Fundamentals success
Subtitle: a Q & A review applying critical thinking to test taking
By: Patricia M. Nugent, RN, MA, MD, EdD, Professor Emeritus, Adjunct Professor, Nassau Community College, Garden City, New York, Private Practice--President of Nugent Books, Inc., Barbara A. Vitale, RN, MA, Professor Emeritus, Nassau Community College, Garden City, New York, Private Practice--Professional Resources for Nursing
Contributors: Vitale, Barbara Ann, 1944-
Edition: Fourth edition.
Series: Davis's success series; Davis's success series
Publisher: F.A. Davis
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 548
ISBN-13: 9780803644144
Subjects: Nursing; Examinations, questions; Study guides; Examinations; Critical thinking; Problem Solving
Other titles: Q & A review applying critical thinking to test taking
Description: Master the fundamentals of nursing while developing your critical thinking and test-taking skills. More than 1,340 classroom-tested, NCLEX-style questions--including more than 440 alternate-item-format questions--reflect the latest advances in medical technology as well as the most recent guidelines and standards of care for nursing practice. An easy-to-follow format organizes information into 24 content areas. Each question provides answers and rationales for correct and incorrect responses and strategies for how to develop your critical-thinking skills.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Fundamentals of Critical Thinking Related to Test Taking. Introduction; title: Maximize your critical-thinking abilities; title: Critical thinking applied to test taking; title: Critical-thinking strategy to answer nursing questions : the race model; title: Summary; title: Nursing Within the Context of Contemporary Health Care. Theory-based nursing care; title: Legal and ethical issues; title: Leadership and management; title: Health-care delivery; title: Community-based nursing; title: Psychosociocultural Nursing Care. Nursing care across the life span; title: Communication; title: Psychological support; title: Teaching and learning; title: Essential Components of Nursing Care. Nursing process; title: Physical assessment; title: Infection control; title: Safety; title: Medication administration; title: Pharmacology; title: Basic Human Needs and Related Nursing Care. Hygiene; title: Mobility; title: Nutrition; title: Oxygenation; title: Urinary elimination; title: Fluids and electrolytes; title: Gastrointestinal system; title: Pain, comfort, rest, and sleep; title: Perioperative nursing; title: Alternate Item Formats. Answers and rationales; title: Comprehensive Final Book Exam. Questions; title: Answers and rationales; title: Glossary of English words commonly encountered on nursing examinations.