Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination 9th Edition by Linda Silvestri, ISBN-13: 978-0323795302

Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination 9th Edition by Linda Silvestri, ISBN-13: 978-0323795302

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• Publisher: ‎ Saunders; 9th edition (July 29, 2022)
• Language: ‎ English
•  1144 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0323795307
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0323795302

5,700 review questions and realistic practice tests prepare you for success on the NCLEX-RN exam.

Prepare for success on the NCLEX-RN exam with this complete review! Often called the best NCLEX exam review book ever, Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination reviews all nursing content areas related to the current test plan. This new edition includes 5,700 NCLEX exam-style questions in the book and online, including alternate items formats and Next Generation NCLEX questions. Don’t make the mistake of assuming the quality of the questions is the same in all NCLEX exam review books, because only this book includes the kinds of questions that consistently test the clinical judgment skills necessary to pass today’s NCLEX exam. Even better, all answers include detailed rationales to help you learn from your answer choices as well as test-taking strategies with tips on how to best approach each question. Written by the most trusted names in NCLEX review, Linda Anne Silvestri and Angela Elizabeth Silvestri, this is THE book of choice for NCLEX preparation. But don’t just take our word for it ― read any customer review or ask your classmates to see why there’s nothing else like it!

Table of Contents:

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
To All Future Registered Nurses,
About the Authors
Contributors
Reviewers
Preface
Acknowledgments
Unit I. NCLEX-RN® Exam Preparation
Chapter 1. Clinical Judgment and the Next Generation NCLEX (NGN)-RN® Examination
The Pyramid to Success
Clinical Judgment and Next Generation NCLEX® Items
Examination Process
Computer Adaptive Testing
Development of the Test Plan
Test Plan
Types of Questions on the Examination and Scoring
Registering to Take the Examination
Authorization to Test Form and Scheduling an Appointment
Changing Your Appointment
Day of the Examination
Testing Accommodations
Testing Center
NGN Test Design
Pass-or-Fail Decisions
Completing the Examination
Processing Results
Candidate Performance Report
Interstate Endorsement and Nurse Licensure Compact
The International-Educated Nurse
Chapter 2. Self-Efficacy and Pathways to Success
The Pyramid to Success
Pathways to Success: Increasing Self-Efficacy
Chapter 3. The NCLEX-RN® Examination from a Graduate’s Perspective
Chapter 4. Clinical Judgment and Test-Taking Strategies
Unit II. Professional Standards in Nursing
Unit II. Professional Standards in Nursing
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs: Learning Outcomes
Chapter 5. Population Health Nursing
Practice Questions
Answers
Chapter 6. Ethical and Legal Issues
Practice Questions
Answers
Chapter 7. Prioritizing Client Care: Leadership, Delegation, and Emergency Response Planning
Unit III. Foundations of Care
Unit III. Foundations of Care
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs: Learning Outcomes
Chapter 8. Fluids and Electrolytes
Chapter 9. Acid-Base Balance
Practice Questions
Answers
Chapter 10. Vital Signs and Laboratory Reference Intervals
Chapter 11. Nutrition
Chapter 12. Health and Physical Assessment of the Adult Client
Chapter 13. Safety and Infection Control
Practice Questions
Answers
Chapter 14. Medication Administration and Intravenous Therapies
Chapter 15. Perioperative Nursing Care
Chapter 16. Hygiene, Mobility, and Skin Integrity
Chapter 17. Urinary and Bowel Elimination
Unit IV. Growth and Development Across the Life Span
Unit IV. Growth and Development Across the Life Span
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs: Learning Outcomes
Chapter 18. Theories of Growth and Development
Chapter 19. Growth, Development, and Stages of Life
Chapter 20. Care of the Older Client
Unit V. Maternity Nursing
Unit V. Maternity Nursing
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs: Learning Outcomes
Chapter 21. Reproductive System
Chapter 22. Prenatal Period
Chapter 23. Risk Conditions Related to Pregnancy
Chapter 24. Labor and Birth
Chapter 25. Problems with Labor and Birth
Chapter 26. Postpartum Period
Chapter 27. Postpartum Complications
Chapter 28. Care of the Newborn
Chapter 29. Maternity and Newborn Medications
Unit VI. Pediatric Nursing
Unit VI. Pediatric Nursing
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs: Learning Outcomes
Chapter 30. Integumentary Problems
Chapter 31. Hematological Problems
Practice Questions
Answers
Chapter 32. Oncological Problems
Chapter 33. Metabolic and Endocrine Problems
Chapter 34. Gastrointestinal Problems
Chapter 35. Eye, Ear, and Throat Problems
Chapter 36. Respiratory Problems
Chapter 37. Cardiovascular Problems
