NCLEX-RN® Questions & Answers Made Incredibly Easy! » (5th Edition)

NCLEX-RN® Questions & Answers Made Incredibly Easy! Fifth Edition provides over 3,500 questions and answers with rationales covering all areas included on the exam. This updated edition reflects the 2010 NCLEX-RN® test plan and contains all types of alternate-format questions, including the two types introduced for the 2010 test plan: graphic option questions and audio questions. Audio questions are available online on thePoint.lww.com.

The first section offers studying and test-taking strategies and describes the test format in detail, including alternate-format questions. Information for international students and graduate nurses taking the NCLEX-RN® is also included. Subsequent sections cover adult care, psychiatric care, maternal-neonatal care, care of the child, and professional issues. The book also includes six comprehensive examinations—75 questions each, totalling 450 questions—with answers, rationales, and client-needs category information.

Contributors and Consultants

Advisory Board

Foreword

Part 1: SURVIVING THE NCLEX

1: Preparing for the NCLEX 2: Passing the NCLEX

Part 2: CARE OF THE ADULT

3: Cardiovascular Disorders 4: Hematologic & Immune Disorders 5: Respiratory Disorders 6: Neurosensory Disorders 7: Musculoskeletal Disorders 8: Gastrointestinal Disorders 9: Endocrine Disorders 10: Genitourinary Disorders 11: Integumentary Disorders

Part 3: CARE OF THE PSYCHIATRIC CLIENT

12: Essentials of Psychiatric Care 13: Somatoform and Sleep Disorders 14: Anxiety and Mood Disorders 15: Cognitive Disorders 16: Personality Disorders 17: Schizophrenic and Delusional Disorders 18: Substance Abuse Disorders 19: Dissociative Disorders 20: Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders 21: Eating Disorders

Part 4: MATERNAL-NEONATAL CARE

22: Antepartum Care 23: Intrapartum Care 24: Postpartum Care 25: Neonatal Care

Part 5: CARE OF THE CHILD

26: Growth and Development 27: Cardiovascular Disorders 28: Hematologic and Immune Disorders 29: Respiratory Disorders 30: Neurosensory Disorders 31: Musculoskeletal Disorders 32: Gastrointestinal Disorders 33: Endocrine Disorders 34: Genitourinary Disorders 35: Integumentary Disorders

Part 6: ISSUES IN NURSING

36: Management and Leadership 37: Ethical and Legal Issues

APPENDICES

Comprehensive Test 1 Comprehensive Test 2 Comprehensive Test 3 Comprehensive Test 4 Comprehensive Test 5 Comprehensive Test 6

Index