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NCLEX-RN premier, 2014-2015: with 2 practice tests
2014, Kaplan Publishing
in English
1618654993 9781618654991
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Table of 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.
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.
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.
Edition Notes
At head of title: Kaplan.
Includes index.
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