Chapter 38. Renal and Genitourinary Problems
Chapter 39. Neurological and Cognitive Problems
Chapter 40. Musculoskeletal Problems
Practice Questions
Answers
Chapter 41. Immune Problems and Infectious Diseases
Chapter 42. Pediatric Medication Administration and Calculations
Unit VII. Integumentary Problems of the Adult Client
Unit VII. Integumentary Problems of the Adult Client
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs: Learning Outcomes
Chapter 43. Integumentary Problems
Chapter 44. Integumentary Medications
Unit VIII. Oncological and Hematological Problems of the Adult Client
Unit VIII. Oncological and Hematological Problems of the Adult Client
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs: Learning Outcomes
Chapter 45. Oncological and Hematological Problems
Chapter 46. Oncological and Hematological Medications
Unit IX. Endocrine Problems of the Adult Client
Unit IX. Endocrine Problems of the Adult Client
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs: Learning Outcomes
Chapter 47. Endocrine Problems
Chapter 48. Endocrine Medications
Unit X. Gastrointestinal Problems of the Adult Client
Unit X. Gastrointestinal Problems of the Adult Client
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs: Learning Outcomes
Chapter 49. Gastrointestinal Problems
Chapter 50. Gastrointestinal Medications
Unit XI. Respiratory Problems of the Adult Client
Unit XI. Respiratory Problems of the Adult Client
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs: Learning Outcomes
Chapter 51. Respiratory Problems
Chapter 52. Respiratory Medications
Unit XII. Cardiovascular Problems of the Adult Client
Unit XII. Cardiovascular Problems of the Adult Client
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs: Learning Outcomes
Chapter 53. Cardiovascular Problems
Chapter 54. Cardiovascular Medications
Unit XIII. Renal and Urinary Problems of the Adult Client
Unit XIII. Renal and Urinary Problems of the Adult Client
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs: Learning Outcomes
Chapter 55. Renal and Urinary Problems
Chapter 56. Renal and Urinary Medications
Unit XIV. Eye and Ear Problems of the Adult Client
Unit XIV. Eye and Ear Problems of the Adult Client
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs: Learning Outcomes
Chapter 57. Eye and Ear Problems
Chapter 58. Eye and Ear Medications
Unit XV. Neurological Problems of the Adult Client
Unit XV. Neurological Problems of the Adult Client
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs: Learning Outcomes
Chapter 59. Neurological Problems
Chapter 60. Neurological Medications
Unit XVI. Musculoskeletal Problems of the Adult Client
Unit XVI. Musculoskeletal Problems of the Adult Client
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs: Learning Outcomes
Chapter 61. Musculoskeletal Problems
Chapter 62. Musculoskeletal Medications
Unit XVII. Immune Problems of the Adult Client
Unit XVII. Immune Problems of the Adult Client
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs: Learning Outcomes
Chapter 63. Immune Problems
Chapter 64. Immune Medications
Unit XVIII. Mental Health Problems of the Adult Client
Unit XVIII. Mental Health Problems of the Adult Client
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs: Learning Outcomes
Chapter 65. Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
Chapter 66. Mental Health Problems
Chapter 67. Addictions
Chapter 68. Crisis Theory and Intervention
Chapter 69. Psychotherapeutic Medications
Unit XIX. Complex Care
Unit XIX. Complex Care
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs: Learning Outcomes
Chapter 70. Complex Care
References
Index
United States (U.S.) Top 100 Prescription Medications (by Generic Name)
IBC

Linda 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® 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®. As a leader in providing global NCLEX® 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® Subject Matter Expert and Consultant for Elsevier.

Angela Silvestri is a well-known nurse educator, researcher, and author. She has been teaching and working in university administrative roles for the past 10 years at all levels of nursing education. She has experience teaching across the program and in classroom and clinical settings in the areas of Nutrition and Human Development Across the Lifespan, Foundations of Care in Nursing, Gerontological Nursing, Complex Care in Nursing, and Leadership and Transition to Practice in pre-nursing and undergraduate nursing programs. She is currently serving as the Program Director for the undergraduate BSN program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is a sought-out speaker at national conferences on the topic of nursing school success. Her passion for college student success comes through in her work at the School of Nursing teaching Leadership and licensure exam preparation and in publishing research and best-selling licensure exam review resources on national and international levels.

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