Main description:

Includes 6 months' free ExamPrepConnect Digital Access with print purchase!

This unrivalled resource contains all of the information every RN needs to successfully prepare for the Gerontological Nurse Certification Exam (GNCE). It provides a thorough review of key content that reflects the exam blueprint, proven test-taking strategies, and over 500 examination-style Q&As with in-depth rationales. The third edition is completely updated to reflect the most current clinical information. It includes new and expanded information on standardized patients and assessments, safety and security issues, hospice and palliative care, updated drug data, and test-taking and exam preparation tips.

With everything you need to pass the GNCE in one place, this resource promotes success through clear and concise content summaries and bulleted information, abundant tables and charts that reinforce knowledge, and more Q&As than any other GNCE resource. With the increasing elder population, the GNCE certification is essential to the availability of a nursing workforce educated in assessing and meeting the needs of older adults.

New to the Third Edition:

New and updated information in every chapter!
Demographics; population trends; and safety, security, and ethical issues
Developmental stages including Maslow, Erickson and Kubler Ross
New standardized patient assessments
Physical, psychological, and spiritual principles of end-of-life care
Major acute and chronic illnesses by body system
All new drug information
Time-tested exam strategies for success
Critical thinking strategies and helpful memorization aids
Content available digitally via ExamPrepConnect for study on the go

ExamPrepConnect Features:

All the high-quality content from the book
Personalized study plan based on exam date
500 questions and answers with rationales-study by topic to identify your strengths and weaknesses
Lessons on key information and updated medications
Discussion board to connect with the gerontological nursing exam-prep community
Games to make studying fun

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Contents:

1: Information for Taking the Certification Exam
2: Question Dissection and Analysis
3: The Aging Population
4: Assessment
5: Health Promotion
6: Environments of Care
7: Spirituality and Death and Dying
8: Acute and Chronic Physical Illnesses
9: Cognitive and Psychological Disorders
10: Medication
11: Special Issues
12: Organizational and Health Policy Issues
13: Scope and Standards of Geriatric Nursing Practice
14: Post Test