Saunders comprehensive review for the NCLEX-RN examination / Linda Anne Silvestri; Angela E. Silvestri.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit I. NCLEX-RN Exam Preparation : -- Unit II. Professional Standards in Nursing : -- Unit III. Foundations of Care : -- Unit IV. Growth and Development Across the Life Span : -- Unit V. Maternity Nursing : -- Unit VI. Pediatric Nursing : -- Unit VII. Integumentary Problems of the Adult Client : -- Unit VIII. Oncological and Hematological Problems of the Adult Client : -- Unit IX. Endocrine Problems of the Adult Client : -- Unit X. Gastrointestinal Problems of the Adult Client : -- Unit XI. Respiratory Problems of the Adult Client : -- Unit XII. Cardiovascular Problems of the Adult Client : -- Unit XIII. Renal and Urinary Problems of the Adult Client : -- Unit XIV. Eye and Ear Problems of the Adult Client : -- Unit XV. Neurological Problems of the Adult Client : -- Unit XVI. Musculoskeletal Problems of the Adult Client : -- Unit XVII. Immune Problems of the Adult Client : -- Unit XVIII. Mental Health Problems of the Adult Client : -- Unit XIX. Complex Care : -- Unit XX. Comprehensive Test.

Unit I. NCLEX-RN Exam Preparation : -- 1. The NCLEX-RN Examination -- 2. Pathways to Success -- 3. The NCLEX-RN Examination: From a Graduate's Perspective -- 4. Test-Taking Strategies -- Unit II. Professional Standards in Nursing : -- 5. Cultural Awareness and Health Practices -- 6. Ethical and Legal Issues -- 7. Prioritizing Client Care: Leadership, Delegating, and Emergency Response -- Unit III. Nursing Sciences : -- 8. Fluids and Electrolytes -- 9. Acid-Base Balance -- 10. Vital Signs and Laboratory Reference Intervals -- 11. Nutrition -- 12. Health and Physical assessment of the adult client -- 13. Provision of a safe environment -- 14. Calculation of medication and intravenous prescriptions -- 15. Perioperative nursing care -- 16. Positioning clients -- Unit IV. Growth and Development Across the Lifespan : -- 17. Theories of growth and development -- 18. Growth, development and stages of life -- 19. Care of the older client -- Unit V. Maternity Nursing : -- 20. Reproductive system -- 21. Prenatal period -- 22. Risk conditions related to pregnancy -- 23. Labor and birth -- 24. Problems with labor and birth -- 25. Postpartum Period -- 26. Postpartum complications -- 27. Care of the newborn -- 28. Maternity and newborn medications -- Unit VI. Pediatric Nursing : -- 29. Integumentary problems -- 30. Hematological problems -- 31. Oncological problems -- 32. Metabolic and Endocrine problems-- 33. Gastrointestinal problems -- 34. Eye, ear and throat problems -- 35. Respiratory problems -- 36. Cardiovascular problems -- 37. Renal and Genitourinary problems -- 38. Neurological and cognitive problems -- 39. Musculoskeletal problems -- 40. Immune problems and infectious diseases -- 41. Pediatric medication administration and calculations -- Unit VII. Integumentary Problems of the Adult Client : -- 42. Integumentary Problems -- 43. Integumentary medications --

Unit VIII. Oncological and Hematological Problems of the Adult Client : -- 44. Oncological and hematological problems -- 45. Oncological and hematological medications -- Unit IX. Endocrine Problems of the Adult Client -- 46. Endocrine problems -- 47. Endocrine medications -- Unit X. Gastrointestinal Problems of the Adult Client : -- 48. Gastrointestinal problems -- 49. Gastrointestinal medications -- Unit XI. Respiratory Problems of the Adult Client : -- 50. Respiratory problems -- 51. Respiratory Medications -- Unit XII. Cardiovascular Problems of the Adult Client : -- 52. Cardiovascular problems -- 53. Cardiovascular medications -- Unit XIII. Renal and Urinary Problems of the Adult Client : -- 54. Renal and Urinary problems -- 59. Renal and Urinary medications -- Unit XIV. Eye and Ear Problems of the Adult Client : -- 56. Eye and Ear problems -- 57. Eye and Ear medications -- Unit XV. Neurological Problems of the Adult Client : -- 58. Neurological problems -- 59. Neurological medications -- Unit XVI. Musculoskeletal Problems of the Adult Client : -- 60. Musculoskeletal problems -- 61. Musculoskeletal medications -- Unit XVII. Immune Problems of the Adult Client : -- 62. Immune Problems -- 63. Immune medications -- Unit XVIII. Mental Health Problems of the Adult Client : -- 64. Foundations of Mental Health Nursing -- 65. Mental Health problems -- 66. Addictions -- 67. Crisis Theory and Intervention -- 68. Psychiatric medications -- Unit XIX. Complex care : -- Unit XX. Comprehensive test.

"Often called the ‘the best NCLEX® exam review book ever,’ Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, 7th Edition provides everything you need to prepare for the NCLEX exam — complete content review and 5,200 NCLEX examination-style questions in the book and online. 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 kind of questions that consistently test the critical thinking 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 name in NCLEX review, Linda Anne Silvestri, and updated to reflect the most current 2016 NCLEX test plan, Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, 7th Edition is THE book of choice for NCLEX examination review." -- Publisher