Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Certification Intensive Review, Fourth Edition
Springer Publishing Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8261-6374-5 (ISBN)
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If you are studying for the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner certification exam, the highly acclaimed Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Certification Intensive Review is a must-have resource, and with interactive digital prep included with purchase, it is easier than ever to study for the AGNP exam. Lauded for its concise, well-organized format, this fourth edition has been significantly revised and updated to feature key information about the new AANPCB and ANCC certification exams, all new end-of-chapter review questions, and new full-color images. The fourth edition also features four practice tests with hundreds of new questions and rationales—800 questions in total. Extensive test-taking techniques and question dissection and analysis chapters help you identify the best clues during the problem-solving process so that you can strategically master the certification exam.
Designed to help AGNP candidates boost their confidence through intensive review and high-quality questions, the fourth edition continues to provide succinct, precisely targeted “need-to-know” details of diseases and classic presentations you can expect to see in practice in patients across the life span. Organized by body system, chapters are consistently formatted to include Danger Signals, Normal Findings, Lab Findings, Benign Variants, and Disease Review topics. Each chapter features valuable Exam Tips and Clinical Pearls that highlight key considerations and information likely to be encountered on the exam, ideal for a last-minute refresher before test day. Ensure success by making this essential resource—praised by thousands for helping them pass their certification—a key part of your exam prep study regimen.
Key Features:
Includes updated information reflecting the new AANPCB and ANCC certification exams
Introduces new end-of-chapter review questions to help you assess knowledge application and retention
Features four practice tests with hundreds of new questions and rationales
Provides a succinct and highly targeted review of diseases commonly seen in primary care, updated clinical information, all new color photos, and Exam Tips and Clinical Pearls to highlight key exam content
Outlines Danger Signals, Normal Findings, Lab Findings, and Benign Variants in physical assessment of each body system
Delineates strategic question-dissection techniques to simplify the problem-solving process
Offers an intensive pharmacology review and review of professional issues—ethical guidelines, professional roles, reimbursement, research, evidence-based medicine and epidemiology, and cultural considerations
ExamPrepConnect Features:
All the high-quality content from the book
Personalized study plan based on exam date
800 questions and answers with rationales—study by topic to identify your strengths and weaknesses
Lessons and flashcards on key information and abbreviations
Discussion board to connect with FNP exam-prep community
Games to make studying fun
Maria T. Codina Leik, MSN, ARNP, FNP-C, AGPCNP-BC, is the president and principal lecturer at National ARNP Services, Inc. (npreview.com). Well known for her ability to simplify complex concepts for her students, she is a popular speaker and educator. Ms. Leik taught previously in the nurse practitioner (NP) program at Florida International University Graduate School of Nursing. She is board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) in two specialties: family NP and adult-gerontology primary care NP. She is an experienced NP with more than two decades of clinical practice. In addition to her two NP certification review books published by Springer Publishing Company, Ms. Leik is the author of chapters in two NP textbooks and is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
Contributors and Reviewers
Preface
Acknowledgments
PART I. CERTIFICATION AND EXAM INFORMATION
Chapter 1. Certification Exam Information
Chapter 2. Question Dissection and Analysis
PART II. PHARMACOLOGY AND HEALTH SCREENING REVIEW
Chapter 3. Pharmacology Review
Chapter 4. Health Promotion, Screening, and Disease Prevention Review: Adolescents and Adults
Chapter 5. Health Promotion, Screening, and Disease Prevention Review: Older Adults and Frail Elderly
PART III. SYSTEMS REVIEW
Chapter 6. Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Review
Chapter 7. Integumentary System Review
Chapter 8. Cardiovascular System Review
Chapter 9. Respiratory System Review
Chapter 10. Endocrine System Review
Chapter 11. Gastrointestinal System Review
Chapter 12. Genitourinary and Renal System Review
Chapter 13. Nervous System Review
Chapter 14. Hematopoietic System Review
Chapter 15. Musculoskeletal System Review
Chapter 16. Psychosocial-Mental Health Review
PART IV. REPRODUCTIVE REVIEW
Chapter 17. Male Reproductive System Review
Chapter 18. Female Reproductive System Review
Chapter 19. Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Infections Review
Chapter 20. Adolescents Review
PART VI. GERONTOLOGY REVIEW
Chapter 21. Theory and Conceptual Models Applied to Gerontology
Chapter 22. Body and Metabolic Changes in the Older Adult
Chapter 23. Common Disorders in Geriatrics
Chapter 24. Pressure Injuries, Wounds, and Advanced Practice Procedures
PART VII. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE REVIEW
Chapter 25. Hospice and Support Services
Chapter 26. Gerontology and Long-Term Care
Chapter 27. Ethical Guidelines, Advanced Practice Law, and Reimbursement
Chapter 28. Cultural and Spiritual Health Beliefs
Chapter 29. Nursing Research
Chapter 30. Evidence-Based Medicine and Epidemiology
PART VIII. PRACTICE EXAMS
Chapter 31. Practice Exam I
Chapter 32. Practice Exam I: Answers and Rationales
Chapter 33. Practice Exam II
Chapter 34. Practice Exam II: Answers and Rationales
Chapter 35. Practice Exam III
Chapter 36. Practice Exam III: Answers and Rationales
Chapter 37. Practice Exam IV
Chapter 38. Practice Exam IV: Answers and Rationales
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Resources
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 16.11.2020 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 1338 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Altenpflege |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8261-6374-2 / 0826163742 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8261-6374-5 / 9780826163745 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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