549
46 Oncological and Hematological
Medications, 587 _
Unit IX
Endocrine Problems of the Adult Client, 598
47 Endocrine Problems, 599
48 Endocrine Medications, 626 _
Unit X
Gastrointestinal Problems of the Adult
Client, 641
49 Gastrointestinal Problems, 643
50 Gastrointestinal Medications, 671 _
Unit XI
Respiratory Problems of the Adult
Client, 679
51 Respiratory Problems, 680
52 Respiratory Medications, 701 _
Unit XII
Cardiovascular Problems of the Adult
Client, 719
53 Cardiovascular Problems, 720
54 Cardiovascular Medications, 760 _
Unit XIII
Renal and Urinary Problems of the Adult
Client, 778
55 Renal and Urinary Problems, 779
56 Renal and Urinary Medications, 811
Unit XIV
Eye and Ear Problems of the Adult
Client, 821
57 Eye and Ear Problems, 822
58 Eye and Ear Medications, 842 _
Unit XV
Neurological Problems of the Adult
Client, 852
59 Neurological Problems, 853
60 Neurological Medications, 877 _
Unit XVI
Musculoskeletal Problems of the Adult
Client, 888
61 Musculoskeletal Problems, 889
62 Musculoskeletal Medications, 910 _
Unit XVII
Immune Problems of the Adult
Client, 918
63 Immune Problems, 919
64 Immune Medications, 933 _
Unit XVIII
Mental Health Problems of the Adult
Client, 940
65 Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing, 941
66 Mental Health Problems, 954
67 Addictions, 975
68 Crisis Theory and Intervention, 987
69 Psychotherapeutic Medications, 1001 _
Unit XIX
Complex Care, 1015
70 Complex Care, 1017
Appendices, 1088
References, 1266
Index, 1268
US Top 100 Prescription Medications, 1306
Test-taking Strategy Guide
