Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment: Practice Exercises for the NCLEX Examination / Edition 3

Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment: Practice Exercises for the NCLEX Examination / Edition 3

ISBN-10:
0323113435
ISBN-13:
9780323113434
Pub. Date:
12/02/2013
Publisher:
Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN-10:
0323113435
ISBN-13:
9780323113434
Pub. Date:
12/02/2013
Publisher:
Elsevier Health Sciences
Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment: Practice Exercises for the NCLEX Examination / Edition 3

Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment: Practice Exercises for the NCLEX Examination / Edition 3

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Overview

Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment: Practice Exercises for the NCLEX® Examination, 4th Edition is the original and most popular NCLEX review book on the market focused exclusively on building prioritization, delegation, and patient assignment skills! Using a unique simple-to-complex approach, this best-selling text establishes your foundational knowledge of management of care, then provides exercises of increasing difficulty to help you transition to practice in today's fast-paced healthcare environment. This new edition features more than 60 pages of additional questions, a completely new pharmacology chapter and questions, a content re-alignment to match the latest National League for Nursing guidelines for delegation and patient assignment, increased inclusion of LGBTQ-related scenarios, updated infection control coverage, and much more!

  • Answer keys offer a detailed rationale and an indication of the focus of the question to encourage formative assessment.
  • Interactive practice quizzing on Evolve allows you to create a virtually unlimited number of practice sessions in Study Mode or Exam Mode.
  • Emphasis on the NCLEX Examination’s management-of-care focus addresses the heavy emphasis on prioritization, delegation, and patient assignment in the current NCLEX-RN® Examination.
  • Updated content throughout matches the latest evidence-based guidelines and treatment protocols.
  • Improved navigation and usability with color tabs on the edges of the book's pages and with answers directly following each chapter.
  • UNIQUE! Three-part organization establishes foundational knowledge and then provides exercises of increasing difficulty to help you build confidence in your prioritization, delegation, and patient assignment skills.
  • NEW! More than 60 pages of new questions provide additional practice prepare you for the prioritization, delegation, and patient assignment questions on the NCLEX-RN® Exam.
  • NEW! Pharmacology chapter and expanded pharmacology questions throughout prepare you for the strong pharmacology focus of the latest NCLEX-RN® Exam.
  • NEW! Re-alignment of delegation and assignment content and answer key coding to reflect the latest National League for Nursing (NLN) guidelines on what constitutes delegation and what constitutes patient assignment.
  • NEW! Increased emphasis on infection control addresses the growing problems of antibiotic resistance and the rapid spread of infectious disease resulting from our globally mobile society and from growing resistance to vaccination.
  • NEW! Increased inclusion of LGBTQ scenarios and healthcare concerns prepares you for patient-centered care with LGBTQ clients.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780323113434
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date: 12/02/2013
Pages: 256
Sales rank: 1,079,314
Product dimensions: 7.88(w) x 10.68(h) x 0.48(d)

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Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction

Guidelines for Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment Decisions

Part 2: Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment in Common Health Scenarios

1. Pain

2. Cancer 

3. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Problems 

4. Immunologic Problems

5. Infection Control NEW!

6. Respiratory Problems

7. Cardiovascular Problems

8. Hematologic Problems

9. Neurologic Problems

10. Visual and Auditory Problems

11. Musculoskeletal Problems

12. Gastrointestinal/Nutritional Problems

13. Diabetes Mellitus and Endocrine Problems

14. Integumentary Problems

15. Renal/Urinary Problems

16. Reproductive Problems

17. Obstetrics and Maternity NEW!

18. Emergencies and Disasters   

Part 3: Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment in Complex Health Scenarios

Case Study 1: Chest Pressure, Indigestion, Nausea, and Vomiting

Case Study 2: Dyspnea and Shortness of Breath

Case Study 3: A Nursing Team Leader Caring for Multiple Clients

Case Study 4: Shortness of Breath, Edema, and Decreased Urine Output

Case Study 5: Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Case Study 6: Home Health

Case Study 7: Spinal Cord Injury

Case Study 8: Multiple Patients with Adrenal Gland Disorders

Case Study 9: Multiple Clients with Gastrointestinal Problems

Case Study 10: Multiple Patients with Pain

Case Study 11: Multiple Clients with Cancer

Case Study 12: Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Case Study 13: Head and Leg Trauma and Shock

Case Study 14: Septic Shock

Case Study 15: Heart Failure

Case Study 16: Multiple Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease

Case Study 17: Respiratory Difficulty after Surgery

Case Study 18: Long-Term Care NEW!

Case Study 19: Multiple Pediatric Clients in a Clinic Setting NEW!

Case Study 20: Multiple Patients with Psychiatric Disorders NEW!

Case Study 21: Obstetrics NEW!

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