Prentice-Hall Nursing Reviews & Rationales: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 2nd Edition - Softcover

Mary Ann Hogan; Stacy Estridge; Dolores Zygmont; Joan Davenport

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9780131789708: Prentice-Hall Nursing Reviews & Rationales: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 2nd Edition
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0131789708 ISBN 13: 9780131789708
Publisher: Pearson, 2007

Synopsis

Essential for NCLEX, course and competencey review, this resource is a complete, concentrated outline of medical-surgical nursing. 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" information covering nursing care for respiratory, cardiac, neurological, renal, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, and other health problems, emergency and critical care, and much more.

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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.

From the Back Cover

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

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Publisher
Pearson
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0131789708
ISBN 13 
9780131789708
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
730
Rating
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