Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Intensive Review : Fast Facts and Practice Questions, Second Edition.
Title:
Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Intensive Review : Fast Facts and Practice Questions, Second Edition.
Author:
Leik, Maria T. Codina, MSN, APN, BC, FNP-C.
ISBN:
9780826134257
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (673 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors and Reviewers -- Section I: Exam and Health Screening Overview -- 1. Certification Exam Information -- American Nurses Credentialing Center -- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program -- Prometric Computer Testing Centers -- Fast Facts -- Comparing The ANCC Versus The AANPCP Exam -- Common Questions about The Nurse Practitioner Certification Exams -- Certification Renewal -- Exam Question Classification -- Fast Facts: Testing Center Details -- Fast Facts: ANCC and AANPCP Exams -- Fast Facts: Maximizing Your Score -- Fast Facts: Review Timeline -- Fast Facts: Testing Center Details -- Other Test-Taking Issues -- 2. Question Dissection and Analysis -- Culture -- Lab Results and Diagnostic Tests -- Nonclinical Topics -- Disease Prevention -- Women's Health -- Medications -- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Statistics -- Benign Physiologic Variants -- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Screening Guidelines -- Following Up on a Prescription Medicine -- Tanner Stages -- Questions about Food -- Case Management -- All Questions have Enough Information -- Emergent Cases -- Prioritizing Other Emergent Cases -- Geriatrics -- Choosing The Best Initial Intervention -- Assessment Questions -- Pick Out The Most Specific Sign/Symptom -- Dermatology Questions -- Choosing The Correct Drug -- Diagrams -- "Gold Standard" Tests -- Are Two Names Better than One? -- Suicide Risk and Depression -- Other Psychiatric Disorders -- Abusive Situations -- The "Cage" Mnemonic -- "Factoid" Questions -- Physical Assessment Findings -- Negative Polarity Questions -- Two-Part Questions -- Normal Physical Exam Findings -- Adolescence -- Legal Rights of Minors -- Differential Diagnosis -- Classic Presentation -- Ethnic Background -- 3. Pharmacology Review.
Oral Drugs: First-Pass Hepatic Metabolism (or First-Pass Effect) -- Drug Metabolism (Biotransformation) -- Drug Excretion -- Pharmacology Terms -- Potent Inhibitors of the Cytochrome P450 (Cyp450) System -- Narrow Therapeutic Index Drugs* -- Drugs used to Treat Heart Disease -- Clinical Tips -- Diuretics -- Drugs Used to Treat Hypertension -- ACE Inhibitors (ACEIs) and ARBs -- Clinical Tip -- Calcium Channel Blockers -- Alpha-Blockers -- Antibiotics -- Clinical Tip -- Clinical Pearl -- Tetracyclines (Category D) -- Clinical Notes -- Macrolides (Category B) -- Clinical Pearls -- Cephalosporins (Category B) -- Penicillins (Category B) -- Fluoroquinolones (Quinolones) -- Clinical Pearl -- Sulfonamides (Category C) -- Clinical Pearls -- Over-The-Counter (OTC) Drugs and Herbs -- Exam Tips -- Immune System -- Clinical Pearl -- Other Drugs and Safety Issues -- Illegal Drug Overdose -- U.S. FDA Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) -- Exam Tips -- Prescription Pads -- Complementary and Alternative Medicine -- Section II: Systems Review -- 4. Health Screening and Health Promotion Review -- United States Health Statistics -- Cancer Statistics -- Screening Tests -- Health Promotion/Disease and Death Prevention -- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force -- Risk Factors -- Vaccines and Immunizations -- Fast Fact -- Fast Facts -- Fast Facts -- Fast Facts -- Fast Facts -- 5. Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Review -- Danger Signals -- Normal Findings -- Benign Variants -- Abnormal Findings -- Evaluation and Testing -- Disease Review -- Exam Tips -- 6. Skin and Integumentary System Review -- Danger Signals -- Normal Findings -- Skin Clinical Findings -- Disease Review -- Clinical Tips -- Exam Tips -- Clinical Tips -- 7. Cardiovascular System Review -- Danger Signals -- Normal Findings -- Solving Questions: Heart Murmurs -- Abnormal Findings -- Exam Tips -- Disease Review.
