Prepare for success on the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Exam and develop your clinical judgment skills with a focus on management of care! Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment: Practice Exercises for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, 6th Edition provides a wide variety of realistic patient care scenarios to help you learn management-of-care concepts and skills and see how to apply them to clinical practice. Exercises progress from simple to complex, and updated questions for the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Exam (NGN) are designed to match the latest NGN formats. All the book’s questions are also provided in an interactive format on the Evolve website in tests that simulate the most current NCLEX-RN® Exam. This thoroughly updated new edition now includes 2021 AACN Essentials item coding for faculty, three new Case Studies, a new Community Health Problems chapter, updated question formats to reflect the NGN, and updated content throughout. Written by a team of noted educators led by Linda A. LaCharity, this NGN review has become a student favorite!
1. Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Table of Contents - p. ii 6. Contributors and Reviewers - p. iii 7. Preface - p. iv 8. Chapter 1 Pain - p. 13 9. Chapter 2 Cancer - p. 28 10. Chapter 3 Immunologic Problems - p. 41 11. Chapter 4 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Balance Problems - p. 50 12. Chapter 5 Safety and Infection Control - p. 59 13. Chapter 6 Respiratory Problems - p. 69 14. Chapter 7 Cardiovascular Problems - p. 80 15. Chapter 8 Hematologic Problems - p. 92 16. Chapter 9 Neurologic Problems - p. 101 17. Chapter 10 Visual and Auditory Problems - p. 112 18. Chapter 11 Musculoskeletal Problems - p. 122 19. Chapter 12 Gastrointestinal and Nutritional Problems - p. 131 20. Chapter 13 Diabetes Mellitus - p. 145 21. Chapter 14 Other Endocrine Problems - p. 154 22. Chapter 15 Integumentary Problems - p. 163 23. Chapter 16 Renal and Urinary Problems - p. 172 24. Chapter 17 Reproductive Problems - p. 182 25. Chapter 18 Pregnancy and Childbearing Problems - p. 193 26. Chapter 19 Pediatric Problems - p. 208 27. Chapter 20 Pharmacology - p. 221 28. Chapter 21 Emergencies and Disasters - p. 232 29. Chapter 22 Psychiatric/Mental Health Problems - p. 246 30. Chapter 23 Community Health Problems - p. 258 31. Chapter 24 NGN-Style Questions - p. 263 32. CASE STUDY 1 Chest Pressure, Indigestion, and Nausea - p. 281 33. Case Study 2 Dyspnea and Shortness of Breath - p. 288 34. CASE STUDY 3 Multiple Patients on a Medical-Surgical Unit - p. 295 35. CASE STUDY 4 Shortness of Breath, Edema, and Decreased Urine Output - p. 303 36. Case Study 5 Patient With New Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus - p. 309 37. CASE STUDY 6 Multiple Patients Receiving Home Health Care - p. 316 38. CASE STUDY 7 Spinal Cord Injury - p. 323 39. CASE STUDY 8 Multiple Patients With Adrenal Gland Disorders - p. 330 40. CASE STUDY 9 Multiple Patients With Gastrointestinal Problems - p. 337 41. Case Study 10 Multiple Patients With Pain - p. 349 42. Case Study 11 Multiple Patients With Cancer - p. 362 43. CASE STUDY 12 Gastrointestinal Bleeding - p. 373 44. Case Study 13 Head and Leg Trauma and Shock - p. 380 45. CASE STUDY 14 Septic Shock - p. 389 46. Case Study 15 Heart Failure - p. 396 47. Case Study 16 Multiple Patients With Peripheral Vascular Disease - p. 403 48. Case Study 17 Respiratory Difficulty After Surgery - p. 412 49. Case Study 18 Multiple Patients in a Long-Term Care Center - p. 419 50. CASE STUDY 19 Pediatric Patients in Clinic and Acute Care Settings - p. 428 51. Case Study 20 Multiple Patients With Mental Health Disorders - p. 438 52. Case Study 21 Childbearing - p. 451 53. Case Study 22 Blunt Abdominal Trauma - p. 462 54. Case Study 23 Gunshot Wound With Septic Shock - p. 469
Prepare for success on the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Exam and develop your clinical judgment skills with a focus on management of care! Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment: Practice Exercises for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, 6th Edition provides a wide variety of realistic patient care scenarios to help you learn management-of-care concepts and skills and see how to apply them to clinical practice. Exercises progress from simple to complex, and updated questions for the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Exam (NGN) are designed to match the latest NGN formats. All the book’s questions are also provided in an interactive format on the Evolve website in tests that simulate the most current NCLEX-RN® Exam. This thoroughly updated new edition now includes 2021 AACN Essentials item coding for faculty, three new Case Studies, a new Community Health Problems chapter, updated question formats to reflect the NGN, and updated content throughout. Written by a team of noted educators led by Linda A. LaCharity, this NGN review has become a student favorite!
1. Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Table of Contents - p. ii 6. Contributors and Reviewers - p. iii 7. Preface - p. iv 8. Chapter 1 Pain - p. 13 9. Chapter 2 Cancer - p. 28 10. Chapter 3 Immunologic Problems - p. 41 11. Chapter 4 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Balance Problems - p. 50 12. Chapter 5 Safety and Infection Control - p. 59 13. Chapter 6 Respiratory Problems - p. 69 14. Chapter 7 Cardiovascular Problems - p. 80 15. Chapter 8 Hematologic Problems - p. 92 16. Chapter 9 Neurologic Problems - p. 101 17. Chapter 10 Visual and Auditory Problems - p. 112 18. Chapter 11 Musculoskeletal Problems - p. 122 19. Chapter 12 Gastrointestinal and Nutritional Problems - p. 131 20. Chapter 13 Diabetes Mellitus - p. 145 21. Chapter 14 Other Endocrine Problems - p. 154 22. Chapter 15 Integumentary Problems - p. 163 23. Chapter 16 Renal and Urinary Problems - p. 172 24. Chapter 17 Reproductive Problems - p. 182 25. Chapter 18 Pregnancy and Childbearing Problems - p. 193 26. Chapter 19 Pediatric Problems - p. 208 27. Chapter 20 Pharmacology - p. 221 28. Chapter 21 Emergencies and Disasters - p. 232 29. Chapter 22 Psychiatric/Mental Health Problems - p. 246 30. Chapter 23 Community Health Problems - p. 258 31. Chapter 24 NGN-Style Questions - p. 263 32. CASE STUDY 1 Chest Pressure, Indigestion, and Nausea - p. 281 33. Case Study 2 Dyspnea and Shortness of Breath - p. 288 34. CASE STUDY 3 Multiple Patients on a Medical-Surgical Unit - p. 295 35. CASE STUDY 4 Shortness of Breath, Edema, and Decreased Urine Output - p. 303 36. Case Study 5 Patient With New Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus - p. 309 37. CASE STUDY 6 Multiple Patients Receiving Home Health Care - p. 316 38. CASE STUDY 7 Spinal Cord Injury - p. 323 39. CASE STUDY 8 Multiple Patients With Adrenal Gland Disorders - p. 330 40. CASE STUDY 9 Multiple Patients With Gastrointestinal Problems - p. 337 41. Case Study 10 Multiple Patients With Pain - p. 349 42. Case Study 11 Multiple Patients With Cancer - p. 362 43. CASE STUDY 12 Gastrointestinal Bleeding - p. 373 44. Case Study 13 Head and Leg Trauma and Shock - p. 380 45. CASE STUDY 14 Septic Shock - p. 389 46. Case Study 15 Heart Failure - p. 396 47. Case Study 16 Multiple Patients With Peripheral Vascular Disease - p. 403 48. Case Study 17 Respiratory Difficulty After Surgery - p. 412 49. Case Study 18 Multiple Patients in a Long-Term Care Center - p. 419 50. CASE STUDY 19 Pediatric Patients in Clinic and Acute Care Settings - p. 428 51. Case Study 20 Multiple Patients With Mental Health Disorders - p. 438 52. Case Study 21 Childbearing - p. 451 53. Case Study 22 Blunt Abdominal Trauma - p. 462 54. Case Study 23 Gunshot Wound With Septic Shock - p. 469
