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Revised - Information on gaming entertainment has been reorganized. The history of the industry and current practices now appear in one complete section. Updated - Interviews with hospitality professionals have been updated, including those with social media coach Fallon Zoe, general managers Thom Druffel and Norberto Roman, and Hospitality Playbooks founder Bob DuPrey.

Review and application activities include internet exercises and Check Your Knowledge questions throughout the text, as well as chapter-ending review questions, Apply Your Knowledge questions, and suggested activities. New to This Edition. In-depth exposure to all areas of hospitality The Current Issues section of each chapter has been revised and updated with factors currently shaping the future of each segment of the hospitality industry.

Information on gaming entertainment has been reorganized. Interviews with hospitality professionals have been updated, including those with social media coach Fallon Zoe, general managers Thom Druffel and Norberto Roman, and Hospitality Playbooks founder Bob DuPrey.

Learning objectives help students focus on the essential takeaways of each chapter. In this edition, a bulleted list of objectives is featured on the opening page of each chapter. Share a link to All Resources. Instructor Resources. Course Resources. I thank him for all of his continuous support; he was so loyal and loving to me each and every moment as I worked to achieve my professional goals.

A Few Words From Angela There are many people who contributed to my success in my work on this product. I am very grateful for their continued support in all of my endeavors. First and foremost, I would like to thank my husband, Brent, for his light-hearted and positive attitude.

All of this would not be possible without him! I would also like to thank my parents, Mary and Larry, for their continued support throughout the years. Their words of encouragement and wisdom have been tremendously important to my success. I would like to thank my sister Katie, who is a wonderful nurse. Thank you to my brother, Nick, who always is positive and encouraging about my work. His wit and sarcasm are always a great way to lift your mood at the end of the day.

I would also like to thank my friends Jessica, Alena, and Lisa for their continued support, encouragement, and camaraderie throughout my professional endeavors. Finally, I want to extend a special thank you to Linda for her collaboration, guidance, and expertise. Without her, I would not be where I am today. Thank you, Linda! A Few Words From Both Linda and Angela First and foremost, we want to thank our associate editor, Katie Silvestri, for all of her dedicated and hard work in editing and preparing manuscript for this edition.

Her expertise and close attention to details have certainly added to the quality of this resource. In addition, we sincerely thank Katie for writing a chapter for this book about her experiences with preparing for and taking the NCLEX-RN examination. We also want to acknowledge and thank Laurent W.

Valliere for writing a chapter addressing those important nonacademic test preparation issues. A very special thank you and acknowledgment goes to all of the reviewers, contributors, and item writers who updated and provided many of the practice questions and all of the previous contributors who provided contributions to this book. Additionally, we want to thank Paula Richards for her expertice and input in creating our new chapter, titled Care of Special Populations. Thank you, Paula!

We wish to offer a very special acknowledgment and thank you to Jane Tyerman for reviewing many sections of this book, including the Mental Health section, to ensure that it included Canadian nursing practice and standards. Thank you, Jane! Their expertise has certainly added to the quality of this book.

Thank you, Lisa Nicholas, for your expertise in reviewing and updating developmental stages. Finally, thank you, Debra Hagler, for your expertise in updating the cardiovascular section of this edition. In addition, a special thank you to both, Veronica Vital and Kimberly Head, for reviewing our new Special Populations chapter. We thank Dianne E. Fiorentino for her continuous support and dedication to our work and in her reference support and other secretarial responsibilities for the eight editions of this book.

We thank Jimmy Guibault for providing medication research support, and Nick Silvestri for his communication and proofreading skills as he reviewed the manuscript. And we thank Mary and Larry Silvestri for their assistance with all of the tasks and projects we needed completed. A special thank you to all of you! We thank all of our student and graduate reviewers who read all of the practice questions in this book and provided input on their quality.

And we sincerely extend a very special thank you to Kristen Hickey, a nursing graduate, who edited and coded all of our practice questions on the Evolve site. We sincerely acknowledge and thank some very important and special people from Elsevier.