Exam Tips -- Clinical Tips -- Exam Tips -- Clinical Tips -- Exam Tips -- Exam Tips -- Exam Tips -- Clinical Tips -- Clinical Tips -- 8. Pulmonary System Review -- Danger Signals -- Normal Findings -- Disease Review -- Exam Tips -- Clinical Tips -- Common Lung Infections -- Exam Tips -- Clinical Tips -- Exam Tips -- Clinical Tips -- Asthma Treatment: In a Nutshell . . . -- Exam Tips -- Clinical Tips -- 9. Endocrine System Review -- Danger Signals -- Normal Findings -- Endocrine Glands -- Disease Review -- Exam Tips -- Clinical Tips -- Diabetes Mellitus -- Suggestions for Solving an Insulin-Related Question -- Clinical Information -- Exam Tips -- Clinical Tip -- 10. Gastrointestinal System Review -- Danger Signals -- Normal Findings -- Abdominal Maneuvers -- Disease Review -- Exam Tips -- Clinical Tip -- Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) -- Exam Tips -- Clinical Tips -- Hepatitis -- Exam Tips -- 11. Renal System Review -- Danger Signals -- Normal Findings -- Laboratory Testing -- Disease Review -- Exam Tips -- Clinical Tips -- 12. Nervous System Review -- Disease Review -- Neurological Testing -- Neurological Maneuvers -- Exam Tips -- Disease Review -- Exam Tips -- Exam Tips -- Clinical Tips -- Exam Tips -- 13. Hematological System Review -- Danger Signals -- Laboratory Testing -- Hemoglobin -- Disease Review -- Exam Tips -- Clinical Pearls -- Exam Tips -- Clinical Tips -- Exam Tips -- Summary: Microcytic Anemias -- 14. Musculoskeletal System Review -- Danger Signals -- Normal Findings -- Benign Variants -- Exam Tip -- Exercise and Injuries -- Orthopedic Maneuvers -- Orthopedic Terms -- Disease Review -- Exam Tips -- Exam Tips -- Exam Tip -- Clinical Tips -- Sprains -- Exam Tips -- Clinical Tips -- 15. Psychosocial Mental Health Review -- Danger Signals -- Disease Review -- Screening Tools for Depression -- Exam Tips -- Alcoholism -- Exam Tips -- Exam Tips.
Clinical Tips -- Exam Tips -- Section III: Reproductive Review -- 16. Men's Health Review -- Danger Signals -- Normal Findings -- Disease Review -- Exam Tips -- Exam Tips -- 17. Women's Health Review -- Danger Signals -- Normal Findings -- Benign Variants -- Menstrual Cycle -- Laboratory Procedures -- Oral Contraceptives -- Other Contraceptive Methods -- Disease Review -- Vulvovaginal Infections -- Exam Tips (Birth Control) -- Exam Tips (Other) -- Clinical Tips -- 18. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) or Infections (STIs) Review -- Danger Signals -- Normal Findings -- STD Screening -- Cervical Ectropion -- Disease Review -- CDC-Recommended STD Treatment Regimens -- Unusual Complications -- Exam Tips -- Clinical Tips -- Syphilis -- Exam Tips -- Clinical Tips -- HIV Infection -- Exam Tips -- Clinical Tip -- Exam Tips -- 19. Women's Health: Pregnancy and Childbirth Review -- Danger Signals -- Laboratory Testing -- Drugs and Vaccines During Pregnancy -- Health Education -- Signs of Pregnancy -- Exam Tips -- Fast Facts -- Physiologic Changes During Pregnancy -- Cardiac System -- Exam Tips -- Disease Review -- Exam Tips -- Exam Tips -- Breastfeeding -- Exam Tips -- Section IV: Pediatrics and Adolescents Review -- 20. Pediatrics Review: Newborns -- Danger Signals -- Skin Lesions -- Vascular Lesions -- Screening Tests -- Vision Screening -- Hearing Testing -- Laboratory Tests -- Normal Findings -- Exam Tips -- Exam Tips -- Immunizations -- Exam Tips -- Growth and Development -- Disease Review -- Abnormal Findings -- Screening -- Orthopedics -- Exam Tips -- 21. Pediatrics Review: Toddlers (Ages 2 to 3 Years) -- Danger Signals -- Growth and Development -- Exam Tips -- 22. Pediatrics Review: School-Aged (Including Preschool) -- Danger Signals -- Immunizations -- Disease -- Growth and Development -- Exam Tips -- 23. Adolescents Review -- Danger Signals.
