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MENTALS OF NURSING
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A Guide to Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment
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Table of Contents:
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1. Introduction
o OverviewTofTNextTGenerationTNCLEXT(NGN)
o PurposeTofTtheTeBook
o HowTtoTUseTThisTeBookTforTEffectiveTStudy
o KeyTConceptsTinTFundamentalsTofTNursing
2. ChapterT1:TNursingTAssessmentTandTPatientTSafety
o CaseTStudy:TDiabeticTKetoacidosisT(DKA)TManagement
o ExtendedTMultipleTResponse:TWarfarinTSafetyTPrecautions
o HighlightTText:TFallTPreventionTStrategies
o ClozeT(Drop-Down):TIdentifyingTPostoperativeTComplications
o Matrix/Grid:TIsolationTPrecautionsTandTClientTConditions
3. ChapterT2:TFluidTandTElectrolyteTBalance
o CaseTStudy:TDehydrationTandTRehydrationTTherapy
o ExtendedTMultipleTResponse:TManagingTFluidTVolumeTExcess
o HighlightTText:TIdentifyingTSignsTofTHypokalemia
o ClozeT(Drop-Down):TAssessingTFluidTVolumeTStatus
o Matrix/Grid:TElectrolyteTImbalancesTandTNursingTInterventions
4. ChapterT3:TCardiovascularTNursingTCare
o CaseTStudy:THypertensiveTCrisisTManagement
o ExtendedTMultipleTResponse:TNursingTInterventionsTforTHeartTFailure
o HighlightTText:TMedicationTAdherenceTinTHypertension
o ClozeT(Drop-Down):TReducingTCardiacTWorkloadTPost-MI
o Matrix/Grid:TCardiovascularTConditionsTandTNursingTInterventions
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,5. ChapterT4:TRespiratoryTManagement
o CaseTStudy:TCOPDTExacerbationTandTOxygenTTherapy
o ExtendedTMultipleTResponse:TCareTPlanTforTClientsTwithTPneumonia
o HighlightTText:TProperTUseTofTMetered-DoseTInhalersT(MDIs)
o ClozeT(Drop-Down):TIdentifyingTRespiratoryTTherapyTComplications
o Matrix/Grid:TRespiratoryTTherapiesTandTNursingTInterventions
6. ChapterT5:TGastrointestinalTandTNutritionalTNursing
o CaseTStudy:TAcuteTPancreatitisTManagement
o ExtendedTMultipleTResponse:TDietaryTModificationsTforTGout
o HighlightTText:TGERDTLifestyleTModifications
o ClozeT(Drop-Down):TIronTSupplementationTinTAnemia
o Matrix/Grid:TGITConditionsTandTDietaryTInterventions
7. ChapterT6:TPainTManagementTandTNeurologicalTNursing
o CaseTStudy:TAcuteTPainTManagementTPost-Surgery
o ExtendedTMultipleTResponse:TNon-PharmacologicalTPainTManagement
o HighlightTText:TManagingTChronicTBackTPain
o ClozeT(Drop-Down):TNeurologicalTAssessmentTforTStroke
o Matrix/Grid:TNeurologicalTConditionsTandTNursingTInterventions
8. ChapterT7:TEndocrineTandTMetabolicTDisorders
o CaseTStudy:THyperthyroidismTandTSymptomTManagement
o ExtendedTMultipleTResponse:TDietaryTRecommendationsTforTDiabetes
o HighlightTText:TRecognizingTHypoglycemia
o ClozeT(Drop-Down):TNursingTInterventionsTforTHyperglycemia
o Matrix/Grid:TEndocrineTDisordersTandTNursingTCare
9. ChapterT8:TSkinTandTWoundTCare
o CaseTStudy:TPressureTUlcerTPreventionTandTManagement
o ExtendedTMultipleTResponse:TEczemaTSkinTCareTInstructions
o HighlightTText:TWoundTCareTforTDiabeticTUlcers
o ClozeT(Drop-Down):TRecognizingTWoundTInfection
o Matrix/Grid:TTypesTofTWoundsTandTAppropriateTCare
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, 10. ChapterT9:TRenalTandTUrinaryTNursingTCare
o CaseTStudy:TChronicTKidneyTDiseaseTandTFluidTManagement
o ExtendedTMultipleTResponse:TUTITPreventionTStrategies
o HighlightTText:TCareTforTClientsTwithTIndwellingTCatheters
o ClozeT(Drop-Down):TManagingTUrinaryTRetention
o Matrix/Grid:TUrinaryTDisordersTandTNursingTInterventions
11. ChapterT10:TMobility,TSafety,TandTPatientTEducation
o CaseTStudy:TFallTRiskTAssessmentTandTPrevention
o ExtendedTMultipleTResponse:TMobilityTInterventionsTforTOlderTAdults
o HighlightTText:TSafeTUseTofTMobilityTAids
o ClozeT(Drop-Down):TPostoperativeTMobilityTandTSafety
o Matrix/Grid:TMobilityTConditionsTandTSafetyTInterventions
12. ChapterT11:TPostoperativeTandTPerioperativeTNursingTCare
o CaseTStudy:TPainTManagementTAfterTAbdominalTSurgery
o ExtendedTMultipleTResponse:TPreoperativeTTeachingTPoints
o HighlightTText:TPostoperativeTComplicationsTandTEarlyTSigns
o ClozeT(Drop-Down):TMonitoringTPostoperativeTPatients
o Matrix/Grid:TSurgicalTInterventionsTandTNursingTCare
13. ChapterT12:TPharmacologyTinTNursingTPractice
o CaseTStudy:TSafeTAdministrationTofTOpioidTAnalgesics
o ExtendedTMultipleTResponse:TNursingTResponsibilitiesTwithTAnticoagulants
o HighlightTText:TUnderstandingTMedicationTInteractions
o ClozeT(Drop-Down):TManagingTSideTEffectsTofTAntihypertensives
o Matrix/Grid:TDrugTClassificationsTandTNursingTImplications
14. ChapterT13:TPsychosocialTIntegrityTandTPatient-CenteredTCare
o CaseTStudy:TTherapeuticTCommunicationTwithTAnxiousTClients
o ExtendedTMultipleTResponse:TAddressingTPatientTCopingTMechanisms
o HighlightTText:TEducatingTClientsTonTMentalTHealthTResources
o ClozeT(Drop-Down):TManagingTClientsTwithTBehavioralTHealthTConditions
o Matrix/Grid:TPsychosocialTNursingTInterventionsTandTPatientTOutcomes
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