Table of Contents

Unit I - NCLEX-PN Exam Preparation 1. The NCLEX-PN Examination 2. Preparing for the NCLEX Exam: Transitional Issues for the Foreign-Educated Nurse 3. Pathways to Success 4. The NCLEX-PN Examination: From a Student's Perspective 5. Test-Taking Strategies Unit II - Issues in Nursing 6. Cultural Diversity 7. Ethical and Legal Issues 8. Delegating, Managing, and Prioritizing Client Care Unit III - Nursing Sciences 9. Fluids and Electrolytes 10. Acid-Base Balance 11. Laboratory Values 12. Nutritional Components of Care 13. Intravenous Therapy and Blood Administration Unit IV - Fundamental Skills 14. Hygiene and Safety 15. Medication and Intravenous Administration 16. Basic Life Support 17. Perioperative Nursing Care 18. Positioning Clients 19. Care of a Client with a Tube Unit V - Maternity Nursing 20. Female Reproductive System 21. Obstetrical Assessment 22. Prenatal Period and Risk Conditions 23. Labor and Delivery and Associated Complications 24. The Postpartum Period and Associated Complications 25. Care of the Newborn 26. Maternity and Newborn Medications Unit VI - Growth and Development Across the Life Span 27. Theories of Growth and Development 28. Developmental Stages 29. Care of the Older Client Unit VII - Pediatric Nursing 30. Neurological, Cognitive, and Psychosocial Disorders 31. Eye, Ear, Throat, and Respiratory Disorders 32. Cardiovascular Disorders 33. Metabolic, Endocrine, and Gastrointestinal Disorders 34. Renal and Urinary Disorders 35. Integumentary Disorders 36. Musculoskeletal Disorders 37. Hematological and Oncological Disorders 38. Communicable Diseases and Acquired Immunodefiency Syndrome 39. Pediatric Medication Administration Unit VIII - The Adult Client with an Integumentary Disorder 40. Integumentary System 41. Integumentary Medications Unit IX - The Adult Client with an Oncological Disorder 42. Oncological Disorders 43. Antineoplastic Medications Unit X - The Adult Client with an Endocrine Disorder 44. Endocrine System 45. Endocrine Medications Unit XI - The Adult Client with a Gastrointestinal Disorder 46. Gastrointestinal System 47. Gastrointestinal Medications Unit XII - The Adult Client with a Respiratory Disorder 48. Respiratory System 49. Respiratory Medications Unit XIII - The Adult Client with a Cardiovascular Disorder 50. Cardiovascular Disorders 51. Cardiovascular Medications Unit XIV - The Adult Client with a Renal System Disorder 52. Renal System 53. Renal Medications Unit XV - The Adult Client with an Eye or Ear Disorder 54. The Eye and the Ear 55.Ophthalmic and Otic Medications Unit XVI - The Adult Client with a Neurological Disorder 56. Neurological System 57. Neurological Medications Unit XVII - The Adult Client with a Musculoskeletal Disorder 58. Musculoskeletal System 59. Musculoskeletal Medications Unit XVIII - The Adult Client with an Immune Disorder 60. Immune Disorders 61. Immunologic Medications Unit XIX - The Adult Client with a Mental Health Disorder 62. Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 63. Mental Health Disorders 64. Addictions 65. Crisis Theory and Intervention 66. Psychiatric Medications Unit XX - Comprehensive Test 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.

Reviews

"This is a nursing text book to end all text books as this is so comprehensive and the chapters are well set out and it does not take the reader long to navigate around the book...This is written especially for the nursing students to pass the NCLEX-PN exam. It is still a valuable resource for the nursing student in the UK. As this is so comprehensive, this is a book to refresh the newly qualified nurse and would be a valuable resource in any nursing university or hospital library." Nursing Times, April 2013