Prepare for success on the boards with Mosby's Comprehensive Review of Practical Nursing for the NCLEX-PN® Examination! Offering more than 4,000 NCLEX-PN exam-style practice questions, this effective review resource covers everything you will need to know come exam time. Chapters are organized by core clinical areas to help you focus on specialty areas such as pharmacology, nutrition and emergency nursing. This comprehensive resource also includes rationales for both correct and incorrect answers.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 4 4. Inside Front Cover - p. 5 5. Copyright - p. 6 6. Dedication - p. 7 7. Contributors and Reviewers - p. 8 8. Preface - p. 9 9. Chapter 1: Preparing for the Licensure Examination - p. 10 10. Chapter 2: Nursing Concepts, the Nursing Process, and Trends in Nursing - p. 19 11. HEALTH AND ILLNESS - p. 19 12. VARIABLES INFLUENCING HEALTH BELIEFS AND PRACTICES - p. 19 13. TRENDS IN NURSING - p. 19 14. TRENDS IN DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE - p. 26 15. FACTORS INFLUENCING HEALTH AND ILLNESS - p. 29 16. CONCEPTS BASIC TO NURSING - p. 31 17. NURSING PROCESS - p. 32 18. MEASURES TO MEET OXYGEN NEEDS - p. 34 19. MEASURES TO MEET FLUID NEEDS - p. 35 20. MEASURES TO MEET NUTRITIONAL NEEDS - p. 35 21. MEASURES TO MEET URINARY ELIMINATION NEEDS - p. 36 22. MEASURES TO MEET BOWEL ELIMINATION NEEDS - p. 37 23. MEASURES TO MEET REST AND SLEEP NEEDS - p. 38 24. MEASURES TO MEET ACTIVITY AND EXERCISE NEEDS - p. 39 25. MEASURES TO MEET PAIN RELIEF NEEDS - p. 40 26. MEASURES TO MEET SAFETY AND HYGIENE NEEDS - p. 40 27. OTHER THERAPEUTIC NURSING MEASURES - p. 42 28. MEASURES FOR EYE, EAR, AND THROAT DISORDERS - p. 44 29. MEASURES FOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS - p. 44 30. MEASURES FOR VAGINAL CARE - p. 45 31. MEASURES FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING SURGERY - p. 45 32. MEASURES RELATED TO RADIATION THERAPY - p. 46 33. MEASURES CONCERNING PATIENT’S DEPARTURE - p. 46 34. CARING FOR THE DYING - p. 46 35. REVIEW QUESTIONS - p. 48 36. Chapter 3: Pharmacology - p. 69 37. PHARMACOLOGY AND THE NURSING PROCESS - p. 69 38. SOURCES OF DRUGS - p. 72 39. DRUG NAMES - p. 72 40. DRUG LEGISLATION - p. 72 41. PRINCIPLES OF DRUG ACTION - p. 72 42. PHARMACOKINETICS - p. 72 43. ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS - p. 74 44. PEDIATRIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION - p. 78 45. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM - p. 79 46. AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM - p. 85 47. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - p. 86 48. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - p. 88 49. GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM - p. 91 50. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - p. 92 51. FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM - p. 93 52. MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM - p. 94 53. EYE - p. 94 54. DRUGS USED TO CONTROL MUSCLE TONE - p. 94 55. DIABETES MELLITUS - p. 95 56. URINARY SYSTEM - p. 96 57. IMMUNE SYSTEM - p. 96 58. NEOPLASTIC DISEASES - p. 99 59. NUTRIENTS, FLUIDS, AND ELECTROLYTES - p. 100 60. REVIEW QUESTIONS - p. 102 61. ANSWERS AND RATIONALES - p. 111 62. Chapter 4: Nutrition - p. 123 63. Chapter 5: Medical-Surgical Nursing - p. 148 64. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY: AN OVERVIEW - p. 148 65. MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM - p. 149 66. MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 150 67. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - p. 157 68. RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 158 69. CARDIOVASCULAR, PERIPHERAL, AND HEMATOLOGICAL SYSTEMS - p. 165 70. CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 168 71. PERIPHERAL VASCULAR CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 173 72. HEMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 176 73. GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM - p. 181 74. GASTROINTESTINAL CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 182 75. NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM - p. 192 76. NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 193 77. