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xvii, 521 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
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At head of title: Kaplan. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. NCLEX-RN exam overview and test taking strategies. 1. Overview of the NCLEX-RN exam. What is the NCLEX-RN exam -- Content of the NCLEX-RN exam -- 2. General and computer adaptive test strategies. Standardized exams -- What behaviors does the NCLEX-RN exam test? -- Strategies that don't work on the NCLEX-RN exam -- Becoming a better test taker -- NCLEX-RN exam question types -- Alternate test questions -- Multiple-choice test questions -- Critical thinking strategies -- Reword the question -- Eliminate incorrect answer choices -- Don't predict answers -- Recognize expected outcomes -- Read answer choices to obtain clues -- 3. NCLEX-RN exam strategies. The NCLEX-RN exam versus real-world nursing -- Strategies for priority questions -- Strategies for management of care questions -- Strategies for positioning questions -- Strategies for communication questions -- Your NCLEX-RN exam study plan. |
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pt. 2. NCLEX-RN exam content review and practice. 4. Safe and effective care environment: management of care. Advance directives -- Advocacy -- Case management -- Client rights -- Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams -- Concepts of management -- Confidentiality/information security -- Consultation -- Continuity of care -- Delegation -- Establishing priorities -- Ethical practice -- Information technology -- Informed consent -- Legal rights and responsibilities -- Performance improvement (quality improvement) -- Referrals -- Supervision -- 5. Safe and effective care environment: safety and infection control. Safety background -- Infection control background -- Accident/injury prevention -- Emergency response plan -- Ergonomic principles -- Error prevention -- Handling hazardous and infectious materials -- Home safety -- Reporting of incident/event/irregular occurrence/variance -- Safe use of equipment -- Security plan -- Standard precautions/transmission-based precautions/surgical asepsis -- Use of restraints/safety devices -- 6. Health promotion and maintenance. Aging process -- Ante/intra/postpartum and newborn care -- Developmental stages and transitions -- Health and wellness -- Health promotion/disease prevention -- Health screening -- High-risk behaviors -- Lifestyle choices -- Principles of teaching/learning -- Self-care -- Techniques of physical assessment -- 7. Psychological integrity. Abuse/neglect -- Behavioral interventions -- Chemical and other dependencies -- Coping mechanisms -- Crisis intervention -- Cultural diversity -- End of life care -- Family dynamics -- Grief and loss -- Mental health concepts -- Religious and spiritual influences on health -- Sensory/perceptual alterations -- Stress management -- Support systems -- Therapeutic communications -- Therapeutic environment -- The nursing process and psychosocial integrity -- 8. Physiological integrity: basic care and comfort. Assistive devices -- Elimination -- Mobility/immobility -- Non-pharmacological comfort interventions -- Nutrition and oral hydration -- Personal hygiene -- Rest and sleep -- 9. Physiological integrity: pharmacological and parenteral therapies. Adverse effects/contraindications/side effects/interactions -- Blood and blood products -- Central venous access devices -- Dosage calculation -- Expected actions/outcomes -- Medication administration -- Parenteral/intravenous therapies -- Pharmacological pain management -- Total parenteral nutrition -- 10. Physiological integrity: reduction of risk potential. Changes/abnormalities in vital signs -- Diagnostic tests -- Laboratory values -- Potential for alterations in body systems -- Potential for complications of diagnostic tests/treatments/procedures -- Potential for complications from surgical procedures and health alterations -- System-specific assessments -- Therapeutic procedures -- 11. Physiological integrity: physiological adaptation. Alterations in body systems -- Fluid and electrolyte imbalances -- Hemodynamics -- Illness management -- Medical emergencies -- Pathophysiology -- Unexpected response to therapies. |
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pt. 3. The practice test. Practice test -- Your practice test scores -- Answer key -- Practice test answers and explanations -- pt. 4. The licensure process. 12. Application, registration, and scheduling. How to apply for the NCLEX-RN exam -- Taking the exam -- 13. Taking the test more than once. You are not alone -- How to interpret unsuccessful test results -- Should you test again? -- How should you begin? -- 14. Essentials for international nurses. NCLEX-RN exam administration abroad -- The CGFNS certificate -- Work visas -- Nursing practice in the United States -- U.S.-style nursing communication -- Kaplan programs for international nurses -- pt. 5. NCLEX-RN exam resources. Summary of critical thinking paths -- Nursing terminology -- Common medical abbreviations -- State licensing requirements -- Pearson professional centers offering NCLEX-RN examinations. |
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Nursing -- Examinations, questions, etc.
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Nursing -- Examinations -- Study guides.
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National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses -- Study guides.
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Nurses -- Licenses -- United States -- Examinations -- Study guides.
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Nursing. |
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Licensure, Nuring. |
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United States. |
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Examination Questions. |
| Added Author |
Burckhardt, Judith A., author.
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Kaplan Publishing, publisher.
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| Added Title |
Kaplan NCLEX-RN premier |
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National council licensure examination for registered nurses premier |
| ISBN |
9781618654991 |
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1618654993 |
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