Fundamentals Success: A Course Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking

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Pub. Date: 2003-09-01
Publisher(s): F a Davis Co
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Summary

The difficulty level of today's multiple-choice questions can sometimes overwhelm nursing students, especially the beginner. Students need to demonstrate cognitive skills of applications and analysis. Some students know the material, but don't know how to apply it to the questions. This book will help them develop, apply, and refine the cognitive skills they need to pass the fundamentals exams! It provides them with more than 1,200 NCLEX-style questions that cover the entire nursing fundamentals course. KEY FEATURES Guaranteed to strengthen your students' test-taking and studying skills and problem-solving techniques More than 1,200 field-tested questions that are organized according to the generic content areas of the fundamentals course Includes rationales for right and wrong answers Focuses on critical thinking skills and how they are applied through the review and mastery of multiple-choice questions All questions and review tests represent the depth of conten

Table of Contents

Fundamentals of Critical Thinking Related to Test Taking: The RACE Model
1(26)
Introduction
1(1)
Hysterical Perspectives
1(2)
Definition of Critical Tnking
2(1)
Maximize Your Critical Thinking Abilities
3(9)
Be Positive: You Can Do It!
3(1)
Overcome Barriers to a Positive Mental Attitude
3(3)
Be Reflective: You Need to Take One Step Backward before Taking Two Steps Forward!
6(2)
Overcome Barriers to Effective Reflection
8(1)
Be Inquisitive: If You Don't Go There, You'll Never Get Anywhere!
9(1)
Overcome Barriers to Being Inquisitive
10(1)
Be Creative: You Must Think Outside the Box!
11(1)
Overcome Barriers to Creativity
11(1)
Critical Thinking Applied to Test Taking
12(1)
Educational Domains
12(1)
Components of a Multiple-Choice Question
12(1)
Cognitive Levels of Nursing Questions
13(1)
The Race Model: The Application of Critical Thinking to Multiple-Choice Questions
13(13)
Knowledge Questions: Remember Information!
14(1)
Cognitive Requirements
14(1)
Application of the Race Model to Knowledge Questions
14(2)
Comprehension Questions: Understand Information!
16(1)
Cognitive Requirements
16(1)
Application of the Race Model to Comprehension Questions
16(3)
Application Questions: Use Information!
19(1)
Cognitive Requirements
19(1)
Application of the Race Model to Application Questions
19(3)
Analysis Questions: Scrutinize Information!
22(1)
Cognitive Requirements
22(1)
Application of the Race Model to Analysis Questions
23(3)
Summary
26(1)
Nursing within the Context of Contemporary Health Care
27(66)
Theory-Based Nursing Care
27(1)
Keywords
27(1)
Questions
27(6)
Answers and Rationales
33(8)
Legal Issues
41(1)
Keywords
41(1)
Questions
41(6)
Answers and Rationales
47(6)
Management and Leadership
53(1)
Keywords
53(1)
Questions
53(6)
Answers and Rationales
59(7)
Healthcare Delivery
66(1)
Keywords
66(1)
Questions
67(5)
Answers and Rationales
72(9)
Community-Based Nursing
81(1)
Keywords
81(1)
Questions
81(5)
Answers and Rationales
86(7)
Psychosociocultural Nursing Care
93(56)
Nursing Care Across the Lifespan
93(1)
Keywords
93(1)
Questions
94(6)
Answers and Rationales
100(9)
Communication
109(1)
Keywords
109(1)
Questions
109(7)
Answers and Rationales
116(6)
Psychological Support
122(1)
Keywords
122(1)
Questions
122(6)
Answers and Rationales
128(7)
Teaching and Learning
135(1)
Keywords
135(1)
Questions
135(6)
Answers and Rationales
141(8)
Essential Components of Nursing Care
149(74)
Nursing Process
149(1)
Keywords
149(1)
Questions
150(4)
Answers and Rationales
154(6)
Physical Assessment
160(1)
Keywords
160(1)
Questions
161(6)
Answers and Rationales
167(7)
Infection Control
174(1)
Keywords
174(1)
Questions
174(5)
Answers and Rationales
179(5)
Safety
184(1)
Keywords
184(1)
Questions
184(6)
Answers and Rationales
190(6)
Medication Administration
196(1)
Keywords
196(1)
Questions
196(7)
Answers and Rationales
203(6)
Pharmacology
209(1)
Keywords
209(1)
Questions
210(6)
Answers and Rationales
216(7)
Basic Human Needs and Related Nursing Care
223(124)
Hygiene
223(1)
Keywords
223(1)
Questions
224(6)
Answers and Rationales
230(7)
Mobility
237(1)
Keywords
237(1)
Questions
238(7)
Answers and Rationales
245(7)
Nutrition
252(1)
Keywords
252(1)
Questions
253(6)
Answers and Rationales
259(7)
Oxygenation
266(1)
Keywords
266(1)
Questions
267(6)
Answers and Rationales
273(7)
Urinary Elimination
280(1)
Keywords
280(1)
Questions
280(5)
Answers and Rationales
285(5)
Intestinal Elimination
290(1)
Keywords
290(1)
Questions
290(6)
Answers and Rationales
296(7)
Fluids and Electrolytes
303(1)
Keywords
303(1)
Questions
303(6)
Answers and Rationales
309(7)
Pain, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
316(1)
Keywords
316(1)
Questions
316(8)
Answers and Rationales
324(8)
Perioperative Nursing
332(1)
Keywords
332(1)
Questions
332(7)
Answers and Rationales
339(8)
Alternate Question Formats
347(10)
Alternate Question Formats
348(5)
Answers and Rationales
353(4)
Glossary of English Words Commonly Encountered on Nursing Examinations 357(4)
Index 361

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