Nursing Resources

"Secrets of the ARDMS Ultrasound Physics & Instrumentation Exam includes: The 5 Secret Keys to Secrets of the ARDMS Exam Success: Time is Your Greatest Enemy, Guessing is Not Guesswork, Practice Smarter, Not Harder, Prepare, Don't Procrastinate, Test Yourself; A comprehensive General Strategy review including: Make Predictions, Answer the Question, Benchmark, Valid Information, Avoid Fact Traps, Milk the Question, The Trap of Familiarity, Eliminate Answers, Tough Questions, Brainstorm, Read Carefully, Face Value, Prefixes, Hedge Phrases, Switchback Words, New Information, Time Management, Contextual Clues, Don't Panic, Pace Yourself, Answer Selection, Check Your Work, Beware of Directly Quoted Answers, Slang, Extreme Statements, Answer Choice Families; A comprehensive Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation Exam including: Sound, Mechanisms of Sound Generation, Sound Propagation/Interaction with Target, Single Line Reconstruction, Sound Detection/Image Formation, Applications and Techniques, Hardware Controls, Image Features, Resolution, Beamforming and the Point Spread Function, The Scattering and Reflection of Sound, Key Points, Ultrasound Physics or Abdomen Ultrasound, Four types of Doppler Ultrasound, and much more..."

In this guide you'll find not only 1,200 practice questions and rationales that reflect the latest NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN test plans, but you'll also get a wealth of proven tips and real-world hints to help you overcome text anxiety, develop effective study habits, and confidently evaluate and identify the correct answer for a variety of test question types, including alternate item formats. It's a must-have resource for any nursing student who needs not just practice, but well-rounded preparation.

Offers more than 6,000 test questions, giving you all the Q&A practice you need to pass the NCLEX-RN examination! Each question enhances review by including a test-taking strategy and rationale for correct and incorrect answers. Questions are organized to match the Client Needs and Integrated Processes found in the most recent NCLEX-RN test plan.

Part 1: NCLEX-RN Exam Overview and Test Taking Strategies -- Chapter 1: Overview of the NCLEX-RN Exam -- Chapter 2: General and Computer Adaptive Test Strategies -- Chapter 3: NCLEX-RN Exam Strategies -- Part 2: NCLEX-RN Exam Content Review and Practice -- Chapter 4: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care -- Chapter 5: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control -- Chapter 6: Health Promotion and Maintenance -- Chapter 7: Psychosocial Integrity -- Chapter 8: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort -- Chapter 9: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies -- Chapter 10: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential -- Chapter 11: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation -- Part 3: The Practice Test -- Part 4: The Licensure Process -- Chapter 12: Application, Registration, and Scheduling -- Chapter 13: Taking the Test More Than Once -- Chapter 14: Essentials for International Nurses -- Part 5: NCLEX-RN Exam Resources -- Index.

"650 + questions with detailed answers, includes alternate item formats"

Pharmacology -- Fluid and electrolyte and acid/base balance -- Care of the client with cardiovascular disorders -- Care of the client with endocrine disorders -- Care of the client with respiratory disorders -- Care of the client with genitourinary disorders -- Care of the client with integumentary disorders -- Care of the client with sensory disorders -- Car of the client with gastrointestinal disorders -- Car of the client with hematological disorders -- Care of the client with disorders of the neurological system -- Care of the client with immunological disorders -- Care of the client with neoplastic disorders -- Care of the client with musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders -- Care of the childbearing client and the neonatal client -- Care of the pediatric client -- Care of the client with psychiatric disorders -- Emergency care -- Legal issues in nursing practice -- Cultural practices influencing nursing care.

