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Contributors and Reviewers Preface Acknowledgments PART I. CERTIFICATION AND EXAM INFORMATION Chapter 1. Certification Exam Information Chapter 2. Question Dissection and Analysis PART II. PHARMACOLOGY AND HEALTH SCREENING REVIEW Chapter 3. Pharmacology Review Chapter 4. Health Promotion, Screening, and Disease Prevention Review: Adolescents and Adults Chapter 5. Health Promotion, Screening, and Disease Prevention Review: Older Adults and Frail Elderly PART III. SYSTEMS REVIEW Chapter 6. Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Review Chapter 7. Integumentary System Review Chapter 8. Cardiovascular System Review Chapter 9. Respiratory System Review Chapter 10. Endocrine System Review Chapter 11. Gastrointestinal System Review Chapter 12. Genitourinary and Renal System Review Chapter 13. Nervous System Review Chapter 14. Hematopoietic System Review Chapter 15. Musculoskeletal System Review Chapter 16. Psychosocial-Mental Health Review PART IV. REPRODUCTIVE REVIEW Chapter 17. Male Reproductive System Review Chapter 18. Female Reproductive System Review Chapter 19. Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Infections Review Chapter 20. Adolescents Review PART VI. GERONTOLOGY REVIEW Chapter 21. Theory and Conceptual Models Applied to Gerontology Chapter 22. Body and Metabolic Changes in the Older Adult Chapter 23. Common Disorders in Geriatrics Chapter 24. Pressure Injuries, Wounds, and Advanced Practice Procedures PART VII. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE REVIEW Chapter 25. Hospice and Support Services Chapter 26. Gerontology and Long-Term Care Chapter 27. Ethical Guidelines, Advanced Practice Law, and Reimbursement Chapter 28. Cultural and Spiritual Health Beliefs Chapter 29. Nursing Research Chapter 30. Evidence-Based Medicine and Epidemiology PART VIII. PRACTICE EXAMS Chapter 31. Practice Exam I Chapter 32. Practice Exam I: Answers and Rationales Chapter 33. Practice Exam II Chapter 34. Practice Exam II: Answers and Rationales Chapter 35. Practice Exam III Chapter 36. Practice Exam III: Answers and Rationales Chapter 37. Practice Exam IV Chapter 38. Practice Exam IV: Answers and Rationales Abbreviations and Acronyms Resources Index