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This resource is specially designed to help you begin your successful journey to the peak of the pyramid, becoming a registered nurse. As you begin your journey, you will be introduced to all of the important points regarding the NCLEX-RN examination and the process of testing, and to unique and special tips regarding how to prepare yourself for this important examination.

Important test-taking strategies are detailed. These details will guide you in selecting the correct option or assist you in making an educated guess if you are not entirely sure about the correct answer. Each unit in this book begins with the Pyramid to Success.

Client Needs as identified in the test plan framework for the examination are listed, as are learning objectives for the unit. Pyramid Terms are key words that are defined in the glossary at the end of the book and set in color throughout each chapter to direct your attention to significant points for the examination. This resource provides you with nursing content review, including the content identified in the current NCLEX test plan, and practice questions.

Read each chapter, and identify your strengths and areas that are in need of further review. The Evolve site accompanying this book contains all of the questions from the book plus additional Evolve questions for a total of more than practice questions.

Examples of question types can be located throughout this chapter. Test your strengths and abilities by taking all practice tests provided in this book and on the accompanying Evolve site. Be sure to read all rationales and test-taking. The rationale provides you with significant information regarding the correct and incorrect options. The test-taking strategy provides you with the logical path to selecting the correct option.

You may also review in the content review sections of this book. Each question in the book and on the accompanying Evolve site is coded on the basis of the Level of Cognitive Ability, the Client Needs category, the Integrated Process, Content Area being tested, and a Health Problem, if applicable.

The Health Problem code allows you to filter and select questions based on a disease process. In addition, two Priority Concepts that relate to the content of the question are identified.

This code is helpful for students specifically whose curriculum is concept-based. Additionally, information about all of the special features of this resource and the question types is located in the preface of this book.

Examination Process An important step in the Pyramid to Success is to become as familiar as possible with the examination process.

Candidates facing the challenge of this examination can experience significant anxiety. Knowing what the examination is all about and knowing what you will encounter during the process of testing will assist in alleviating fear and anxiety.

You are also encouraged to access the most up-to-date Candidate Bulletin. This document provides you with everything you need to know about registration procedures and scheduling a test date.

All the test questions are categorized on the basis of the test plan structure and the level of difficulty of the question. As you answer a question, the computer determines your competency based on the answer you selected. If you selected a correct answer, the computer scans the question bank and selects a more difficult question. If you selected an incorrect answer, the computer scans the question bank and selects an easier question.

This process continues until all test plan requirements are met and a reliable pass-or-fail decision is made. When taking a CAT, once an answer is recorded, all subsequent questions administered depend, to an extent, on the answer selected for that question.

Skipping and returning to earlier questions are not compatible with the logical methodology of a CAT. If you are faced with a question that contains unfamiliar content, you may need to guess at the answer. There is no penalty for guessing, but you need to make an educated guess.

With most of the questions, the answer will be right there in front of you. If you need to guess, use your nursing knowledge and clinical experiences to their fullest extent and all of the test-taking strategies you have practiced in this review program.

You do not need any computer experience to take this examination. A keyboard tutorial is provided and administered to all test-takers at the start of the examination. The tutorial will instruct you on the use of the on-screen optional calculator, the use of the mouse, and how to record an answer. The tutorial provides instructions on how to respond to all question types on this examination. In addition, at the testing site, a test administrator is present to assist in explaining the use of the computer to ensure your full understanding of how to proceed.

The examination is a national examination; the NCSBN considers the legal scope of nursing practice as governed by state laws and regulations, including the Nurse Practice Act, and uses these laws to define the areas on the examination that will assess the competence of the test-taker for licensure. The NCSBN also conducts an important study every 3 years, known as a practice analysis study, that is conducted to link the examination to nursing practice. The results of this study determine the framework for the test plan for the examination.