Surviving the NCLEX® -- Preparing for NCLEX® -- Passing the NCLEX® -- Care of the adult -- Cardiovascular disorders -- Hematologic & immune disorders -- Respiratory disorders -- Neurosensory disorders -- Musculoskeletal disorders -- Gastrointestinal disorders -- Endocrine disorders -- Genitourinary disorders -- Integumentary disorders -- Care of the psychiatric client -- Somatic symptom & related disorders -- Anxiety, obsessive--compulsive, stress-related, & mood disorders -- Cognitive disorders -- Personality disorders -- Schizophrenia spectrum & other psychotic disorders -- Substance use disorders -- Dissociative disorders -- Sexual dysfunctions & gender dysphoria -- Eating disorders -- Maternal-neonatal care -- Antepartum care -- Intrapartum care -- Postpartum care -- Neonatal care -- Care of the child -- Growth & development -- Cardiovascular disorders -- Hematologic & immune disorders -- Respiratory disorders -- Neurosensory disorders -- Musculoskeletal disorders -- Gastrointestinal disorders -- Endocrine disorders -- Genitourinary disorders -- Integumentary disorders -- Coordinated care -- Concepts of management & supervision -- Ethical & legal issues.

Preparing for the exam and taking the test -- Pharmacy calculations -- Pharmacology -- Sterile and non-sterile compounding -- Medication safety -- Pharmacy law and quality assurance -- Mediation dosage forms and routes of administration and drug usage -- The medication order and entry process -- Pharmacy inventory management -- Pharmacy billing and reimbursement and information systems.

Pharmacology -- Assisting the pharmacist -- Pharmacy law & ethics -- Administration & management of the pharmacy -- Compounding pharmaceuticals -- Pharmacy math -- Practice test

Patient Care and Education 1. Legal and Ethical Aspects 2. Patient Communication and Safety 3. Infection Control 4. Patient Monitoring, Medical Emergencies, and Contrast Media II. Image Procedures 5. General Procedural Considerations 6. Image Procedures: Anatomy, Positioning, and Pathology III. Radiation Protection 7. Radiation Protection Considerations 8. Patient Protection 9. Personnel Protection 10. Radiation Exposure and Monitoring IV. Image Acquisition and Evaluation 11. Technical Factors and Image Quality 12. Image Processing and Quality Assurance 13. Image Evaluation: Electronic and Screen/Film V. Equipment Operation and Quality Control 14. Radiographic and Fluoroscopic Equipment 15. Standards of Performance and Equipment Evaluation 16. Practice Test.

Contains over 700 multiple-choice questions that cover the topics on the exam and follow the exam format, as well as anatomy labeling exercises in several chapters.

Medical terminology -- Anatomy and physiology -- Surgical environment -- Surgical case management : surgical microbiology and wound management -- Surgical pharmacology -- Professionalism -- Perioperative case management.

REA’s ATI TEAS Crash Course® is aligned with the most recent exam changes to the TEAS, or Test of Essential Academic Skills. Our ATI TEAS Crash Course® features easy-to-read review chapters that cover every exam objective in reading, mathematics, science, and English and language usage. A full-length online practice exam comes with automatic scoring and detailed explanations of answers. Helpful diagnostics pinpoint where test candidates are strongest and where they need to focus their study. The new ATI TEAS allows for one unified test to cover BSN, ADN, PN, and Allied Health programs.

ATI TEAS preparation strategies -- Reading: Key ideas and details ; Craft and structure ; Integration of knowledge and ideas ; Reading section quiz -- Mathematics: Number and algebra ; Measurement and data ; Mathematics section quiz -- Science: Human anatomy and physiology ; Life and physical sciences ; Scientific reasoning ; Science section quiz -- English and language usage: Conventions of standard English ; Knowledge of language ; Vocabulary acquisition ; English section quiz -- Comprehensive practice test.

Introduction -- Secret key #1: plan big, study small -- Secret key #2: make your studying count -- Secret key #3: practice the right way -- Secret key #4: pace yourself -- Secret key #5: have a plan for guessing -- Test-taking strategies -- Four-week TEAS study plan -- About the TEAS test -- Reading -- Mathematics -- Science -- English and language usage -- Chapter quiz answer key -- Practice test answer sheets -- TEAS practice test #1 -- Answer key and explanations for test #1 -- TEAS practice test #2 -- Answer key and explanations for test #2 -- Four additional practice tests -- How to overcome test anxiety -- Additional bonus material.