Synopses & Reviews
Essential for course review and NCLEX review, this resource is a complete, concentrated outline of mental health nursing. Content includes all of the "need-to-know" information covering therapeutic communication, developmental disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders, dissociative disorders, personality disorders, schizophrenia and psychotic disorders, cognitive mental disorders, substance abuse, crisis intervention and suicide, death and dying, and much more. Each chapter provides the following tools that will help lead you to success in your course and on the NCLEX-RN:
- Chapter Objectives
- Pre- and post-chapter tests with comprehensive rationales
- New test-taking strategies
- Vocabulary review
- Practice-to-Pass exercises
- Critical thinking case studies
- NCLEX alerts
- Prentice Hall Nursing Notes reference card
- CD-ROM with 700 practice questions
About the Series
Prentice Hall's Nursing Review & Rationales Series is the complete foundation for success within the classroom, in clinical settings and on the NCLEX-RN exam. Each topical volume offers a concentrated review of core content from across the nursing curriculum, while providing hundreds of practice questions and comprehensive rationales. The only review series offering a tear-out reference card and additional audio reviews, the complete series includes the following volumes:
- Nursing Fundamentals
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Child Health Nursing
- Fluids, Electrolytes, & Acid-Base Balance
- Maternal-Newborn Nursing
- Medical-Surgical Nursing
- Mental Health Nursing
- Nutrition & Diet Therapy
- Pathophysiology
- Pharmacology
- Physical Assessment
- Community Health Nursing
- Leadership & Management
- Comprehensive Review for NCLEX-RN
- Comprehensive Review for NCLEX-PN
Synopsis
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.
About the Author
Mary Ann Hogan, MSN, RN has been a nurse educator for 25 years, currently as a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has taught in diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate nursing programs.A former item writer for the CAT NCLEX-RN® exam,Ms. Hogan has been teaching review courses throughout New England for the last 15 years. She also has contributed to a number of publications in the areas of adult health, pharmacology, and fundamentals of nursing. She is a member of the American Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau, the International Honor Society for Nursing.
Table of 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