Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment: Practice Exercises for the NCLEX Examination
Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment: Practice Exercises for the NCLEX® Examination is the only review book on the market with a focus on prioritization and management of care—just like the current NCLEX Examination itself! The workbook’s unique approach establishes your foundational knowledge and then provides exercises of increasing difficulty to help you build confidence in your prioritization, delegation, and patient assignment skills. It offers unique preparation for the NCLEX...
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Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment: Practice Exercises for the NCLEX® Examination is the only review book on the market with a focus on prioritization and management of care—just like the current NCLEX Examination itself! The workbook’s unique approach establishes your foundational knowledge and then provides exercises of increasing difficulty to help you build confidence in your prioritization, delegation, and patient assignment skills. It offers unique preparation for the NCLEX Examination and effectively equips you to practice in today’s fast-paced healthcare environment.• The only workbook available that provides in-depth practice with prioritization, delegation, and assignment questions similar to those you’ll see on the NCLEX Examination, including questions in alternate item formats• Unique three-part organization that (1) equips you with foundational skills to make sound decisions, then helps you apply those skills (2) in straightforward scenarios and (3) then in complex health scenarios• In-depth Answer Key at the back of the book that provides not only the correct answer but also a detailed rationale and an indication of the focus of the question, whether prioritization, delegation, supervision, or patient assignment.• Expanded content focus to include psychiatric/mental health, OB/maternity, and pediatrics along with med-surg areas• New chapters on infection control and obstetrics and maternity• Greater emphasis on questions involving core body systems and related health problems, such as diabetes and cancer, to best prepare you for the conditions you are most likely to encounter on the NCLEX Examination and in clinical practice• Four new unfolding cases addressing long-term care, pediatrics, psychiatric/mental health nursing, and OB/maternity• Additional emphasis on medication safety equips you to take appropriate actions to prevent or remediate medication errors• Multiple-select questions revised to include at least 5 response choices each, keeping you up to date with the full range of NCLEX Examination item formats
Part 1: IntroductionGuidelines for Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment DecisionsPart 2: Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment in Common Health Scenarios1. Pain2. Cancer 3. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Problems 4. Immunologic Problems5. Infection Control NEW!6. Respiratory Problems7. Cardiovascular Problems8. Hematologic Problems9. Neurologic Problems10. Visual and Auditory Problems11. Musculoskeletal Problems12. Gastrointestinal/Nutritional Problems13. Diabetes Mellitus and Endocrine Problems14. Integumentary Problems15. Renal/Urinary Problems16. Reproductive Problems17. Obstetrics and Maternity NEW!18. Emergencies and DisastersPart 3: Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment in Complex Health ScenariosCase Study 1: Chest Pressure, Indigestion, Nausea, and VomitingCase Study 2: Dyspnea and Shortness of BreathCase Study 3: A Nursing Team Leader Caring for Multiple ClientsCase Study 4: Shortness of Breath, Edema, and Decreased Urine OutputCase Study 5: Diabetic KetoacidosisCase Study 6: Home Health Case Study 7: Spinal Cord InjuryCase Study 8: Multiple Patients with Adrenal Gland Disorders Case Study 9: Multiple Clients with Gastrointestinal ProblemsCase Study 10: Multiple Patients with PainCase Study 11: Multiple Clients with CancerCase Study 12: Gastrointestinal Bleeding Case Study 13: Head and Leg Trauma and ShockCase Study 14: Septic ShockCase Study 15: Heart FailureCase Study 16: Multiple Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease Case Study 17: Respiratory Difficulty after SurgeryCase Study 18: Long-Term Care NEW!Case Study 19: Multiple Pediatric Clients in a Clinic Setting NEW!Case Study 20: Multiple Patients with Psychiatric Disorders NEW!Case Study 21: Obstetrics NEW!Answer Key
