Elsevier’s Canadian Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 3rd Edition

• Completely up-to-date coverage from a Canadian perspective reflects Canadian approaches to nursing and health care, including the addition of the latest Canadian statistics, research, legislation, regulations, references, clinical practice guidelines, and more.
• More than 5,000 practice questions in the text and online offer ample testing practice.
• UNIQUE! Detailed test-taking strategy and rationale is included for each question, offering clues for analyzing and uncovering the correct answer option.
• UNIQUE! Priority Nursing Action boxes provide information about the steps to be taken in clinical situations requiring clinical judgement and prioritization.
• UNIQUE! Pyramid Points icons indicate important information, identifying content that typically appears on the NCLEX-RN^® examination.
• UNIQUE! Pyramid Alerts appear in red text and highlight important nursing concepts.
• New graduate’s perspective is offered on how to prepare for the NCLEX-RN, in addition to nonacademic preparation, the CAT format, and test-taking strategies.
• Mnemonics are included to help you remember important information.
• 79-question comprehensive exam covers all content areas in the book in the same percentages that they are covered on the actual NCLEX-RN test plan and includes four case–study-format questions for the NGN.
• Practice questions on delegation, prioritization, and triage/disaster management emphasize these areas on the NCLEX exam.
• Companion Evolve website provides 30 new questions for the Next Generation NCLEX^® plus all alternate item format questions including multiple response, prioritizing (ordered response), fill-in-the-blank, figure/illustration (hot spot), and chart/exhibit.
• Question categories on Evolve are organized by cognitive level, client needs area, integrated process, and content area, allowing you to choose completely customizable exams or study sessions.
• UNIQUE! Audio review summaries on the Evolve companion website cover pharmacology, acid-base balance, and fluids and electrolytes.

• NEW! Thoroughly updated content incorporates clinical updates and reflects the latest NCLEX-RN^® test plan.
• NEW! Questions for the Next-Generation NCLEX^® (NGN) prepare you for the biggest change to the NCLEX-RN^® test plan to date.
• NEW! Priority Concepts provide you with the specific concepts related to nursing practice and reflect the most current edition of Giddens: Concepts for Nursing Practice.

Unit 1 – NCLEX-RN Exam Preparation

1. The NCLEX-RN Examination

2. Pathways to Success

3. The NCLEX-RN Examination from a Graduate's Perspective

4. Test-Taking Strategies

Unit 2 – Professional Standards in Nursing

5. Care of Diverse Populations

6. Ethical and Legal Issues

7. Prioritizing Client Care: Leadership, Delegation, and Emergency Response Planning

Unit 3 – Foundations of Care

8. Fluids and Electrolytes

9. Acid-Base Balance

10. Vital Signs and Laboratory Reference Intervals

11. Nutrition

12. Health and Physical Assessment of the Adult Client

13. Provision of a Safe Environment

14. Calculation of Medication and Intravenous Prescriptions

15. Perioperative Nursing Care

16. Positioning Clients

Unit 4 – Growth and Development Across the Life Span

17. Theories of Growth and Development

18. Growth, Development, and Stages of Life

19. Care of the Older Client

Unit 5 – Maternity Nursing

20. Reproductive System

21. Prenatal Period

22. Risk Conditions Related to Pregnancy

23. Labour and Birth

24. Complications of Labour and Birth

25. Postpartum Period

26. Postpartum Complications

27. Care of the Newborn

28. Maternity and Newborn Medications

Unit 6 - Pediatric Nursing

29. Integumentary Conditions

30. Hematological Conditions

31. Oncological Conditions

32. Metabolic and Endocrine Conditions

33. Gastrointestinal Conditions

34. Eye, Ear, and Throat Conditions

35. Respiratory Conditions

36. Cardiovascular Conditions

37. Renal and Genitourinary Conditions

38. Neurological and Cognitive Conditions

39. Musculoskeletal Conditions

40. Infections and Communicable Diseases

41. Pediatric Medication Administration and Calculations

Unit 7 – Integumentary Conditions in the Adult Client

42. Integumentary Conditions

43. Integumentary Medications

Unit 8 – Oncological and Hematological Conditions in the Adult Client

44. Oncological and Hematological Conditions

45. Oncological and Hematological Medications

Unit 9 – Endocrine Conditions in the Adult Client

46. Endocrine Conditions

47. Endocrine Medications

Unit 10 – Gastrointestinal Conditions in the Adult Client

48. Gastrointestinal Conditions

49. Gastrointestinal Medications

Unit 11 – Respiratory Conditions in the Adult Client

50. Respiratory Conditions

51. Respiratory Medications

Unit 12 – Cardiovascular Conditions in the Adult Client

52. Cardiovascular Conditions

53. Cardiovascular Medications

Unit 13 – Renal and Genitourinary Conditions in the Adult Client

54. Renal and Genitourinary Conditions

55. Renal and Genitourinary Medications

Unit 14 – Eye and Ear Conditions in the Adult Client

56. The Eye and Ear

57. Eye and Ear Medications

Unit 15– Neurological Conditions in the Adult Client

58. Neurological Conditions

59. Neurological Medications

Unit 16 – Musculoskeletal Conditions in the Adult Client

60. Musculoskeletal Conditions

61. Musculoskeletal Medications

Unit 17 – Immune Conditions in the Adult Client

62. Immune Conditions

63. Immunological Medications

Unit 18 – Mental Health in the Adult Client

64. Foundations of Mental Health Nursing

65. Mental Health

66. Addictions

67. Crisis Theory and Intervention

68. Psychiatric Medications

Unit 19 -- Complex Care

69. Complex Care

Unit 20– Comprehensive Test

70. Unit XX Comprehensive Test

Preface

Appendices

Appendix A Canadian Regulators and Associated Regulatory and Exam Resources

Appendix B Canadian Nursing Professional Resources

Appendix C Canadian Health Care Management Organizations and Associated Clinical Online Resources

Appendix D Canadian Reference Resources

References

Glossary

Unit Openers

Unit I NCLEX-RN® Exam Preparation

Unit II Professional Standards in Nursing

Unit III Foundations of Care

Unit IV Growth and Development Across the Life Span

Unit V Maternity Nursing

Unit VI Pediatric Nursing

Unit VII Integumentary Conditions in the Adult Client

Unit VIII Oncological and Hematological Conditions in the Adult Client

Unit IX Endocrine Conditions in the Adult Client

Unit X Gastrointestinal Conditions in the Adult Client

Unit XI Respiratory Conditions in the Adult Client

Unit XII Cardiovascular Conditions in the Adult Client

Unit XIII Renal and Genitourinary Conditions in the Adult Client

Unit XIV Eye and Ear Conditions in the Adult Client

Unit XV Neurological Conditions in the Adult Client

Unit XVI Musculoskeletal Conditions in the Adult Client

Unit XVII Immune Conditions in the Adult Client

Unit XVIII Mental Health in the Adult Client

Unit XIX Complex Care