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - p. 200 78. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 200 79. RENAL (URINARY) SYSTEM - p. 207 80. RENAL (URINARY) SYSTEM CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 207 81. MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM - p. 212 82. MALE GENITOURINARY SYSTEM CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 212 83. FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM - p. 214 84. FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 215 85. SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIOUS DISEASES - p. 220 86. INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM - p. 221 87. INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 223 88. SENSORY SYSTEMS - p. 225 89. REVIEW QUESTIONS - p. 229 90. ANSWERS AND RATIONALES - p. 245 91. Chapter 6: Mental Health Nursing - p. 264 92. Chapter 7: Maternity Nursing - p. 290 93. EVOLUTION OF MODERN OBSTETRICS - p. 290 94. DEFINITIONS COMMONLY USED IN OBSTETRICS - p. 290 95. TRENDS - p. 291 96. PROCEDURES TO DIAGNOSE MATERNAL AND FETAL PROBLEMS - p. 292 97. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION - p. 293 98. PHYSIOLOGY OF THE FETUS - p. 293 99. NORMAL ANTEPARTUM (PRENATAL) - p. 295 100. ABNORMAL ANTEPARTUM - p. 297 101. NORMAL INTRAPARTUM (LABOR AND DELIVERY) - p. 302 102. ABNORMAL INTRAPARTUM - p. 305 103. NORMAL POSTPARTUM - p. 307 104. ABNORMAL POSTPARTUM - p. 308 105. NORMAL NEWBORN - p. 309 106. ABNORMAL NEWBORN - p. 311 107. FAMILY PLANNING - p. 315 108. REVIEW QUESTIONS - p. 317 109. ANSWERS AND RATIONALES - p. 326 110. Chapter 8: Pediatric Nursing - p. 337 111. ASSESSMENT OF CHILD AND FAMILY - p. 337 112. INFANCY (AGES 4 WEEKS TO 1 YEAR) - p. 341 113. TODDLERHOOD (AGES 1 TO 3 YEARS) - p. 346 114. PRESCHOOL AGE (AGES 3 TO 5 YEARS) - p. 349 115. SCHOOL AGE (AGES 6 TO 12 YEARS) - p. 351 116. ADOLESCENCE (AGES 13 TO 19 YEARS) - p. 355 117. BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME - p. 358 118. POISONINGS - p. 358 119. HOSPITALIZATION AND THE CHILD - p. 358 120. REVIEW QUESTIONS - p. 360 121. ANSWERS AND RATIONALES - p. 368 122. Chapter 9: Nursing Care of the Aging Adult - p. 378 123. GOVERNMENT RESOURCES FOR THE OLDER ADULT - p. 378 124. LEGISLATION AFFECTING THE OLDER ADULT - p. 379 125. NURSING ROLES AND THE CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT - p. 379 126. THEORIES OF AGING - p. 380 127. ROLE CHANGES - p. 381 128. ALTERATIONS IN LIFESTYLE - p. 381 129. SOCIAL ISOLATION - p. 382 130. HEALTHY OLDER ADULT - p. 383 131. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS - p. 387 132. NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM (SELECTED DISORDERS) - p. 390 133. PSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGES (NORMAL AGING PROCESS) - p. 392 134. PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS (ABNORMAL) - p. 392 135. REHABILITATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION - p. 393 136. BLADDER RETRAINING: URINARY INCONTINENCE - p. 394 137. BOWEL RETRAINING: FECAL INCONTINENCE - p. 394 138. REVIEW QUESTIONS - p. 395 139. ANSWERS AND RATIONALES - p. 401 140. Chapter 10: Emergency Preparedness - p. 408 141. BASIC LIFE SUPPORT - p. 408 142. HEMORRHAGE - p. 410 143. ANAPHYLACTIC REACTION - p. 410 144. SHOCK - p. 410 145. HEAD INJURIES - p. 411 146. EYE INJURIES - p. 412 147. SPINAL CORD INJURIES (TABLE 10-1) - p. 413 148. SOFT-TISSUE NECK INJURIES - p. 413 149. CHEST INJURIES - p. 413 150. INTRAABDOMINAL INJURIES - p. 414 151. BURNS - p. 414 152. WOUNDS - p. 415 153. MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES - p. 416 154. HYPERTHERMIA - p. 417 155. COLD INJURIES - p. 417 156. POISONING - p. 418 157. DIABETES MELLITUS AND HYPOGLYCEMIA - p. 419 158. DROWNING - p. 419 159. DRUG ABUSE - p. 419 160. ACUTE ALCOHOLISM - p. 419 161. SEXUAL ASSAULT - p. 420 162. DISASTER - p. 420 163. REVIEW QUESTIONS - p. 420 164. ANSWERS AND RATIONALES - p. 427 165. Comprehensive Examinations - p. 435 166. Standards of Practice and Educational Competencies of Graduates of Practical/Vocational Nursing Programs - p. 470 167. Communicable Diseases and Infections of Childhood - p. 473 168. Index - p. 474 169. Instructions for online access - p. 505
