Fundamentals for Nursing 10 0 10th Edition by Assessment Technologies Institute ISBN 9781565335974 156533597X

This Review Module is organized into units covering theNCLEX® major client needs categories: Safe, Effective CareEnvironment, Health Promotion, Psychosocial Integrity,and Physiological Integrity. Chapters within theseunits conform to one of four organizing principles forpresenting the content.● Nursing concepts● Growth and development● Procedures● System DisordersNutritional considerations for specific Nursing conceptschapters begin with an overview describing the centralconcept and its relevance to nursing. Subordinate themesare covered in outline form to demonstrate relationshipsand present the information in a clear, succinct manner.Nutritional considerations for specific Growth anddevelopment chapters cover expected growth anddevelopment, including physical and psychosocialdevelopment, age-appropriate activities, and healthpromotion, including immunizations, health screenings,nutrition, and injury prevention.Procedures chapters include an overview describingthe procedure(s) covered in the chapter. Thesechapters provide nursing knowledge relevant to eachprocedure, including indications, nursing considerations,interpretation of findings, and complications.Each chapter includes opportunities for you to test yourknowledge and to practice applying that knowledge. ActiveLearning Scenario exercises pose a nursing scenario andthen direct you to use an ATI Active Learning Template(included at the back of this book) to record the importantknowledge a nurse should apply to the scenario. Anexample is then provided to which you can compare yourcompleted Active Learning Template. The ApplicationExercises include NCLEX-style questions (multiplechoice and multiple-select items), providing you withopportunities to practice answering the kinds of questionsyou might expect to see on ATI assessments or the NCLEX.After the Application Exercises, an answer key is provided,along with rationales.To prepare for the NCLEX, it is important to understandhow the content in this Review Module is connected tothe NCLEX test plan. You can find information on thedetailed test plan at the National Council of State Boardsof Nursing’s website, www.ncsbn.org. When reviewingcontent in this Review Module, regularly ask yourself,“How does this content fit into the test plan, and whattypes of questions related to this content should I expect?”To help you in this process, we’ve included NCLEXConnections at the beginning of each unit and with eachquestion in the Application Exercises Answer Keys. TheNCLEX Connections at the beginning of each unit pointout areas of the detailed test plan that relate to the contentwithin that unit. The NCLEX Connections attached to theApplication Exercises Answer Keys demonstrate how eachexercise fits within the detailed content outline.These NCLEX Connections will help you understand howthe detailed content outline is organized, starting withmajor client needs categories and subcategories andfollowed by related content areas and tasks. The majorclient needs categories are:● Safe and Effective Care Environment◯ Management of Care◯ Safety and Infection Control● Health Promotion and Maintenance● Psychosocial Integrity● Physiological Integrity◯ Basic Care and Comfort◯ Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies◯ Reduction of Risk Potential◯ Physiological AdaptationAn NCLEX Connection might, for example, alert you thatcontent within a unit is related to:● Basic Care and Comfort◯ Assistive Devices■ Assess client use of assistive devices.