Springhouse Review for Critical Care Nursing Certification


Book Description

Updated to reflect current AACN content on the CCRN certification exam, this review book provides the information nurses need to achieve CCRN certification. It covers all topics found on the exam—from disorders by body system, to multisystem disorders, to professional caring and ethical practice concepts—and includes new appendices on patients with special needs and JCAHO pain management. The book reviews signs and symptoms, key laboratory values, diagnostic tests, and medical and nursing management for scores of problems. Review questions and posttests, answers with rationales, study tips, test-taking strategies, and information on the test plan are also included.




Springhouse Review for Critical Care Nursing Certification


Book Description

Completely updated to include the latest information on disorders, diagnostic tests, drugs, and other treatments, this new edition presents all core information practicing critical care nurses must know to pass the CCRN certification exam. All content is based on current publications of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN). Features include an outline format for easy studying, organization of major disorders by body system for quick access, and quick-reference charts and illustrations, appendices, and post-tests. New to this edition are the latest test eligibility requirements, application guidelines, and test plan information, a chapter on professional caring and ethical practice, multiple-choice review questions with answers and rationales, and an appendix on critical laboratory test values.




Springhouse Review for Critical Care Nursing Certification


Book Description

Updated to reflect current AACN content on the CCRN certification exam, this review book provides the information nurses need to achieve CCRN certification. It covers all topics found on the exam-from disorders by body system, to multisystem disorders, to professional caring and ethical practice concepts-and includes new appendices on patients with special needs and JCAHO pain management. The book reviews signs and symptoms, key laboratory values, diagnostic tests, and medical and nursing management for scores of problems. Review questions and posttests, answers with rationales, study tips, t.




Springhouse Review for Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing Certification


Book Description

This comprehensive review book includes all the information needed to confidently pass the psychiatric and mental health nursing certification exam. For each psychiatric disorder, the text provides causes, signs and symptoms, nursing diagnoses, and nursing interventions. Presented in a clear outline format, the book also contains quick-reference charts, appendices, selected references, and a posttest in the same format as the actual exam. Each chapter includes a clinical situation that follows the nursing process format, with rationales for every intervention. The book also covers such key topics such as concepts, human development, role and scope of psychiatric and mental health nursing, models of human behavior, nursing research techniques, therapeutic communication, legal issues, psychiatric therapies, drug therapy, and more. Compatibility: BlackBerry(R) OS 4.1 or Higher / iPhone/iPod Touch 2.0 or Higher /Palm OS 3.5 or higher / Palm Pre Classic / Symbian S60, 3rd edition (Nokia) / Windows Mobile(TM) Pocket PC (all versions) / Windows Mobile Smartphone / Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista/Tablet PC




Springhouse Review for Medical-surgical Nursing Certification


Book Description

This thoroughly updated review provides the information needed for certification in medical-surgical nursing from the credentialing arms of the American Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses and the American Nurses Association. It covers all topics on the exam and includes review questions, posttests, and answers with rationales. This edition reflects current NANDA Taxonomy II nursing diagnoses, arranged by nursing domain, and recent CDC infection prevention and control guidelines. The cardiovascular chapter reflects the latest information on acute coronary syndrome differential care and American Heart Association guidelines for emergency cardiovascular care. The appendix on oncology care issues and nursing implications has been expanded.







Springhouse Certification Review


Book Description

Every question incorporates a step of the nursing process and a cognitive level from Bloom's Taxonomy. The text is divided into a two-column format -- questions on the left, answers on the right. A card is included so students can cover answers as they study. And the sample test section covers every body system tested on the actual exam; test questions reflect the weighting used in the CCRN blueprint. Contents include reviews of the cardiovascular, respiratory, neurologic, renal, gastrointestinal, endocrine, hematologic, and immunologic systems; multisystem review; sample test with questions, answer sheet, answers, and rationales; appendices; selected references; and index.




Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification Review Guide: Primary Care


Book Description

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification Review Guide: Primary Care has been developed especially for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Family Nurse Practitioners preparing to take certification examinations and as a reference in the practice setting. The text is divided into systems with an in-depth coverage of growth and development and health promotion and maintenance. The common disorders of the various body systems provide succinct summaries of definitions, etiology, signs and symptoms, clinical findings, differential diagnoses, diagnostic tests\findings, and management\treatment. The final chapter addresses PNP role development, current trends and health policy issues including topics such as credentialing, legal issues, legislation, reimbursement and delivery systems. Following each chapter are test questions, which are intended to serve as an introduction to the testing arena. In addition a bibliography is included for those who need a more in-depth discussion of the subject matter in each chapter.




American Nursing Review for Critical Care Nursing Certification


Book Description

Presented in a clear, easy-to-understand outline format that prepares practicing nurses to pass the exam for critical care nursing certification, this book includes the latest test-taking information, an overview of normal anatomy an physiology, assessment techniques, and the most common disorders for all major body systems. Two post-tests gauge the reader's level of readiness for the real exam.