Prepare for success on the boards with Mosby's Comprehensive Review of Practical Nursing for the NCLEX-PN® Examination! Offering more than 4,000 NCLEX-PN exam-style practice questions, this effective review resource covers everything you will need to know come exam time. Chapters are organized by core clinical areas to help you focus on specialty areas such as pharmacology, nutrition and emergency nursing. This comprehensive resource also includes rationales for both correct and incorrect answers.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 4 4. Inside Front Cover - p. 5 5. Copyright - p. 6 6. Dedication - p. 7 7. Contributors and Reviewers - p. 8 8. Preface - p. 9 9. Chapter 1: Preparing for the Licensure Examination - p. 10 10. Chapter 2: Nursing Concepts, the Nursing Process, and Trends in Nursing - p. 19 11. HEALTH AND ILLNESS - p. 19 12. VARIABLES INFLUENCING HEALTH BELIEFS AND PRACTICES - p. 19 13. TRENDS IN NURSING - p. 19 14. TRENDS IN DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE - p. 26 15. FACTORS INFLUENCING HEALTH AND ILLNESS - p. 29 16. CONCEPTS BASIC TO NURSING - p. 31 17. NURSING PROCESS - p. 32 18. MEASURES TO MEET OXYGEN NEEDS - p. 34 19. MEASURES TO MEET FLUID NEEDS - p. 35 20. MEASURES TO MEET NUTRITIONAL NEEDS - p. 35 21. MEASURES TO MEET URINARY ELIMINATION NEEDS - p. 36 22. MEASURES TO MEET BOWEL ELIMINATION NEEDS - p. 37 23. MEASURES TO MEET REST AND SLEEP NEEDS - p. 38 24. MEASURES TO MEET ACTIVITY AND EXERCISE NEEDS - p. 39 25. MEASURES TO MEET PAIN RELIEF NEEDS - p. 40 26. MEASURES TO MEET SAFETY AND HYGIENE NEEDS - p. 40 27. OTHER THERAPEUTIC NURSING MEASURES - p. 42 28. MEASURES FOR EYE, EAR, AND THROAT DISORDERS - p. 44 29. MEASURES FOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS - p. 44 30. MEASURES FOR VAGINAL CARE - p. 45 31. MEASURES FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING SURGERY - p. 45 32. MEASURES RELATED TO RADIATION THERAPY - p. 46 33. MEASURES CONCERNING PATIENT’S DEPARTURE - p. 46 34. CARING FOR THE DYING - p. 46 35. REVIEW QUESTIONS - p. 48 36. Chapter 3: Pharmacology - p. 69 37. PHARMACOLOGY AND THE NURSING PROCESS - p. 69 38. SOURCES OF DRUGS - p. 72 39. DRUG NAMES - p. 72 40. DRUG LEGISLATION - p. 72 41. PRINCIPLES OF DRUG ACTION - p. 72 42. PHARMACOKINETICS - p. 72 43. ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS - p. 74 44. PEDIATRIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION - p. 78 45. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM - p. 79 46. AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM - p. 85 47. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - p. 86 48. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - p. 88 49. GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM - p. 91 50. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - p. 92 51. FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM - p. 93 52. MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM - p. 94 53. EYE - p. 94 54. DRUGS USED TO CONTROL MUSCLE TONE - p. 94 55. DIABETES MELLITUS - p. 95 56. URINARY SYSTEM - p. 96 57. IMMUNE SYSTEM - p. 96 58. NEOPLASTIC DISEASES - p. 99 59. NUTRIENTS, FLUIDS, AND ELECTROLYTES - p. 100 60. REVIEW QUESTIONS - p. 102 61. ANSWERS AND RATIONALES - p. 111 62. Chapter 4: Nutrition - p. 123 63. Chapter 5: Medical-Surgical Nursing - p. 148 64. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY: AN OVERVIEW - p. 148 65. MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM - p. 149 66. MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 150 67. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - p. 157 68. RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 158 69. CARDIOVASCULAR, PERIPHERAL, AND HEMATOLOGICAL SYSTEMS - p. 165 70. CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 168 71. PERIPHERAL VASCULAR CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 173 72. HEMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 176 73. GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM - p. 181 74. GASTROINTESTINAL CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 182 75. NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM - p. 192 76. NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 193 77. