Summary Complete Pediatric NCLEX Test Bank Answered With Rationales.

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NCLEX~Style Q&A Review




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1 Fundamentals of Critical Thinking Related to Test Taking:
The RACE Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
HOW TO USE THIS REVIEW BOOK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Test Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
RACE Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2 Pharmacology ................................................................. 3
KEYWORDS 3
ABBREVIATIONS 3
CONVERSIONS 4
QUESTIONS 4
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 12

3 Growth and Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
KEYWORDS 21
ABBREVIATIONS 21
QUESTIONS 21
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 31

4 Pediatric Health Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
KEYWORDS 43
ABBREVIATIONS 43
QUESTIONS 44
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 53

5 Respiratory Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
KEYWORDS 67
ABBREVIATIONS 67
QUESTIONS 68
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 77

6 Cardiovascular Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
KEYWORDS 91
ABBREVIATIONS 91
QUESTIONS 91
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 100

7 Gastrointestinal Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
KEYWORDS 109
ABBREVIATIONS 110
QUESTIONS 110
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 121

8 Genitourinary Disorders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
KEYWORDS 133
ABBREVIATIONS 133
QUESTIONS 133
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 144

9 Endocrine Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
KEYWORDS 155
ABBREVIATIONS 155

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QUESTIONS 155
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 165

10 Hematological/Oncology Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
KEYWORDS 177
ABBREVIATIONS 177
QUESTIONS 177
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 186

11 Neuromuscular Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
KEYWORDS 197
ABBREVIATIONS 197
QUESTIONS 197
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 207

12 Orthopedic Disorders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
KEYWORDS 219
ABBREVIATIONS 219
QUESTIONS 219
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 229

13 Neurological Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
KEYWORDS 239
ABBREVIATIONS 239
QUESTIONS 240
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 250

14 Leadership and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
KEYWORDS 261
ABBREVIATIONS 261
QUESTIONS 261
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 271

15 Comprehensive Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285
QUESTIONS 285
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 301

Glossary of English Words Commonly Encountered on Nursing
Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323




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, Fundamentals of Critical
Thinking Related to Test
Taking: The RACE Model

Pediatric Success: NCLEX ®-Style Q&A Review is designed to help you, the student, complete
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your nursing program as well as succeed on the NCLEX-RN® examination.
This book applies critical-thinking skills primarily to multiple choice questions and to
some alternate test items. It provides practice test questions and test-taking hints to help
you analyze each item and choose the correct response.
Another book in the Success series, Fundamentals Success by Nugent and Vitale, explains
critical thinking and the RACE Model, which are used in each book in the series. This
information will help you answer questions on tests in your nursing courses and on the
NCLEX-RN® examination. The key to successful studying is knowing the material that
will be covered on the examinations. Course notes should be studied every night and cor-
responding readings done before class. This will help you learn the material and retain it
longer. Once you know the material, it is important for you to be able to answer primarily
multiple choice questions correctly. The RACE Model will help you succeed with answer-
ing questions.


HOW TO USE THIS REVIEW BOOK

The book contains 14 chapters, a final comprehensive examination, and practice questions
online. Test-taking hints are included with each question.
This chapter, Chapter 1, provides guidelines for course test preparation and includes an
example of how to use the RACE Model.
Chapter 2 focuses on pharmacology and has been included because of the expressed
need of students for extra testing in this area. In the NCLEX-RN® test plan (www.
ncsbn.org), pharmacology and management of care have a large number of test items.
This chapter includes questions centered on what the student nurse caring for children of
all ages needs to know about administering medications, drug actions, dosages, expected
effects, adverse effects, and teaching families. Chapter 3 covers growth and development
of children from infancy through adolescence. Chapter 4 covers material on issues related
to pediatric health. Chapters 5 through 13 follow pediatric health problems through each
of the body systems. Each chapter contains practice questions, answers, and rationales for
the correct answer, including test-taking hints, keywords, and abbreviations.
Chapter 14, “Leadership and Management,” relates to pediatric nursing. Graduates
need to have a working knowledge of issues in these areas. Chapter 15 is a final 100-ques-
tion comprehensive examination. There are also questions available online that you can
access free for 30 days. Questions in this book are written primarily at the application and
analysis level and are either multiple choice, with four response choices, or alternate item
format. Nursing faculty members write tests in these formats to familiarize students with
the NCLEX-RN® examination style.


Test Preparation
One of the most important strategies for you is to study your course materials thoroughly
and know the assigned concepts for each examination in your class. It is best to study daily

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