Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 NCLEX-RN® Exam Overview and Test Taking Strategies -- ch. 1 Overview of the NCLEX-RN® Exam -- What Is the NCLEX-RN® Exam? -- Content of the NCLEX-RN® Exam -- ch. 2 General and Computer Adaptive Test Strategies -- Standardized Exams -- What Behaviors Does the NCLEX-RN® Exam Test? -- Strategies That Don't Work on the NCLEX-RN® Exam -- Becoming a Better Test Taker -- NCLEX-RN® Exam Question Types -- Alternate Format Test Questions -- Multiple-Choice Test Questions -- Critical Thinking Strategies -- Reword the Question -- Eliminate Incorrect Answer Choices -- Don't Predict Answers -- Recognize Expected Outcomes -- Read Answer Choices to Obtain Clues -- ch. 3 NCLEX-RN® Exam Strategies -- NCLEX-RN® Exam Versus Real-World Nursing -- Strategies for Priority Questions -- Strategies for Management of Care Questions -- Strategies for Positioning Questions -- Strategies for Communication Questions -- Your NCLEX-RN® Exam Study Plan -- pt. 2 NCLEX-RN® Exam Content Review and Practice -- ch. 4 Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care -- Advance Directives/Self-Determination/Life Planning -- Advocacy -- Assignment, Delegation, and Supervision -- Case Management -- Client Rights -- Collaboration with Interdisciplinary Teams -- Concepts of Management -- Confidentiality/Information Security -- Continuity of Care -- Establishing Priorities -- Ethical Practice -- Information Technology -- Informed Consent -- Legal Rights and Responsibilities -- Organ Donation -- Performance Improvement (Quality Improvement) -- Referrals -- Chapter Quiz -- Chapter Quiz Answers and Explanations -- ch. 5 Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control... -- Safety Background -- Infection Control Background -- Accident/Error/Injury Prevention -- Emergency Response Plan -- Ergonomic Principles -- Handling Hazardous and Infectious Materials -- Home Safety -- Reporting of Incident/Event/Irregular Occurrence/Variance -- Safe Use of Equipment -- Security Plan -- Standard Precautions/Transmission-Based Precautions/Surgical Asepsis -- Use of Restraints/Safety Devices -- Chapter Quiz -- Chapter Quiz Answers and Explanations -- ch. 6 Health Promotion and Maintenance -- Aging Process -- Ante/Intra/Postpartum and Newborn Care -- Developmental Stages and Transitions -- Health Promotion/Disease Prevention -- Health Screening -- High-Risk Behaviors -- Lifestyle Choices -- Self-Care -- Techniques of Physical Assessment -- Principles of Teaching/Learning -- Chapter Quiz -- Chapter Quiz Answers and Explanations -- ch. 7 Psychosocial Integrity -- Abuse/Neglect -- Behavioral Interventions -- Chemical and Other Dependencies/Substance Use Disorders -- Coping Mechanisms -- Crisis Intervention -- Cultural Awareness/Cultural Influences on Health -- End of Life Care -- Family Dynamics -- Grief and Loss -- Mental Health Concepts -- Religious and Spiritual Influences on Health -- Sensory/Perceptual Alterations -- Stress Management -- Support Systems -- Therapeutic Communication -- Therapeutic Environment -- Nursing Process and Psychosocial Integrity -- Chapter Quiz -- Chapter Quiz Answers and Explanations -- ch. 8 Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort -- Assistive Devices -- Complementary Therapies -- Elimination -- Mobility/Immobility -- Nonpharmacological Comfort Interventions -- Nutrition and Oral Hydration -- Personal Hygiene -- Rest and Sleep -- Chapter Quiz -- Chapter Quiz Answers and Explanations -- ch. 9 Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies... -- Adverse Effects/Contraindications/Side Effects/Interactions -- Blood and Blood Products -- Central Venous Access Devices -- Dosage Calculation -- Expected Actions/Outcomes -- Medication Administration -- Medication Handling and Maintenance -- Parenteral/Intravenous Therapies -- Pharmacological Pain Management -- Total Parenteral Nutrition -- Chapter Quiz -- Chapter Quiz Answers and Explanations -- ch. 10 Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential -- Changes/Abnormalities in Vital Signs -- Diagnostic Tests -- Laboratory Values -- Potential for Alterations in Body Systems -- Potential for Complications of Diagnostic Tests/Treatments/Procedures -- Potential for Complications from Surgical Procedures and Health Alterations -- System-Specific Assessments -- Therapeutic Procedures -- Chapter Quiz -- Chapter Quiz Answers and Explanations -- ch. 11 Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation -- Alterations in Body Systems -- Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances -- Hemodynamics -- Illness Management -- Medical Emergencies -- Pathophysiology -- Unexpected Response to Therapies -- Chapter Quiz -- Chapter Quiz Answers and Explanations -- pt. 3 Practice Test -- Practice Test -- Your Practice Test Scores -- Answer Key -- Practice Test Answers and Explanations -- pt. 4 Licensure Process -- ch. 12 Application, Registration, and Scheduling -- How to Apply for the NCLEX-RN® Exam -- Taking the Exam -- ch. 13 Taking the Test More Than Once -- You Are Not Alone -- How to Interpret Unsuccessful Test Results -- Should You Test Again? -- How Should You Begin? -- ch. 14 Essentials for International Nurses -- NCLEX-RN® Exam Administration Abroad -- CGFNS® Certificate -- Work Visas -- Nursing Practice in the United States -- U.S.-Style Nursing Communication -- Sample Questions -- Answers and Explanations -- Language -- Kaplan Programs for International Nurses -- pt. 5 NCLEX-RN® Exam Resources -- Appendix A Summary of Critical Thinking Paths -- Appendix B Nursing Terminology -- Appendix C Common Medical Abbreviations -- Appendix D State Boards of Nursing.