Prentice Hall Reviews & Rationales: Nursing Fundamentals (2nd Edition) [Paperback]

Mary Ann Hogan (Author), Mary Jean Ricci (Author), Donna Taliaferro (Author), Sara Bolten (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0132240785 | ISBN-13: 978-0132240789 | Publication Date: September 2, 2007 | Edition: 2

Essential for NCLEX, course and competencey review, this resource is a complete, concentrated outline of nursing fundamentals. Each chapter contains objectives, pre- and post chapter tests with comprehensive rationales, vocabulary review, practice to pass exercises, critical thinking case studies, as well as NCLEX alerts and new test-taking strategies.  Content includes all of the "need-to-know" facts covering the nursing process, physical assessment, communication, professional standards, health promotion through the lifespan, and more.

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From the Back Cover

Essential for course review and NCLEX review, this resource is a complete, concentrated outline of mental health nursing. Content includes all of the "need-to-know" information covering therapeutic communication, developmental disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders, dissociative disorders, personality disorders, schizophrenia and psychotic disorders, cognitive mental disorders, substance abuse, crisis intervention and suicide, death and dying, and much more. Each chapter provides the following tools that will help lead you to success in your course and on the NCLEX-RN:

• Chapter Objectives
• Pre- and post-chapter tests with comprehensive rationales
• New test-taking strategies 
• Vocabulary review
• Practice-to-Pass exercises
• Critical thinking case studies
• NCLEX alerts
• Prentice Hall Nursing Notes reference card
• CD-ROM with 700 practice questions 

About the Series
Prentice Hall's Nursing Review & Rationales Series is the complete foundation for success within the classroom, in clinical settings and on the NCLEX-RN exam. Each topical volume offers a concentrated review of core content from across the nursing curriculum, while providing hundreds of practice questions and comprehensive rationales. The only review series offering a tear-out reference card and additional audio reviews, the complete series includes the following volumes:

• Nursing Fundamentals
• Anatomy & Physiology 
• Child Health Nursing
• Fluids, Electrolytes, & Acid-Base Balance
• Maternal-Newborn Nursing
• Medical-Surgical Nursing
• Mental Health Nursing
• Nutrition & Diet Therapy
• Pathophysiology
• Pharmacology
• Physical Assessment
• Community Health Nursing
• Leadership & Management
• Comprehensive Review for NCLEX-RN
• Comprehensive Review for NCLEX-PN

About the Author

Mary Ann Hogan, MSN, RN has been a nurse educator for 25 years, currently as a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has taught in diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate nursing programs.A former item writer for the CAT NCLEX-RN® exam,Ms. Hogan has been teaching review courses throughout New England for the last 15 years. She also has contributed to a number of publications in the areas of adult health, pharmacology, and fundamentals of nursing. She is a member of the American Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau, the International Honor Society for Nursing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2 edition (September 2, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0132240785
• ISBN-13: 978-0132240789
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,121 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lazy way to an "A", December 8, 2008

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B. S. Haas "wackochango" (chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prentice Hall Reviews & Rationales: Nursing Fundamentals (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

Just completed my first semester of Nursing school, and could've scored a "B" using just this book and all the other online content assigned to class. This means I could've avoided reading the main textbook by Craven altogether! Our teacher was heavy on Nursing Behavior and light on Patient Pathology. This book did a much better job than the main text for test preparation. Each chapter has 20 questions with rationales, but the CD adds another 30 NCLEX questions per chapter, so over 500 questions total included.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great questions, June 13, 2008

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I.L. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prentice Hall Reviews & Rationales: Nursing Fundamentals (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

I am using this book to help me for my Fundamentals nursing class. The questions are really great as well as the rationales. There are 20 questions per chapter, as well as 10 more on the CD (per chapter). It also has a nice review of the section that the questions are based on.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Source!, January 10, 2008

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L. Wooten - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prentice Hall Reviews & Rationales: Nursing Fundamentals (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

This is a very good book. It gotten me through my Fundamentals class. This book was a life saver. Loved it.