Hodgkin's Lymphoma -- Testicular Cancer -- Testicular Torsion (Acute Scrotum) -- Normal Findings -- Adolescence -- Puberty -- Tanner Stages -- Immunization Schedule for Adolescents -- Exam Tips -- Laboratory Tests -- Legal Issues -- Health Promotion -- Exam Tips -- Disease Review -- Treatment -- Exam Tips -- Clinical Tip -- Exam Tips -- Exam Tips -- Section V: Geriatrics Review -- 24. Body and Metabolic Changes in the Older Adult -- Exam Tips -- 25. Common Disorders in Geriatrics -- Danger Signals -- Clinical Tips -- Geriatric Assessment -- Risk Factors in the Elderly -- Exam Tips -- Clinical Tips -- Screening for Dementia -- Exam Tips -- Immunizations -- Hearing and Vision -- Vision -- Disease Review -- Exam Tips -- Clinical Tip -- Other Common Geriatric Conditions -- Pharmacologic Issues: Older Adults -- Nutritional Issues -- 26. Hospice -- Hospice -- Section VI: Profesional Issues Review -- 27. Medico-Legal, Ethical Guidelines, and Advanced Practice Law -- Ethical Concepts -- Exam Tip -- Legal Issues -- Exam Tips -- Malpractice Insurance -- Malpractice Lawsuits -- Health Insurance -- Medicare and Medicaid -- The Nurse Practitioner Role -- Research-Based Clinical Care -- Case and Risk Management -- Cultural Awareness* -- Theoretical Concepts -- Exam Tip -- 28. Nursing Research Review -- Definition -- Sources of Data -- Types of Research -- Types of Studies -- Research Designs -- Exam Tips -- Section VII: Practice Questions and Answers -- 29. Practice Questions -- 30. Answers With Rationale -- References -- Abbreviations -- Index -- Back Cover.
Abstract:
Also Available As: The FNP Certification Review App! Praise for the First Edition: This is a well written, comprehensive review aimed at preparing readers for successfully completing a board certification exam...This is a wonderful comprehensive review in a concise study guide format.--Doody's Medical Reviews The second edition of this acclaimed FNP review continues to promote efficient, time-saving study by synthesizing the key content needed to pass the NP Certification Exam into a concise, well-organized format. Using test-taking strategies meticulously developed by the author, the Review provides unique question dissection techniques, targeted key content review, 600 in-depth practice questions, and detailed, current exam information in a fast facts style. This second edition includes new chapters on pediatrics and adolescence and an extensive new section on geriatrics that encompasses body/metabolic changes, common disorders, and hospice/ethical considerations. The book also presents an expanded, intensive pharmacology review, 100 new exam questions, and is the only review to offer a new research chapter providing elements of research needed for E-B practice. The book reviews the complete lifespan from pediatrics to geriatrics and including pregnancy, and covers non-clinical content including ethics, medico-legal issues, advanced practice law, and reimbursement guidelines. The review of primary care disorders is organized by body system. The content is applicable for certification exams for both the ANCC and the AANP. This book is also a great companion to the FNP Certification Review app, coming soon for your iPhone or iPad!New to this edition: Reorganized for greater ease of use Provides extensive new section on geriatrics Contains expanded coverage of pediatrics and adolescence Offers expanded intensive-style pharmacology review Presents
elements of research needed for E-B practice Includes 100 new questions for a title of 600 high-yield questions Why use this review? Delineates strategic question dissection techniques for study success developed by the author, a leading provider of exam preparation education for over 20 years Provides precisely targeted content review Offers 600 in-depth practice questions and detailed exam information Includes Exam Tips and Clinical Tips to help prioritize test content. It is the only book to present elements of research needed for E-B practice Outlines normal findings and benign variants in physical assessment of each body system Includes succinct review of diseases commonly seen in primary care It's a great companion to the forthcoming FNP Certification Review app!.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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