Nclex-RN for Dummies with Online Practice Tests

ISBN-13: 9781119692829 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 416 str.

Patrick R. Coonan; Rhoda Sommer

Spis treści

Introduction 1Part 1: Demystifying the Complexity of the NCLEX-RN 5Chapter 1: Meet the NCLEX-RN: Your Ticket to Getting a License 7Chapter 2: Preparing for T-Day: Paperwork and Whatnot 17Chapter 3: The NCLEX-RN Blueprint 25Chapter 4: Buffing Up: Study Tips and Test-Taking Strategies 43Part 2: Testing Your Knowledge of Client Needs 71Chapter 5: Management of Care 73Chapter 6: Safety and Infection Control 89Chapter 7: Health Promotion and Maintenance 107Chapter 8: Psychosocial Integrity 121Chapter 9: Basic Care and Comfort 133Chapter 10: Meditating on Meds: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies 153Chapter 11: Reduction of Risk 173Chapter 12: Physiological Adaptation 195Part 3: Just What You Were Looking For: A Full-Length Practice Test 213Chapter 13: A Story of Blood, Chills, and Pain: A Practice NCLEX-RN 215Chapter 14: The Answers to All Your Questions (and Explanations to Boot) 257Part 4: The Part of Tens 287Chapter 15: Ten Myths about the NCLEX-RN 289Chapter 16: Ten Common Phrases Found in NCLEX-RN Questions 293Chapter 17: Ten Rules to Remember When Prepping for the NCLEX-RN 301Part 5: Appendixes 307Appendix A: Additional Info about Exam and Licensing Logistics 309Appendix B: Information for International Nurses Moving to the United States 337Appendix C: Glossary of Nursing Terms 351Index 371

O autorze

Rhoda L. Sommer, RN, MSN Ed, spent 28 years in patient care before beginning a second career teaching and serving as a private tutor for nursing students preparing for the NCLEX-RN. Patrick R. Coonan, EdD, RN, CNAA, is the former Dean of the College of Nursing and Public Health at Adelphi University.