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Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination
Sixth Edition
Linda Anne Silvestri, PhD, RN
Instructor of Nursing, Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island
President, Nursing Reviews, Inc., Charlestown, Rhode Island; Professional Nursing Seminars, Inc., Charlestown, Rhode Island, Nursing Reviews, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada
Elsevier Consultant, HESI NCLEX-RN® and NCLEX-PN® Live Review Courses
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Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Copyright
Dedication
About the Author
Linda Anne Silvestri
Contributors
Reviewers
Preface
Welcome to Saunders Pyramid to Success!
Acknowledgments
Unit I: NCLEX-PN® Exam Preparation
Chapter 1: The NCLEX-PN® Examination
The Pyramid to Success
The Examination Process
Computer Adaptive Testing
Development of the Test Plan
Test Plan
Types of Questions on the Examination
Registering to Take the Examination
Authorization to Test Form and Scheduling an Appointment
Changing Your Appointment
Day of the Examination
Special Testing Circumstances
Testing Center
Testing Time
Length of the Examination
Pass-or-Fail Decisions
Completing the Examination
Processing Results
Candidate Performance Report
Interstate Endorsement
Nurse Licensure Compact
Additional Information About the Examination
Chapter 2: NCLEX-PN® Preparation for Foreign-Educated Nurses
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
State Requirements for Licensure
Credentialing Agencies
General Licensure Requirements
Work Visa
VisaScreen
Registering to Take the NCLEX Exam
Preparing to Take the NCLEX Exam
Chapter 3: Pathways to Success
Pyramid to Success
Pathways to Success (Box 3-1)
Positive Pampering
Final Preparation
This Is Not a Test
Final Result
Chapter 4: The NCLEX-PN® Examination: From a Graduate’s Perspective
Chapter 5: Test-Taking Strategies
Unit II: Issues in Nursing
Unit II: Issues in Nursing
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs
Chapter 6: Cultural Awareness and Health Practices
Practice questions
Answers
Chapter 7: Ethical and Legal Issues
Answers
Chapter 8: Prioritizing Client Care: Leadership, Delegation, and Disaster Planning
Unit III: Nursing Sciences
Unit III: Nursing Sciences
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs
Chapter 9: Fluids and Electrolytes
Practice questions
Answers
Chapter 10: Acid–Base Balance
Practice questions
Answers
Chapter 11: Laboratory Values
Practice questions
Answers
Chapter 12: Nutritional Components of Care
Practice questions
Answers
Chapter 13: Intravenous Therapy and Blood Administration
Answers
Unit IV: Fundamental Skills
Unit IV: Fundamental Skills
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs
Chapter 14: Hygiene and Safety
Chapter 15: Medication and Intravenous Administration
Practice questions
Answers
Chapter 16: Basic Life Support
Chapter 17: Perioperative Nursing Care
Chapter 18: Positioning Clients
Chapter 19: Care of a Client with a Tube
Practice questions
Answers
Unit V: Growth and Development Across the Life Span
Unit V: Growth and Development Across the Life Span
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs
Chapter 20: Theories of Growth and Development
Chapter 21: Developmental Stages
Chapter 22: Care of the Older Client
Chapter 23: Health and Physical Assessment of the Adult Client
Unit VI: Maternity Nursing
Unit VI: Maternity Nursing
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs
Chapter 24: Reproductive System
Chapter 25: Obstetrical Assessment
Chapter 26: Prenatal Period and Risk Conditions
Chapter 27: Labor and Delivery and Associated Complications
Chapter 28: The Postpartum Period and Associated Complications
Chapter 29: Care of the Newborn
Chapter 30: Maternity and Newborn Medications
Unit VII: Pediatric Nursing
Unit VII: Pediatric Nursing
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs
Chapter 31: Integumentary Disorders
Chapter 32: Hematological and Oncological Disorders
Practice questions
Answers
Chapter 33: Metabolic, Endocrine, and Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chapter 34: Eye, Ear, Throat, and Respiratory Disorders
Chapter 35: Cardiovascular Disorders
Chapter 36: Renal and Urinary Disorders
Chapter 37: Neurological, Cognitive, and Psychosocial Disorders
Chapter 38: Musculoskeletal Disorders
Chapter 39: Communicable Diseases and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Chapter 40: Pediatric Medication Administration and Calculations
Unit VIII: The Adult Client with an Integumentary Disorder
Unit VIII: The Adult Client with an Integumentary Disorder
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs
Chapter 41: Integumentary System
Chapter 42: Integumentary Medications
Practice questions
Unit IX: Hematological and Oncological Disorders of the Adult Client
Unit IX: Hematological and Oncological Disorders of the Adult Client
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs
Chapter 43: Hematological and Oncological Disorders
Chapter 44: Antineoplastic Medications
Unit X: The Adult Client with an Endocrine Disorder
Unit X: The Adult Client with an Endocrine Disorder
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs
Chapter 45: Endocrine System
Chapter 46: Endocrine Medications
Unit XI: The Adult Client with a Gastrointestinal Disorder
Unit XI: The Adult Client with a Gastrointestinal Disorder
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs
Chapter 47: Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 48: Gastrointestinal Medications
Unit XII: The Adult Client with a Respiratory Disorder
Unit XII: The Adult Client with a Respiratory Disorder
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs
Chapter 49: Respiratory System
Chapter 50: Respiratory Medications
Unit XIII: The Adult Client with a Cardiovascular Disorder
Unit XIII: The Adult Client with a Cardiovascular Disorder
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs
Chapter 51: Cardiovascular Disorders
Chapter 52: Cardiovascular Medications
Unit XIV: The Adult Client with a Renal Disorder
Unit XIV: The Adult Client with a Renal Disorder
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs
Chapter 53: Renal System
Chapter 54: Renal Medications
Practice questions
Answers
Unit XV: The Adult Client with an Eye or Ear Disorder
Unit XV: The Adult Client with an Eye or Ear Disorder
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs
Chapter 55: The Eye and the Ear
Chapter 56: Ophthalmic and Otic Medications
Unit XVI: The Adult Client with a Neurological Disorder
Unit XVI: The Adult Client with a Neurological Disorder
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs
Chapter 57: Neurological System
Chapter 58: Neurological Medications
Unit XVII: The Adult Client with a Musculoskeletal Disorder
Unit XVII: The Adult Client with a Musculoskeletal Disorder
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs
Chapter 59: Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 60: Musculoskeletal Medications
Unit XVIII: The Adult Client with an Immune Disorder
Unit XVIII: The Adult Client with an Immune Disorder
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs
Chapter 61: Immune Disorders
Chapter 62: Immunological Medications
Unit XIX: The Adult Client with a Mental Health Disorder
Unit XIX: The Adult Client with a Mental Health Disorder
Pyramid to Success
Client Needs
Chapter 63: Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
Chapter 64: Mental Health Disorders
Chapter 65: Addictions
Chapter 66: Crisis Theory and Intervention
Chapter 67: Psychiatric Medications
Unit XX: Comprehensive Test
Unit XX: Comprehensive Test
Answers
References
Index
Copyright

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