Assessment and Diagnosis Review for Advanced Practice Nursing Certification Exams (eBook)

Alice Teall, Kate Gawlik, Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021 | 1., First Edition
316 Seiten
Springer Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-0-8261-6468-1 (ISBN)

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Assessment and Diagnosis Review for Advanced Practice Nursing Certification Exams is designed to help nurse practitioner students strengthen their assessment and clinical-reasoning skills in preparation for certification exams, clinical rotations, and clinical practice. This must-have resource is relevant for the AANPCB and ANCC Family Nurse Practitioner and Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner exams, ANCC Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner exam, and PNCB Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care exam. It includes both review content and practice Q&A-everything you need to pass the exam.It includes comprehensive coverage of pediatric, pregnant, and older adult populations, as well as social determinants of health and wellness and mental health and substance abuse. The review manual begins with evidence-based strategies for successful exam performance and tips for self-care. Each systems-based chapter includes an overview of anatomy and physiology; physical examination; differentials for episodic, acute, and chronic conditions; and wellness and preventive care considerations. Knowledge and application of key concepts are reinforced with numerous illustrations, tables, red flag boxes, evidence-based practice considerations, and end-of-chapter assessment questions. The review concludes with a 150-question practice test that addresses all patient populations and a 50-question practice for the pediatric population. With a total of 350 practice questions and detailed review content and answer rationales, Assessment and Diagnosis Review for Advanced Practice Nursing Certification Exams gives you the tools to study your way and the confidence to pass the first time, guaranteed.Key Features:Prepares APRN students for the assessment and diagnosis portions of their AANPCB, ANCC, and PNCB certification exams Provides a comprehensive yet concise review of the assessment of all body systems, as well as social determinants of health and mental health and substance abuseIncludes coverage of pediatric, pregnant, and older adult populationsFeatures abundant illustrations, tables, and boxes to facilitate information retentionIncludes a total of 350 exam-style questions with robust rationales, including two practice testsThe American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) are the sole owners of their certification programs. AANPCB, ANCC, and PNCB do not endorse this exam preparation resource, nor do they have a proprietary relationship with Springer Publishing Company.

Inhalt

Preface

Acknowledgments

PART I. EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS

Chapter 1. Evidence-Based Strategies for Successful Test Performance

Chapter 2. Evidence-Based Approach to History and Physical Exam

PART II. EVIDENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS

Chapter 3. Integumentary System

Chapter 4. Head, Neck, and Lymphatics

Chapter 5. Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat

Chapter 6. Cardiovascular System

Chapter 7. Respiratory System

Chapter 8. Nervous System

Chapter 9. Musculoskeletal System

Chapter 10. Gastrointestinal and Renal Systems

Chapter 11. Breasts and Axillae

Chapter 12. Female Reproductive System

Chapter 13. Male Reproductive System

Chapter 14. Mental Health and Substance Use

PART III. EVIDENCE-BASED CONSIDERATIONS FOR POPULATION HEALTH

Chapter 15. Determinants of Health and Wellness

Chapter 16. Pediatric and Adolescent Populations

Chapter 17. Pregnant Populations

Chapter 18. Older Adult Populations

PART IV. PRACTICE TESTS

Chapter 19. Practice Test I: Assessment and Diagnosis of Patients Across the Life Span

Chapter 20. Practice Test I: Answers and Rationales

Chapter 21. Practice Test II: Assessment and Diagnosis of Pediatric Patients

Chapter 22. Practice Test II: Answers and Rationales

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.11.2021
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium
• Schlagworte: aanpcb • AgNP • ANCC • Bank • Book • Certification • Course • Exam • Fitzgerald • FNP • hollier • leik • NP • Nurse Practitioner • PMHNP • pncb • PNP • Practice • Prep • questions • Quiz • Review • Study • Test
• ISBN-10: 0-8261-6468-4 / 0826164684
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8261-6468-1 / 9780826164681