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Contents

  1. 01Cover
  2. 02Imprint, disclaimers, edition, license
  3. 03Contents
  4. 04How to use this book: the three-pass method
  5. 05The legend: color, icon, highlighter, severity
  6. 06NCLEX-RN in one page
  7. 07The Client Needs map: the whole test on one page
  8. 08Your companion library
  9. 09The clinical judgment loop
  10. 10Step 1: recognize cues
  11. 11Step 2: analyze cues
  12. 12Step 3: prioritize hypotheses
  13. 13Steps 4 and 5: generate solutions, take action
  14. 14Step 6: evaluate outcomes
  15. 15The five prioritization lenses
  16. 16ABCs versus Maslow: when each one wins
  17. 17Expected versus unexpected, acute versus chronic
  18. 18Which patient do you see first
  19. 19Delegation: the five rights on one page
  20. 20Delegation, assignment and supervision are three different things
  21. 21Therapeutic communication: the six moves that are always right
  22. 22Error prevention: the seven barriers
  23. 23The rights of medication administration
  24. 24High-alert medications: the map
  25. 25The chain of infection
  26. 26Isolation precautions at a glance
  27. 27Personal protective equipment: donning and doffing
  28. 28Falls, restraints, and seizure safety
  29. 29Emergency and disaster triage
  30. 30Vital signs across the lifespan
  31. 31Lab values master card I: hematology and coagulation
  32. 32Lab values master card II: chemistry and renal
  33. 33Lab values master card III: cardiac, hepatic, endocrine, drug levels
  34. 34Electrolytes: the six that kill
  35. 35Fluids: hypotonic, isotonic, hypertonic
  36. 36Arterial blood gas interpretation in four steps
  37. 37Arterial blood gas practice strip
  38. 38Dosage calculation: the four formulas
  39. 39Intravenous math: rate, drip factor, titration
  40. 40Perfusion logic
  41. 41Rhythms that kill, rhythms that wait
  42. 42Heart failure: left versus right
  43. 43Oxygenation versus ventilation
  44. 44Shock: the four types
  45. 45Neuro: pressure, stroke, seizure
  46. 46Renal: acute injury versus chronic disease
  47. 47Endocrine: the axes and their extremes
  48. 48GI and hepatic red flags
  49. 49Hematology and oncology red flags
  50. 50Immobility and the two orthopedic emergencies
  51. 51Skin: pressure injury staging and burn depth
  52. 52The post-operative complication clock
  53. 53Maternal: the antepartum to postpartum arc
  54. 54The newborn: first twenty-four hours
  55. 55Pediatrics: age changes the answer
  56. 56Mental health: what the exam actually tests
  57. 57Psychiatric medication red flags
  58. 58Community and population priorities
  59. 59Leadership, ethics, legal, documentation
  60. 60How to read a next-generation case
  61. 61Exhibit anatomy
  62. 62Case one: unfolding
  63. 63Case one: rationales
  64. 64Case two: bowtie
  65. 65Case two: rationales
  66. 66Case three: trend and matrix
  67. 67Case three: rationales
  68. 68Question set A: ten items, mixed
  69. 69Set A rationales, items 1–5
  70. 70Set A rationales, items 6–10
  71. 71Question set B: ten items, physiological adaptation
  72. 72Set B rationales, items 1–5
  73. 73Set B rationales, items 6–10
  74. 74Question set C: ten items, priority and delegation
  75. 75Set C rationales
  76. 76Your diagnostic scorecard
  77. 77The six-week plan
  78. 78The two-week plan
  79. 79Test day, hour by hour
  80. 80The one-page everything card