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ISBN: 9780443280016
Copyright: 2027
Page Count: 1112
Imprint: Saunders
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Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination, 10th Edition

by Linda Anne Silvestri, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN and Angela Silvestri, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE

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Get the top-rated review resource for the NCLEX-PN® exam from leading NCLEX® experts. Written by the most trusted names in NCLEX preparation, Linda Anne Silvestri and Angela E. Silvestri, Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination, 10th Edition is the go-to choice for practical, comprehensive preparation both during nursing school and in preparation for the NCLEX!

This resource reviews all major nursing content areas aligned to the current test plan and includes over 4,700 high-level practice questions designed to strengthen the clinical judgment skills needed for today’s NCLEX. You’ll also find alternate item formats, Next Generation NCLEX-style questions, and detailed rationales for every answer—plus test-taking strategies to help you approach questions with confidence.

The Evolve companion website adds an NCLEX exam-like experience with multiple selections for practice questions and realistic practice tests. Built on Silvestri’s Pyramid to Success, this complete review supports focused study from start to finish.
    • More than 4,700 practice questions in the text and on the Evolve website offer ample testing practice and reflect all item types, including Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) items.
    • Detailed rationale and test-taking strategy is included for each question, offering clues for analyzing and uncovering the correct answer option, with rationales for both correct and incorrect answers.
    • Clinical Judgment boxes identify clinical judgment situations, each addressing one of the six cognitive skills of the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model.
    • Pyramid Points icons indicate important information, identifying content that is likely to appear on the NCLEX-PN® examination.
    • Pyramid Terms important to the discussion in the chapter are highlighted.
    • Pyramid to Success provide a focus of review in each unit and point out key content for NCLEX preparation.
    • Pyramid Points icons indicate important information, identifying content that is likely to appear on the NCLEX-PN® examination
    • Pyramid Alerts icons appear in red text and highlight key nursing concepts to remember, and identify content that typically appears on the NCLEX-PN exam.
    • Priority Concepts — two in each chapter — identify the focus of important content for nursing care, and reflect the latest edition of Giddens’ Concepts for Nursing Practice text.
    • Priority Nursing Action boxes provide information about the steps you will take in clinical situations requiring critical thinking, clinical judgment, and prioritization.
    • Mnemonics are included to help you remember important information.
    • Audio podcasts on Evolve cover pharmacology, acid-base balance, and fluids and electrolytes.
    • Pathways to Success provide guidance with a focus on self-efficacy and both academic and nonacademic test preparation.
    • New graduate’s perspective is offered on how to prepare for the NCLEX-PN and the testing experience.
    • Pharmacology review provides 13 chapters on medications by body systems, a medication and IV calculation chapter, and a pediatric medication administration and calculation chapter. There are over 650 pharmacology questions on Evolve.
    • Alternate item format questions cover multiple response (select all that apply), prioritizing [ordered response], fill-in-the-blank, figure/illustration [hot spot], graphic options, chart/exhibit, and audio questions.
    • Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) standalone and unfolding case studies provide Bow-tie and Trend items, and unfolding cases accompanied by all types of NGN items: highlight (in text, in table), multiple response (SATA, select N, grouping), matrix (multiple choice and multiple response), drag and drop, and drop-down.
    • 85-question pre-test and post-test in Evolve that covers all content areas in the same percentages that they are covered on the actual NCLEX-PN test plan. Each test generates an individualized study calendar.
    • Practice questions on Evolve are organized by cognitive level, content area, client needs area, integrated process, health problem, cognitive skills, strategy, and priority concepts, allowing completely customizable exams or study sessions.
    • NEW! 15 additional unfolding case studies on the Evolve website are written by experts on the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN), providing robust study for the new exam
    • NEW! Community-based nursing content is added to reflect the growing importance of this area of nursing
    • NEW! Thoroughly updated content incorporates clinical updates and reflects the latest NCLEX-PN test plan
  • Unit I: NCLEX-PN® Exam Preparation
    1. Clinical Judgment and the Next Generation NCLEX (NGN)-PN® Examination
    2. Self-Efficacy and Pathways to Success
    3. The NCLEX-PN Examination: From a Graduate's Perspective
    4. Clinical Judgment and Test-Taking Strategies

    Unit II: Professional Standards in Nursing
    5. Population Health Nursing
    6. Ethical and Legal Issues
    7. Prioritizing Client Care: Leadership, Delegating, and Emergency Response Planning

    Unit III: 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. Safety and Infection Control
    14. Medication Administration and Intravenous Therapies
    15. Perioperative Nursing Care
    16. Hygiene, Mobility, and Skin Integrity
    17. Urinary and Bowel Elimination

    Unit IV: Growth and Development Across the Life Span
    18. Theories of Growth and Development
    19. Growth, Development, and Stages of Life
    20. Care of the Older Client

    Unit V: Maternity Nursing
    21. Reproductive System
    22. Prenatal Period
    23. Risk Conditions Related to Pregnancy
    24. Labor and Birth
    25. Problems with Labor and Birth
    26. Postpartum Period
    27. Postpartum Complications
    28. Care of the Newborn
    29. Maternity and Newborn Medications

    Unit VI: Pediatric Nursing
    30. Integumentary Problems
    31. Hematological Problems
    32. Oncological Problems
    33. Metabolic and Endocrine Problems
    34. Gastrointestinal Problems
    35. Eye, Ear, and Throat Problems
    36. Respiratory Problems
    37. Cardiovascular Problems
    38. Renal and Genitourinary Problems
    39. Neurological and Cognitive Problems
    40. Musculoskeletal Problems
    41. Immune Disorders and Infectious Diseases
    42. Pediatric Medication Administration and Calculations

    Unit VII: Integumentary Problems of the Adult Client
    43. Integumentary Problems
    44. Integumentary Medications

    Unit VIII: Oncological and Hematological Problems of the Adult Client
    45. Oncological and Hematological Problems
    46. Oncological and Hematological Medications

    Unit IX: Endocrine Problems of the Adult Client
    47. Endocrine Problems
    48. Endocrine Medications

    Unit X: Gastrointestinal Problems of the Adult Client
    49. Gastrointestinal Problems
    50. Gastrointestinal Medications

    Unit XI: Respiratory Problems of the Adult Client
    51. Respiratory Problems
    52. Respiratory Medications

    Unit XII: Cardiovascular Problems of the Adult Client
    53. Cardiovascular Problems
    54. Cardiovascular Medications

    Unit XIII: Renal and Urinary Problems of the Adult Client
    55. Renal and Urinary Problems
    56. Renal and Urinary Medications

    Unit XIV: Eye and Ear Problems of the Adult Client
    57. Eye and Ear Problems
    58. Eye and Ear Medications

    Unit XV: Neurological Problems of the Adult Client
    59. Neurological Problems
    60. Neurological Medications

    Unit XVI: Musculoskeletal Problems of the Adult Client
    61. Musculoskeletal Problems
    62. Musculoskeletal Medications

    Unit XVII: Immune Problems of the Adult Client
    63. Immune Problems
    64. Immunological Medications

    Unit XVIII: Mental Health Problems of the Adult Client
    65. Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
    66. Mental Health Problems
    67. Addictions
    68. Crisis Theory and Intervention
    69. Psychiatric Medications

    Unit XIX: Complex Care
    70. Complex Care
  • Linda Anne Silvestri, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, Nursing Instructor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las, Nevada; President, Nursing Reviews, Inc. and Professional Nursing Seminars, Inc. Henderson, Nevada; Elsevier Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Thought Leader, USA and Angela Silvestri, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, Assistant Professor, Touro University Nevada-School of Nursing, USA

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