Main description:

Essential for NCLEX, course and competencey review, this resource is a complete, concentrated outline of nursing fundamentals. Each chapter contains objectives, pre- and post chapter tests with comprehensive rationales, vocabulary review, practice to pass exercises, critical thinking case studies, as well as NCLEX alerts and new test-taking strategies. Content includes all of the "need-to-know" facts covering the nursing process, physical assessment, communication, professional standards, health promotion through the lifespan, and more.

Contents:

1. The Nursing Process. 2. Overview of Health Assessment. 3. Overview of Communication. 4. Overview of Professional Standards. 5. Health Promotion Throughout the Lifespan. 6. Overview of Skills Necessary for Safe Practice. 7. Meeting Basic Human Needs. 8. Meeting the Needs of the Client with Pain. 9. Meeting the Needs of the Perioperative Client. 10. Meeting the Needs of the Client with Altered Skin Integrity, Sensory Perception, or Mobility 11. Administrating Medications and Intravenous Fluids. Appendix: Suggested Answers to Practice to Pass & Case Studies. Index