This popular study guide covers the full range of exam content, from disorders, signs and symptoms, tests, and assessments to treatments and interventions. Whether you are a new or experienced nurse, this comprehensive review offers the knowledge—and confidence—you need to succeed.
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- Reviews disorders by body systems as covered in certification exams
- Study plan advice, preparation strategies, and test-taking strategies that prepare you for exam-taking success, including a certification test plan
- Easy-to-use outline format that outlines each topic with key points, making it easy to remember important points
- Resources that include: NANDA taxonomy, common infectious disorders, CDC fact sheets, and lab tests results
- Contents that include:
- Medical-surgical certification eligibility requirements—lists criteria for medical-surgical nurse (RN-BC), Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) certification, and clinical nurse specialist in adult health (ACNS-BC) certification
- Nursing foundations and principles
- Legal and ethical nursing issues
- Principles of wound care, including nursing assessments and treatment skills
- Disruptions in homeostasis
- Perioperative nursing
- Cultural and ethnic beliefs and practices
- Safety issues
- Health maintenance
- Patient's bill of rights and self-determination
- Developmental theories of Jean Piaget and Abraham Maslow
- Nutrition
- Substance abuse
- Complementary and herbal therapies
- Obesity
- Adult immunizations
- Laboratory values
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About the Clinical Editor
Laura M. Willis, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, CMSRN, is a Family Nurse Practitioner at the Springfield Regional Medical Group, Urbana Family Medicine and Pediatrics, Urbana, Ohio.