Mosby's Review Questions for the NCLEX-RN Exam - E-Book: Mosby's Review Questions for the NCLEX-RN Exam - E-Book

by Patricia M. Nugent RN, AAS, BS, MS, EdM, EdD, Judith S. Green RN, AA, BA, MA, Barbara A. Vitale RN, MA, Phyllis K. Pelikan RN, AAS, BS, MA

Overview

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Prepare for exam success with Mosby's Review Questions for the NCLEX-RN^® Examination! Over 5,000 exam-style practice questions help you assess your strengths and weaknesses, develop test-taking skills, and reduce your test anxiety. Written by testing experts Patricia M. Nugent, Phyllis K. Pelikan, Judith S. Green, and Barbara A. Vitale, this book makes review easy by organizing material into the core clinical areas of medical-surgical nursing, mental health, maternity, and pediatrics. Rationales are provided for both correct and incorrect answers, and alternate item format questions ensure that you're prepared for the latest version of the exam.

Convenient organization by core clinical area, body system, and disorders makes it easy for students to select the practice questions they prefer.

More than 3,000 questions in the book

Rationales for both correct and incorrect answers explain the reasoning behind each answer option.

Alternate item format questions include fill-in-the-blank, multiple response, drag and drop prioritizing, chart/exhibit, and hot spot (figure/illustration) enhance students' critical thinking skills.

Three practice modes -- study, quiz, and exam

Coverage of new content on the 2010 NCLEX-RN test plan prepares your students for the exam with the most up-to-date information.

An increase to over 300 alternate item format questions provides additional practice with these important critical thinking questions.

12 chart/exhibit alternate item format questions introduce students to the newest alternate item format type.

• Coverage of new content on the 2010 NCLEX-RN test plan prepares you for the exam with the most up-to-date information.
• An increase to over 300 alternate item format questions provides additional practice with these important critical thinking questions.
• 12 chart/exhibit alternate item format questions introduce the newest alternate item format type.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323079938
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	11/02/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	576
File size:	4 MB

Table of Contents

1. Preparing for the Licensure Examination

Introduction

How to Use This Book in Studying

Readiness for the Licensure Examination

Taking the Licensure Examination

Test-Taking Skills

General Strategies

2. Medical-Surgical Nursing

Nursing Practice

Growth and Development

Emotional Needs Related to Health Problems

Blood and Immunity

Cardiovascular

Endocrine

Fluids and Electrolytes

Gastrointestinal

Integumentary

Neuromuscular

Respiratory

Reproductive and Genitourinary

Skeletal

Drug-related Responses

Answers and Rationales

Medical-Surgical Nursing Quiz 1

Medical-Surgical Nursing Quiz 1 Answers and Rationales

Medical-Surgical Nursing Quiz 2

Medical-Surgical Nursing Quiz 2 Answers and Rationales

3. Mental Health Nursing

Nursing Practice

Personality Development

Therapeutic Relationships

Disorders First Evident Before Adulthood

Anxiety, Somatoform, Factitious and Dissociative Disorders

Crisis Situations

Dementia, Delirium, and Other Cognitive Disorders

Eating and Sleep Disorders

Disorders of Mood

Disorders of Personality

Schizophrenic Disorders

Substance Abuse

Drug-Related Responses

Answers and Rationales

Mental Health Nursing Quiz

Mental Health Nursing Quiz Answers and Rationales

4. Childbearing and Women's Health Nursing

Nursing Practice

Emotional Needs Related to Childbearing and Women's Health

Reproductive Choices

Healthy Childbearing

High-Risk Pregnancy

Normal Neonate

High-Risk Neonate

Reproductive Problems

Women's Health

Drug-Related Responses

Answers and Rationales

Childbearing and Women's Health Nursing Quiz

Childbearing and Women's Health Nursing Quiz Answers and Rationales

5. Child Health Nursing

Nursing Practice

Growth and Development

Emotional Needs Related to Health Problems

Blood and Immunity

Cardiovascular

Endocrine

Fluids and Electrolytes

Gastrointestinal

Integumentary

Neuromuscular

Respiratory

Reproductive and Genitourinary

Skeletal

Drug-related Responses

Answers and Rationales

Pediatric Nursing Quiz

Pediatric Nursing Quiz Answers and Rationales

6. Comprehensive Examination