Includes 6 months' free access to the companion ExamPrepConnect review course! Completely updated and enhanced, this #1-bestselling resource has prepared thousands of candidates to successfully pass their Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) exams. Organized by body system and providing easy-to-navigate content on Danger Signals, Normal Findings, Lab Findings, and Benign Variants, FNP Certification Intensive Review, Fifth Edition, is a comprehensive yet concise review of exam topics covered on the current AANPCB and ANCC blueprints. With an expanded chapter on question dissection and analysis, as well as test-taking tips throughout, this is the most complete package to prepare fully for the FNP exam. Featuring full-color photos, illustrations, and tables, a total of more than 1,200 practice questions with detailed rationales, and up-to-date content on the latest clinical guidelines, this book will prepare you to pass on exam day. This essential reference empowers you with the tools and materials to study your way and the confidence to pass the first time, guaranteed! Key Features: Reflects the latest AANPCB and ANCC exam blueprints. Contains 4 full-length timed practice exams that provide extensive preparation so you're ready for exam day. Includes hundreds of new end-of-chapter questions with detailed rationales. Provides high-yield review of essential knowledge for the exam and clinical practice. Features an intensive and updated pharmacology review including dosing guidelines. Boosts your confidence with a 100% pass guarantee. Offers on-the-go digital access with ExamPrepConnect. ExamPrepConnect: Review all the high-quality content from the book Take 4 full-length timed practice exams that simulate your exam-day experience. Build custom quizzes or study by exam topic. Practice with hundreds of flashcards to review key terms. Keep on track with your Personalized Study Plan. Take notes, highlight, and bookmark content. Study with your peers in the community discussion boards. Access everything on any device. See access details inside the book. The certifying bodies for the FNP exam are the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). AANPCB and ANCC do not sponsor or endorse this resource, nor do they have a proprietary relationship with Springer Publishing.
Maria T. Codina Leik, MSN, ARNP, FNP-C, AGPCNP-BC, is the president and principal lecturer at National ARNP Services, Inc. (npreview.com). Well known for her ability to simplify complex concepts for her students, she is a popular speaker and educator. Ms. Leik taught previously in the nurse practitioner (NP) program at Florida International University Graduate School of Nursing. She is board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) in two specialties: family NP and adult-gerontology primary care NP. She is an experienced NP with more than two decades of clinical practice. In addition to her two NP certification review books published by Springer Publishing Company, Ms. Leik is the author of chapters in two NP textbooks and is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
Contributors and Reviewers Preface Acknowledgments SECTION I. CERTIFICATION AND EXAM INFORMATION Chapter 1. Certification Exam Information Chapter 2. Question Dissection and Analysis SECTION II. PHARMACOLOGY AND HEALTH SCREENING OVERVIEW Chapter 3. Pharmacology Review Chapter 4. Health Promotion, Screening, and Disease Prevention Review SECTION III. SYSTEMS REVIEW Chapter 5. Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Review Chapter 6. Integumentary System Review Chapter 7. Cardiovascular System Review Chapter 8. Respiratory System Review Chapter 9. Endocrine System Review Chapter 10. Gastrointestinal System Review Chapter 11. Genitourinary and Renal System Review Chapter 12. Nervous System Review Chapter 13. Hematopoietic System Review Chapter 14. Musculoskeletal System Review Chapter 15. Psychiatric-Mental Health Review SECTION IV. REPRODUCTIVE REVIEW Chapter 16. Male Reproductive System Review Chapter 17. Female Reproductive System Review Chapter 18. Female Reproductive System Review: Pregnancy and Childbirth Chapter 19. Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Infections Review SECTION V. PEDIATRICS AND ADOLESCENTS REVIEW Chapter 20. Pediatrics Review: Newborns and Infants Chapter 21. Pediatrics Review: Toddlers and Preschool-Aged Children (Age 15 to 48 Months) Chapter 22. Pediatrics Review: School-Aged Children (Age 5 to 11 Years) Chapter 23. Adolescents Review SECTION VI. GERONTOLOGY REVIEW Chapter 24. Body and Metabolic Changes in the Older Adult Chapter 25. Common Disorders in Geriatrics SECTION VII. PROFESSIONAL ROLE REVIEW Chapter 26. Ethical Guidelines and Advanced Practice Law Chapter 27. Professional Roles and Reimbursement Chapter 28. Nursing Research Chapter 29. Evidence-Based Medicine and Epidemiology SECTION VIII. PRACTICE TESTS Chapter 30. Practice Test I Chapter 31. Practice Test I: Answers Chapter 32. Practice Test II Chapter 33. Practice Test II: Answers Abbreviations and Acronyms Index DIGITAL-ONLY PRACTICE TESTS Practice Test III Practice Test IV