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM - p. 200 78. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 200 79. RENAL (URINARY) SYSTEM - p. 207 80. RENAL (URINARY) SYSTEM CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 207 81. MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM - p. 212 82. MALE GENITOURINARY SYSTEM CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 212 83. FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM - p. 214 84. FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 215 85. SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIOUS DISEASES - p. 220 86. INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM - p. 221 87. INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS - p. 223 88. SENSORY SYSTEMS - p. 225 89. REVIEW QUESTIONS - p. 229 90. ANSWERS AND RATIONALES - p. 245 91. Chapter 6: Mental Health Nursing - p. 264 92. Chapter 7: Maternity Nursing - p. 290 93. EVOLUTION OF MODERN OBSTETRICS - p. 290 94. DEFINITIONS COMMONLY USED IN OBSTETRICS - p. 290 95. TRENDS - p. 291 96. PROCEDURES TO DIAGNOSE MATERNAL AND FETAL PROBLEMS - p. 292 97. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION - p. 293 98. PHYSIOLOGY OF THE FETUS - p. 293 99. NORMAL ANTEPARTUM (PRENATAL) - p. 295 100. ABNORMAL ANTEPARTUM - p. 297 101. NORMAL INTRAPARTUM (LABOR AND DELIVERY) - p. 302 102. ABNORMAL INTRAPARTUM - p. 305 103. NORMAL POSTPARTUM - p. 307 104. ABNORMAL POSTPARTUM - p. 308 105. NORMAL NEWBORN - p. 309 106. ABNORMAL NEWBORN - p. 311 107. FAMILY PLANNING - p. 315 108. REVIEW QUESTIONS - p. 317 109. ANSWERS AND RATIONALES - p. 326 110. Chapter 8: Pediatric Nursing - p. 337 111. ASSESSMENT OF CHILD AND FAMILY - p. 337 112. INFANCY (AGES 4 WEEKS TO 1 YEAR) - p. 341 113. TODDLERHOOD (AGES 1 TO 3 YEARS) - p. 346 114. PRESCHOOL AGE (AGES 3 TO 5 YEARS) - p. 349 115. SCHOOL AGE (AGES 6 TO 12 YEARS) - p. 351 116. ADOLESCENCE (AGES 13 TO 19 YEARS) - p. 355 117. BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME - p. 358 118. POISONINGS - p. 358 119. HOSPITALIZATION AND THE CHILD - p. 358 120. REVIEW QUESTIONS - p. 360 121. ANSWERS AND RATIONALES - p. 368 122. Chapter 9: Nursing Care of the Aging Adult - p. 378 123. GOVERNMENT RESOURCES FOR THE OLDER ADULT - p. 378 124. LEGISLATION AFFECTING THE OLDER ADULT - p. 379 125. NURSING ROLES AND THE CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT - p. 379 126. THEORIES OF AGING - p. 380 127. ROLE CHANGES - p. 381 128. ALTERATIONS IN LIFESTYLE - p. 381 129. SOCIAL ISOLATION - p. 382 130. HEALTHY OLDER ADULT - p. 383 131. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS - p. 387 132. NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM (SELECTED DISORDERS) - p. 390 133. PSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGES (NORMAL AGING PROCESS) - p. 392 134. PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS (ABNORMAL) - p. 392 135. REHABILITATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION - p. 393 136. BLADDER RETRAINING: URINARY INCONTINENCE - p. 394 137. BOWEL RETRAINING: FECAL INCONTINENCE - p. 394 138. REVIEW QUESTIONS - p. 395 139. ANSWERS AND RATIONALES - p. 401 140. Chapter 10: Emergency Preparedness - p. 408 141. BASIC LIFE SUPPORT - p. 408 142. HEMORRHAGE - p. 410 143. ANAPHYLACTIC REACTION - p. 410 144. SHOCK - p. 410 145. HEAD INJURIES - p. 411 146. EYE INJURIES - p. 412 147. SPINAL CORD INJURIES (TABLE 10-1) - p. 413 148. SOFT-TISSUE NECK INJURIES - p. 413 149. CHEST INJURIES - p. 413 150. INTRAABDOMINAL INJURIES - p. 414 151. BURNS - p. 414 152. WOUNDS - p. 415 153. MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES - p. 416 154. HYPERTHERMIA - p. 417 155. COLD INJURIES - p. 417 156. POISONING - p. 418 157. DIABETES MELLITUS AND HYPOGLYCEMIA - p. 419 158. DROWNING - p. 419 159. DRUG ABUSE - p. 419 160. ACUTE ALCOHOLISM - p. 419 161. SEXUAL ASSAULT - p. 420 162. DISASTER - p. 420 163. REVIEW QUESTIONS - p. 420 164. ANSWERS AND RATIONALES - p. 427 165. Comprehensive Examinations - p. 435 166. Standards of Practice and Educational Competencies of Graduates of Practical/Vocational Nursing Programs - p. 470 167. Communicable Diseases and Infections of Childhood - p. 473 168. Index - p. 474 169. Instructions for online access - p. 505
