Get everything you need to review for the NCLEX-PNª exam from one trusted source! With over 4,500 high-quality review questions, this unique, bestselling review and preparation guide offers the perfect combination of core content review, comprehensive rationales, and detailed test-taking strategies from the NCLEX expert herself: Linda Silvestri. Updated to reflect the latest NCLEX-PN test plan, this new edition and companion Evolve website help you hone your understanding of all the important NCLEX-PN content areas. Full-color design makes for a more visually engaging learning experience. 12 p.

UNIT 1: NCLEX-PN EXAM PREPARATION> 1. The NCLEX-PN Examination>2. NCLEX-PN Preparation for Foreign-Educated Nurses>3. Pathways to Success>4. The NCLEX-PN Examination: From a Graduate's Perspective>5. Test-Taking Strategies> UNIT 2 ISSUES IN NURSING> 6. Cultural Awareness>7. Ethical and Legal Issues>8. Delegating, Managing, and Prioritizing Client Care> UNIT 3 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 4 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 5 GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN> 20. Theories of Growth and Development>21. Developmental Stages>22. Care of the Older Client>23. Health and Physical Assessment of the Adult Client> UNIT 6 MATERNITY NURSING> 24. Reproductive System>25. Obstetrical Assessment>26. Prenatal Period and Risk Conditions>27. Labor and Delivery and Associated Complications>28. The Postpartum Period and Associated Complications>29. Care of the Newborn>30. Maternity and Newborn Medications> UNIT 7 PEDIATRIC NURSING> 31. Integumentary Disorders>32. Hematological and Oncological Disorders>33. Metabolic and Endocrine and Gastrointestinal Disorders>34. Eye, Ear, and Throat and Respiratory Disorders>35. Cardiovascular Disorders>36. Renal and Urinary Disorders>37. Neurological, Cognitive, and Psychosocial Disorders>38. Musculoskeletal Disorders>39. Communicable Diseases and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome>40. Pediatric Medication Administration and Calculations> UNIT 8 THE ADULT CLIENT WITH AN INTEGUMENTARY DISORDER> 41. Integumentary System>42. Integumentary Medications> UNIT 9 THE ADULT CLIENT WITH AN ONCOLOGICAL DISORDER> 43. Oncological Disorders>44. Antineoplastic Medications> UNIT 10 THE ADULT CLIENT WITH AN ENDOCRINE DISORDER> 45. Endocrine System>46. Endocrine Medications> UNIT 11 THE ADULT CLIENT WITH A GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDER> 47. Gastrointestinal System>48. Gastrointestinal Medications> UNIT 12 THE ADULT CLIENT WITH A RESPIRATORY DISORDER> 49. Respiratory System>50. Respiratory Medications> UNIT 13 THE ADULT CLIENT WITH A CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDER> 51. Cardiovascular Disorders>52. Cardiovascular Medications> UNIT 14 THE ADULT CLIENT WITH A RENAL SYSTEM DISORDER> 53. Renal System>54. Renal Medications> UNIT 15 THE ADULT CLIENT WITH AN EYE OR EAR DISORDER> 55. The Eye and the Ear>56. Ophthalmic and Otic Medications> UNIT 16 THE ADULT CLIENT WITH A NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER> 57. Neurological System>58. Neurological Medications> UNIT 17 THE ADULT CLIENT WITH A MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER> 59. Musculoskeletal System>60. Musculoskeletal Medications> UNIT 18 THE ADULT CLIENT WITH AN IMMUNE DISORDER> 61. Immune Disorders>62. Immunologic Medications> UNIT 19 THE ADULT CLIENT WITH A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER> 63. Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing>64. Mental Health Disorders>65. Addictions>66. Crisis Theory and Intervention>67. Psychiatric Medications> UNIT 20 COMPREHENSIVE TEST>Index>.

Front Cover; Inside Front Cover; Saunder Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN Examination; Copyright; Dedication; About the Author; Contributors; Reviewers; Preface; An Essential Resource for Test Success; Organization; Special Features of the Book; Pyramid Terms; Pyramid to Success; Pyramid Points; Pyramid Alerts; Priority Nursing Actions; Critical Thinking: What Should You Do? Questions; Special Features Found on Evolve; Pretest and Study Calendar; Heart, Lung, and Bowel Sound Questions; Video Questions; Testlet Questions; Audio Review Summaries; Practice Questions. Multiple-Choice and Alternate Item Format QuestionsAnswer Section; Pharmacology and Medication Calculations Review; How to Use This Book; Using the Companion Evolve Site; Acknowledgments; Contents; Unit I: NCLEX-PNª Exam Preparation ; Chapter 1: The NCLEX-PNª Examination; The Pyramid to Success; Welcome to the Pyramid to Success; HESI/Saunders Online Review for the NCLEX-PNª Examination; Saunders Strategies for Test Success: Passing Nursing School and the NCLEXª Exam; Saunders Q & A Review Cards for the NCLEX-PNª Exam; The Examination Process; Computer Adaptive Testing. Development of the Test PlanTest Plan; Level of Cognitive Ability; Client Needs; Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion and Maintenance; Psychosocial Integrity; Physiological Integrity; Integrated Processes; Types of Questions on the Examination; Multiple-Choice Questions; Fill-in-the-Blank Questions; Multiple-Response Questions; Ordered Response Questions; Figure Questions; Chart/Exhibit Questions; Graphic Option Questions; Audio Questions; Video Questions; Registering to Take the Examination; Authorization to Test Form and Scheduling an Appointment; Changing Your Appointment. Day of the ExaminationSpecial Testing Circumstances; Testing Center; Testing Time; Length of the Examination; Pass-or-Fail Decisions; Completing the Examination; Processing Results; Candidate Performance Report; Interstate Endorsement; Nurse Licensure Compact; Additional Information About the Examination; Chapter 2: NCLEX-PN ª Preparation for Foreign-Educated Nurses; National Council of State Boards of Nursing; State Requirements for Licensure; Credentialing Agencies; General Licensure Requirements; Work Visa; VisaScreen; Registering to Take the NCLEX Exam; Preparing to Take the NCLEX Exam. Chapter 3: Pathways to SuccessPyramid to Success; Pathways to Success (Box 3-1); The Foundation; The List; The Plan for Preparation; Positive Pampering; Final Preparation; The Day of the Exam (Box 3-3); This Is Not a Test; Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4; Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4; Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4; Final Result; Chapter 4: The NCLEX-PN ª Examination: From a Graduate's Perspective; Chapter 5: Test-Taking Strategies; Unit: II Issues in Nursing; Pyramid to Success; Client Needs; Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion and Maintenance; Psychosocial Integrity; Physiological Integrity.