NURSE
PRACTITIONER
Certification Examination
and Practice Preparation
FIFTH EDITION
,
,NURSE
PRACTITIONER
Certification Examination
and Practice Preparation
FIFTH EDITION
Margaret A. Fitzgerald,
DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP
President, Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, LLC
North Andover, Massachusetts
Family Nurse Practitioner
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center
Lawrence, Massachusetts
, F. A. Davis Company
1915 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
www.fadavis.com
Copyright © 2017 by F. A. Davis Company
Copyright © 2017 by F. A. Davis Company. All rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval
system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the
publisher.
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Last digit indicates print number: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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Content Project Manager: Amanda Minutola
Design & Illustration Manager: Carolyn O’Brien
Electronic Project Editor: Sandra Glennie
As new scientific information becomes available through basic and clinical research, recommended treatments and drug therapies undergo changes.
The author(s) and publisher have done everything possible to make this book accurate, up to date, and in accord with accepted standards at the time of
publication. The author(s), editors, and publisher are not responsible for errors or omissions or for consequences from application of the book, and make
no warranty, expressed or implied, in regard to the contents of the book. Any practice described in this book should be applied by the reader in accordance
with professional standards of care used in regard to the unique circumstances that apply in each situation. The reader is advised always to check product
and prescribing information for changes and new information regarding dose and contraindications before administering any drug. Caution is especially
urged when using new or infrequently ordered drugs.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Fitzgerald, Margaret A., author.
Title: Nurse practitioner certification examination and practice preparation
/ Margaret A. Fitzgerald.
Description: Fifth edition. | Philadelphia, PA : F.A. Davis Company, [2017] |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016053464 | ISBN 9780803660427
Subjects: | MESH: Nursing Care—methods | Family Nursing | Nurse
Practitioners | Certification | Examination Questions
Classification: LCC RT120.F34 | NLM WY 18.2 | DDC 610.73076—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016053464
Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by F. A. Davis Company for users
registered with the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) Transactional Reporting Service, provided that the fee of $.25 per copy is paid directly to CCC, 222
Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923. For those organizations that have been granted a photocopy license by CCC, a separate system of payment has been
arranged. The fee code for users of the Transactional Reporting Service is: 978-0-8036-6042-7/17 0 + $.25.
PRACTITIONER
Certification Examination
and Practice Preparation
FIFTH EDITION
,
,NURSE
PRACTITIONER
Certification Examination
and Practice Preparation
FIFTH EDITION
Margaret A. Fitzgerald,
DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP
President, Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, LLC
North Andover, Massachusetts
Family Nurse Practitioner
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center
Lawrence, Massachusetts
, F. A. Davis Company
1915 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
www.fadavis.com
Copyright © 2017 by F. A. Davis Company
Copyright © 2017 by F. A. Davis Company. All rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval
system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the
publisher.
Printed in the United States of America
Last digit indicates print number: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Senior Acquisitions Editor: Susan Rhyner
Content Project Manager: Amanda Minutola
Design & Illustration Manager: Carolyn O’Brien
Electronic Project Editor: Sandra Glennie
As new scientific information becomes available through basic and clinical research, recommended treatments and drug therapies undergo changes.
The author(s) and publisher have done everything possible to make this book accurate, up to date, and in accord with accepted standards at the time of
publication. The author(s), editors, and publisher are not responsible for errors or omissions or for consequences from application of the book, and make
no warranty, expressed or implied, in regard to the contents of the book. Any practice described in this book should be applied by the reader in accordance
with professional standards of care used in regard to the unique circumstances that apply in each situation. The reader is advised always to check product
and prescribing information for changes and new information regarding dose and contraindications before administering any drug. Caution is especially
urged when using new or infrequently ordered drugs.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Fitzgerald, Margaret A., author.
Title: Nurse practitioner certification examination and practice preparation
/ Margaret A. Fitzgerald.
Description: Fifth edition. | Philadelphia, PA : F.A. Davis Company, [2017] |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016053464 | ISBN 9780803660427
Subjects: | MESH: Nursing Care—methods | Family Nursing | Nurse
Practitioners | Certification | Examination Questions
Classification: LCC RT120.F34 | NLM WY 18.2 | DDC 610.73076—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016053464
Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by F. A. Davis Company for users
registered with the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) Transactional Reporting Service, provided that the fee of $.25 per copy is paid directly to CCC, 222
Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923. For those organizations that have been granted a photocopy license by CCC, a separate system of payment has been
arranged. The fee code for users of the Transactional Reporting Service is: 978-0-8036-6042-7/17 0 + $.25.
