About the Book

This South Asian Edition of the book provides the essential content one needs to master not only the NCLEX®, but all nursing examinations. In addition, it also takes care of the anticipated needs of immigrating nurses in the foreign country, like awareness on electronic nursing documentation, stress management and nursing errors prevention, and patient safety related issues.

About the Author

Annu Kaushik, M.Sc. Nursing, is currently working as General Manager—Nursing Education and Training at Columbia Asia Hospitals, Delhi. She has more than 16 years of clinical and teaching experience. She has done her B.Sc. (Hons) and M.Sc. Nursing from Delhi University. She is currently pursuing my Ph.D. in nursing. She has attended various national and international conferences, and has various national and international published articles to his credit. His main area of interest is developing specialized nursing modules, conducting research in hospitals to enhance quality of nursing care. She has taken varied nursing roles starting from bedside nurse, public health nurse to NCLEX trainer, training head, etc. She has worked in both public and corporate settings.

Table of Contents:
UNIT I NCLEX-RN® Exam Preparation, 1 1 The NCLEX-RN® Examination, 2 2 NCLEX-RN® Preparation for Foreign-Educated Nurses: Transitional Issues for Foreign-Educated Nurses, 14 3 Pathways to Success, 18 4 The NCLEX-RN® Examination: From a Graduate's Perspective, 22 5 Test-Taking Strategies, 25 UNIT II Issues in Nursing, 35 6 Cultural Awareness and Health Practices, 38 7 Ethical and Legal Issues, 50 8 Prioritizing Client Care: Leadership, Delegation, and Disaster Planning, 65 UNIT III Nursing Sciences, 81 9 Fluids and Electrolytes, 85 10 Acid-Base Balance, 104 11 Laboratory Values, 115 12 Nutrition, 129 13 Parenteral Nutrition, 139 14 Intravenous Therapy, 150 15 Administration of Blood Products, 164 UNIT IV Fundamental Skills, 174 16 Provision of a Safe Environment, 177 17 Calculation of Medication and Intravenous Prescriptions, 187 18 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Guidelines for Health Care Providers, 198 19 Perioperative Nursing Care, 207 20 Positioning Clients, 221 21 Care of a Client with a Tube, 230 UNIT V Growth and Development across the Life Span, 246 22 Theories of Growth and Development, 248 23 Developmental Stages, 255 24 Care of the Older Client, 270 25 Health and Physical Assessment of the Adult Client, 277 UNIT VI Maternity Nursing, 297 26 Reproductive System, 299 27 Obstetrical Assessment, 307 28 Prenatal Period, 314 29 Risk Conditions Related to Pregnancy, 327 30 Labor and Delivery, 345 3 1 Problems with Labor and Delivery, 359 32 Postpartum Period, 369 3 3 Postpartum Complications, 376 34 Care of the Newborn, 383 3 5 Maternity and Newborn Medications, 403 UNIT VII Pediatric Nursing, 413 36 Integumentary Disorders, 415 37 Hematological Disorders, 422 38 Oncological Disorders, 430 39 Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders, 441 40 Gastrointestinal Disorders, 450 41 Eye, Ear, and Throat Disorders, 468 42 Respiratory Disorders, 474 43 Cardiovascular Disorders, 489 44 Renal and Urinary Disorders, 501 45 Neurological and Cognitive Disorders, 509 46 Musculoskeletal Disorders, 521 47 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, 530 48 Infectious and Communicable Diseases, 537 49 Pediatric Medication Administration and Calculations, 549 UNIT VIII Integumentary Disorders of the Adult Client, 556 50 Integumentary System, 558 51 Integumentary Medications, 582 UNIT IX Hematological and Oncological Disorders of the Adult Client, 591 52 Hematological and Oncological Disorders, 593 53 Antineoplastic Medications, 626 UNIT X Endocrine Disorders of the Adult Client, 637 54 Endocrine System, 639 55 Endocrine Medications, 666 UNIT XI Gastrointestinal Disorders of the Adult Client, 682 56 Gastrointestinal System, 684 57 Gastrointestinal Medications, 713 UNIT XII Respiratory Disorders of the Adult Client, 722 58 Respiratory System, 724 59 Respiratory Medications, 754 UNIT XIII Cardiovascular Disorders of the Adult Client, 773 60 Cardiovascular System, 775 61 Cardiovascular Medications, 819 UNIT XIV Renal and Urinary Disorders of the Adult Client, 838 62 Renal System, 840 63 Renal Medications, 875 UNIT XV Eye and Ear Disorders of the Adult Client, 885 64 The Eye and the Ear, 887 65 Ophthalmic and Otic Medications, 908 UNIT XVI Neurological Disorders of the Adult Client, 919 66 Neurological System, 921 67 Neurological Medications, 951 UNIT XVII Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Adult Client, 964 68 Musculoskeletal System, 966 69 Musculoskeletal Medications, 988 UNIT XVIII Immune Disorders of the Adult Client, 995 70 Immune Disorders, 997 71 Immunological Medications, 1010 UNIT XIX Mental Health Disorders of the Adult Client, 1019 72 Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 1021 73 Models of Care, 1032 74 Mental Health Disorders, 1038 75 Addictions, 1059 76 Crisis Theory and Intervention, 1070 77 Psychiatric Medications, 1083 UNIT XX Patient Safety Concerns 78. Common Nursing Errors 79. Patient Safety Concerns 80. Infection Prevention and Control 81. Nurse's Role in Electronic Documentation UNIT XXI Nurse's Well-Being 82. Stress Management at Workplace 83.Body Mechanics 84. Assertiveness and Accountability in Nursing UNIT XX Comprehensive Test References Index