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Start preparing for your future - today!

The new edition of this award-winning text, written by renowned NP educator and certification preparation expert Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald. A must read for anyone taking the NP certification exam. Develop critical thinking and test-taking skills for the exam and the firm knowledge-base needed for both the exam and practice.

The 5th edition delivers the latest guidelines, recommendations, diagnostic and treatment protocols, and procedures -everything critical to passing the NP boards.

More than 2,300 prep questions, available online and in text to reinforce learning and practice test-taking skills.

Contents:

Introduction: Understanding Test Design and Theory
Chapter 1: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Chapter 2: Neurological Disorders
Chapter 3: Skin Disorders
Chapter 4: Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Problems
Chapter 5: Cardiac Disorders
Chapter 6: Respiratory Disorders
Chapter 7: Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chapter 8: Male Genitourinary System
Chapter 9: Musculoskeletal Disorders
Chapter 10: Peripheral Vascular Disease
Chapter 11: Endocrine Disorders
Chapter 12: Renal and Urinary Tract Disorders
Chapter 13: Hematological and Select Immunological Disorders
Chapter 14: Psychosocial Disorders
Chapter 15: Female Reproductive and Genitourinary Systems
Chapter 16: Older Adults
Chapter 17: Pediatrics
Chapter 18: Childbearing
Chapter 19: Professional Issues