The participants in this study include newly licensed registered nurses from all types of generalist nursing education programs. From a list of nursing care activities activity statements provided, the participants are asked about the applicability, frequency, and importance of performing these activities in relation to client safety. The results of this recently conducted study provided the structure for the test plan implemented in April Level of Cognitive Ability Levels of cognitive ability include knowledge, understanding, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, evaluating, and creating.

The practice of nursing requires complex thought processing and critical thinking in decision making. Questions on this examination are written at the applying level or at higher levels of cognitive ability. Table provides descriptions and examples of each level of cognitive ability. Box presents an example of a question that requires you to apply data. Understanding Recognizing the meaning of information. Applying Carrying out an appropriate action based on information. Analyzing Examining a broad concept and breaking it down into smaller parts.

So, for example, the question may present information that you need to interpret as mild hypoglycemia. Then, the question asks you to select the option s that identify the appropriate nursing action s to correct hypoglycemia.

Synthesizing Examining smaller parts or information and determining the broad concept. Example: The smaller concepts are manifestations such as polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, vomiting, abdominal pain, weakness, confusion, and Kussmaul respirations. The broad concept is diabetic ketoacidosis DKA. So, for example, the question may provide specific information about the manifestations of DKA.

You need to interpret these manifestations as DKA. Then, the question asks you to select the option s that identify the appropriate nursing action s , based on your interpretation that the client is experiencing DKA. Evaluating Making judgments, conclusions, or validations based on evidence. Creating Generating or producing a new outcome or plan by putting parts of information together.

Reference: Ignatavicius, Workman , pp. On the basis of these findings, the nurse should implement which action? Remove the IV. Apply a warm compress. Check for a blood return. Measure the area of infiltration.

Answer: 1 This question requires that you focus on the data in the question and determine that the client is experiencing an infiltration. Next, you need to consider the harmful effects of infiltration and determine the action to implement. Because infiltration can be damaging to the surrounding tissue, the appropriate action is to remove the IV to prevent any further damage.

Once the IV is removed, further action should be taken depending on the medication infusing at the time of infiltration based on agency protocol, but may include aspiration of the fluid from the site, injection of an antidote, application of warm or cool compresses for specified time intervals, and elevation of the extremity.

Some of these categories are divided further into subcategories. According to the NCSBN, Management of Care addresses prioritizing care and providing and directing nursing care that will ensure a safe care delivery setting to protect clients and health care personnel. The NCSBN indicates that Safety and Infection Control addresses content that will protect clients and health care personnel from health and environmental hazards within health care facilities and in community settings.

Box presents examples of questions that address these 2 subcategories. Which client should the nurse assess first? The client who needs to receive subcutaneous insulin before breakfast 2. The client who has a nasogastric tube attached to intermittent suction 3. The client who is 2 days postoperative and is complaining of incisional pain 4. Note the strategic word, first, so you need to establish priorities by comparing the needs of each client and deciding which need is urgent.

The client described in the correct option has a low blood glucose level and symptoms reflective of hypoglycemia. This client should be. Although the clients in options 1, 2, and 3 have needs that require assessment, their assessments can wait until the client in the correct option is stabilized. Safety and Infection Control The nurse prepares to care for a client on contact precautions who has a hospital- acquired infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus MRSA.

The client has an abdominal wound that requires irrigation and has a tracheostomy attached to a mechanical ventilator, which requires frequent suctioning. Gloves and gown 2. Gloves and face shield 3. Gloves, gown, and face shield 4. Gloves, gown, and shoe protectors. Note the data in the question. Because of the potential for splashes of infective material occurring during the wound irrigation or suctioning of the tracheostomy, option 3 is correct. Health Promotion and Maintenance The Health Promotion and Maintenance category addresses the principles related to growth and development.

According to the NCSBN, this Client Needs category also addresses content required to assist the individual to prevent health problems; to recognize alterations in health; and to develop health practices that promote and support optimal wellness.

See Box for an example of a question in this Client Needs category. Box Health Promotion and Maintenance The nurse is choosing age-appropriate toys for a toddler.

