Illustrated Study Guide for the NCLEX-RN® Exam

Fun and engaging, this must-have review resource covers the nursing concepts and content found on the latest NCLEX-RN examination. It features a concise outline format that’s perfect for studying, as well as 2,020 review questions to test your knowledge and help you prepare for the exam. Colorful illustrations and mnemonic cartoons clarify essential nursing concepts and offer a visual way for you to remember key facts for the NCLEX exam. Answers and rationales are provided for every practice question.

• Unique! An integrated systems approach incorporates pediatric, adult, and older adult lifespan considerations in each body system chapter.
• Unique! Mnemonic cartoons provide a fun, easy way to review and remember key nursing concepts.
• A full-color, user-friendly design enhances content and helps you quickly locate special features.
• Appendixes for each chapter summarize medications and nursing procedures for quick reference.
• Practice questions at the end of each chapter and on the companion CD -- 2,020 in all -- provide a wealth of NCLEX examination preparation in both print and electronic formats.
• The companion CD features practice questions available in both study and quiz/exam modes that are divided by content area and allow you to create a customized review experience based on your personal study needs.
• Electronic alternate item format questions on the CD, such as priority drag-and-drop and "hot spot" illustrated point-and-click questions, prepare you for the interactive question types you'll encounter on the computerized NCLEX examination.
• Answers and rationales for all review questions help you understand why correct answers are right and incorrect options are wrong.
• An Alert! feature highlights key nursing concepts frequently found on the NCLEX examination.
• Separate chapters on pharmacology and nursing management help you focus on these areas of emphasis on the NCLEX examination.

1. Testing Strategies for the NCLEX-RN Examination
2. Health Implications Across the Life Span
3. Concepts of Nursing Practice
4. Control Functions and Management
5. Pharmacology
6. Homeostasis
7. Immune System
8. Abnormal Cell Growth
9. Psychiatric Nursing Concepts
10. Psychiatric Disorders
11. Integumentary System
12. Sensory System
13. Endocrine System
14. Hematologic System
15. Respiratory System
16. Vascular System
17. Cardiac System
18. Gastrointestinal System
19. Hepatic and Biliary System
20. Neurologic System
21. Musculoskeletal System
22. Reproductive System
23. Urinary-Renal System
24. Antepartum
25. Intrapartum and Postpartum
26. Newborn

Appendix A: Normal Laboratory Data

Chapter Study Questions: Answers and Rationales