NCLEX-RN For Dummies » (BOOK&DVDRM)

Dr. Patrick Coonan is Dean and Professor at the School of Nursing at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York, where he also went to nursing school, as he likes to say, "125 years ago." Throughout his career, Dr. Coonan has held senior patient care management positions at major medical centers in the New York metropolitan area. He was the Chief Nursing Officer in an academic medical center, a health system, and a teaching community hospital and was a fellow in the Johnson & Johnson–Wharton Fellows Program in Management for Nurse Executives at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Coonan’s academic experience includes administrative and teaching positions at other academic institutions in the New York area, where he has developed technology-enhanced education programs and directed and taught informatics and critical care nursing as well as nursing leadership/management programs. Dr. Coonan received his Ed.D and M.Ed from Columbia University, a Master’s degree in Public Administration/Health Care Administration (MPA) from Long Island University, and a B.S. in Nursing from Adelphi University. He has consulted, written, and presented extensively on nursing management, leadership, nursing education, emergency service and response as well as healthcare management. His educational and consultative work now includes leadership assessment and education, integrating technology into nursing management and educational systems, improving and developing educational delivery models, executive coaching, nursing systems assessment and improvement, and leadership development. After reviewing the many NCLEX-RN review books on the market andrecognizing that his faculty wasn’t happy with any of them, he decided to develop a book that tackles the serious subject of nursing and the NCLEX-RN with a lighter touch but is no less effective than more serious, straight-laced study guides. This book is the result.

NCLEX-RN For Dummies is essential for any nursing candidate who wishes to join the workforce as soon as possible... and who wants to increase their score on the NCLEX-RN (National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses).

Featuring a companion CD-ROM with an extra practice test, this friendly guide provides readers with a point-by-point review of typical test questions, helping them hone their skills in each of the different phases of the nursing process covered in the exam. It also provides savvy test-taking tips and practice exams.

Patrick R. Coonan, EdD, RN (Garden City, NY), is a Professor and Dean of Adelphi University's School of Nursing.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Introduction.

Part I: Demystifying the Complexity of the NCLEX-RN.

Chapter 1: Meet the NCLEX-RN: Your Ticket to Getting a License.

Chapter 2: Preparing for T-Day: Paperwork and Whatnot.

Chapter 3: The NCLEX-RN Blueprint.

Chapter 4: Buffing Up: Study Tips and Test-Taking Strategies.

Part II: Testing Your Knowledge of Client Needs.

Chapter 5: Management of Care.

Chapter 6: Safety and Infection Control.

Chapter 7: Health Promotion and Maintenance.

Chapter 8: Psychosocial Integrity.

Chapter 9: Basic Care and Comfort.

Chapter 10: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies.

Chapter 11: Reduction of Risk Potential.

Chapter 12: Physiological Adaptation.

Part III: Just What You Were Looking For: A Full-Length Practice Test.

Chapter 13: A Story of Blood, Chills, and Pain: A Practice NCLEX-RN.

Chapter 14: The Answers to All Your Questions (And Explanations to Boot).

Part IV: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 15: Ten Myths About the NCLEX-RN.

Chapter 16: Ten Common Phrases Found in NCLEX-RN Questions.

Chapter 17: Ten Rules to Remember When Prepping for the NCLEX-RN.

Part V: Appendixes.

Appendix A: Additional Info about Exam and Licensing Logistics.

Appendix B: Coming to America! Information for International Nurses.

Appendix C: Glossary of Nursing Terms.

Appendix D: About the CD.

Index.

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