Which toy is the best choice for this age? Puzzle 2. Toy soldiers 3. Large stacking blocks 4. A card game with large pictures. Note the strategic word, best. Toddlers like to master activities independently, such as stacking blocks. Because toddlers do not have the developmental ability to determine what could be harmful, toys that are safe need to be provided. A puzzle and toy soldiers provide objects that can be placed in the mouth and may be harmful for a toddler. A card game with large pictures may require cooperative play, which is more appropriate for a school-age child.

Psychosocial Integrity The Psychosocial Integrity category addresses content required to promote and support the ability of the client to cope, adapt, and problem-solve during stressful events.

The NCSBN also indicates that this Client Needs category addresses the emotional, mental, and social well-being of the client experiencing stressful events and care for the client with an acute or chronic mental illness.

Box Psychosocial Integrity A client with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has selected guided imagery to help cope with psychological stress. Which client statement indicates an understanding of this stress-reduction measure? Answer: 4 This question addresses the Client Needs category Psychosocial Integrity and the content addresses coping mechanisms. Focus on the subject, a characteristic of guided imagery. Guided imagery involves the client creating an image in the mind, concentrating on the image, and gradually becoming less aware of the offending stimulus.

It can be done anytime and anywhere; some clients may use other relaxation techniques or play music with it. Basic Care and Comfort addresses content for providing comfort and assistance to the client in the performance of activities of daily living. Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies addresses content for administering medications and parenteral therapies, such as intravenous therapies and parenteral nutrition, and.

Physiological Adaptation addresses content for managing and providing care to clients with acute, chronic, or life-threatening conditions. See Box for examples of questions in this Client Needs category. Which suggestion should the nurse provide to the client to alleviate this problem?

Use a wheelchair to move around. Stand erect and use a cane to ambulate. Keep the feet close together while ambulating and use a walker. Consciously think about walking over imaginary lines on the floor. Answer: 4 This question addresses the subcategory Basic Care and Comfort in the Client Needs category Physiological Integrity and addresses client mobility and promoting assistance in an activity of daily living to maintain safety.

Focus on the subject, akinesia. Having these clients imagine lines on the floor to walk over can keep them moving forward while remaining safe. Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies The nurse monitors a client receiving digoxin for which early manifestation of digoxin toxicity? Note the strategic word, early.

Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside that is used to manage and treat heart failure and to control ventricular rates in clients with atrial fibrillation.

The most common early manifestations of toxicity include gastrointestinal disturbances such as anorexia, nausea, and vomiting.

Neurological abnormalities can also occur early and include fatigue, headache, depression, weakness, drowsiness, confusion, and nightmares. Reduction of Risk Potential A magnetic resonance imaging MRI study is prescribed for a client with a suspected brain tumor. The nurse should implement which action to prepare the client for this test?

Shave the groin for insertion of a femoral catheter. Remove all metal-containing objects from the client. Keep the client NPO nothing by mouth for 6 hours before the test.

Instruct the client in inhalation techniques for the administration of the radioisotope. Focus on the subject, preparing a client for an MRI. In an MRI study, radiofrequency pulses in a magnetic field are converted into pictures. All metal objects, such as rings, bracelets, hairpins, and watches, should be removed. In addition, a history should be taken to ascertain whether the client has any internal metallic devices, such as orthopedic hardware, pacemakers, or shrapnel.

A femoral catheter is not used for this diagnostic test. An intravenous IV catheter may be inserted if a contrast agent is prescribed. Additionally, shaving is not a common practice because of the risk for microabrasions and infection. If needed, hair may be clipped away from a surgical or insertion site.

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Abbreviations of terminology make it easy to learn the medical shorthand used in clinical practice. Error-prone abbreviations list derived from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices ISMP list alerts you to abbreviations that should not be used in the clinical setting. Comprehensive glossaries and appendices serve as quick references. With writing and interacting with medical terminology on almost every page, you'll learn the content by doing the work.

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