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TEST PREP NCLEX-RN(2005) AMERICAN BOOKWORKS CORPORATION - CLIFFSTESTPREP NCLEX-RN Exam (elaborations) TEST PREP NCLEX-RN(2005) AMERICAN BOOKWORKS CORPORATION - CLIFFSTESTPREP NCLEX-RN TEST PREP NCLEX-RN(2005) AMERICAN BOOKWORKS CORPORATION - CLIFFSTESTPREP NCLEX-RN CliffsTestPrep® NCLEX-RN® An American BookWorks Corporation Project Contributing Authors/Consultants Amy Anderson, RN, MSN Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, TX Wanda Bradshaw, RNC, MSN Duke University, NC Valerie Eschiti, RN, MSN, CHTP, HNC Midwestern State University, TX Sara Freuchting University of Arkansas, AR Sharon Krumm, RN, MN, CCRN Arkansas State University, AR Mary Alice Momeyer, MSN, CNP Ohio State University, OH Cynthia O’Neal, Ph.D., RN Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, TX Deborah Persell, MSW, RN, CPNP Arkansas State University, AR Vicki A. Schnetter, MSN, RN Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, TX Brenda Leigh Yolles Smith, Ed.D. RN, MN, CNM, ICCE Arkansas State University, AR Carolyn Mathis White, RN, MSN, FNP, PNP, JD University of South Alabama, AL Joan Rowe Williams, MS, RN, CS, CNP Ohio State University, OH CliffsTestPrep® NCLEX-RN Published by: Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 Copyright © 2005 Wiley, Hoboken, NJ Published by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ Published simultaneously in Canada ISBN-13: 978-0-7645-7288-3 ISBN-10: 0-7645-7288-1 Library of Congress Control Number is available from the publisher. 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Table of Contents Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 PART I: SUBJECT AREA REVIEW CHAPTERS Coordinated Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Advance Directives • Advocacy • Client Care Assignments • Client Rights • Collaboration with Multidisciplinary Team • Concepts of Management and Supervision • Confidentiality • Consultation • Continuity of Care • Delegation • Establishing Priorities • Ethical Practice • Informed Consent • Legal Rights Responsibilities • Performance Improvement (Quality Assurance) • Referral Process • Resource Management • Staff Education • Supervision Safety and Infection Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Accident/Error Prevention • Disaster Planning • Emergency Response Plan • Error Prevention • Handling Hazardous and Infectious Materials • Home Safety • Injury Prevention • Medical and Surgical Asepsis • Reporting of Incident/Event/Irregular Occurrence/Variance • Safe Use of Equipment • Security Plans • Standard/ Transmission-Based/Other Precautions • Use of Restraints/Safety Devices Health Promotion and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Aging Process • Ante/Intra/Postpartum and Newborn Care • Data Collection Techniques • Developmental Stages and Transitions • Disease Prevention • Expected Body Image Changes • Family Planning • Growth and Development • Health and Wellness • Health Promotion • Health Screening • High Risk Behaviors • Human Sexuality • Immunizations • Lifestyle Choices • Principles of Teaching/Learning • Self-Care • Techniques of Physical Assessment Psychosocial Integrity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Abuse or Neglect • Behavioral Interventions • Chemical Dependency • Coping Mechanisms • Crisis Intervention • Cultural Diversity • End-of-Life Concepts • Family Dynamics • Grief and Loss • Mental Health Concepts • Psychopathology • Religious or Spiritual Influences on Health • Sensory/Perceptual Alterations • Situational Role Changes • Stress Management • Support Systems • Therapeutic Communication • Therapeutic Environment • Unexpected Body Image Changes Basic Care and Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 Alternative and Complementary Therapies • Assistive Devices • Elimination • Mobility/ Immobility • Non-Pharmacological Comfort Interventions • Nutrition and Oral Hydration • Palliative/Comfort Care • Personal Hygiene • Rest and Sleep Pharmacological Therapies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Adverse Effects/Contraindications and Side Effects • Blood and Blood Products • Central Venous Access Devices • Dosage Calculations • Expected Effects • Intravenous Therapy • Medication Administration • Pharmacological Agents/Actions • Pharmacological Pain Management • Total Parenteral Nutrition Reduction of Risk Potential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 Diagnostic Tests • Laboratory Values • Monitoring Conscious Sedation • Potential for Alterations in Body Systems • Potential for Complications of Diagnostic Tests/Treatments/ Procedures • Potential for Complications of Surgical and Health Alterations • Therapeutic Procedures • Vital Signs Physiological Adaptation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 Alterations in Body Systems • Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances • Hemodynamics • Illness Management • Infectious Diseases • Medical Emergencies • Pathophysiology • Radiation Therapy • Unexpected Response to Therapies PART II: NCLEX-RN PRACTICE TESTS NCLEX-RN Practice Test 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467 Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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