Includes 6 months' free ExamPrepConnect Digital Access with print purchase!Assessment and Diagnosis Review for Advanced Practice Nursing Certification Exams is designed to help nurse practitioner students strengthen their assessment and clinical-reasoning skills in preparation for certification exams, clinical rotations, and clinical practice. This must-have print + digital resource is relevant for the AANPCB and ANCC Family Nurse Practitioner and Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner exams, ANCC Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner exam, and PNCB Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care exam. It includes both review content and practice Q&A-everything you need to pass the exam. It includes comprehensive coverage of pediatric, pregnant, and older adult populations, as well as social determinants of health and wellness and mental health and substance abuse. The review manual begins with evidence-based strategies for successful exam performance and tips for self-care. Each systems-based chapter includes an overview of anatomy and physiology; physical examination; differentials for episodic, acute, and chronic conditions; and wellness and preventive care considerations. Knowledge and application of key concepts are reinforced with numerous illustrations, tables, red flag boxes, evidence-based practice considerations, and end-of-chapter assessment questions. The review concludes with a 150-question practice test that addresses all patient populations and a 50-question practice for the pediatric population. With a total of 350 practice questions, detailed review content and answer rationales, and a convenient print + digital package, Assessment and Diagnosis Review for Advanced Practice Nursing Certification Exams gives you the tools to study your way and the confidence to pass the first time, guaranteed. Key Features: Prepares APRN students for the assessment and diagnosis portions of their AANPCB, ANCC, and PNCB certification exams Provides a comprehensive yet concise review of the assessment of all body systems, as well as social determinants of health and mental health and substance abuse Includes coverage of pediatric, pregnant, and older adult populations Features abundant illustrations, tables, and boxes to facilitate information retention Includes a total of 350 exam-style questions with robust rationales, including two practice tests Content available digitally via ExamPrepConnect for study on the go ExamPrepConnect Features: All the high-quality content from the book Personalized study plan based on exam date 350 questions and answers with rationales-study by topic to identify strengths and weaknesses Timed practice tests to accurately gauge exam preparedness Discussion board to connect with your exam-prep community Games to make studying fun! The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) are the sole owners of their certification programs. AANPCB, ANCC, and PNCB do not endorse this exam preparation resource, nor do they have a proprietary relationship with Springer Publishing Company.
Alice M. Teall, DNP, APRN-CNP, FAANP, is Director of Graduate Wellness Academic Programming, Director of Innovative Telehealth Services, and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing at The Ohio State University. She was a founding member of the College of Nursing's team delivering distance education and served as Director of the online Family Nurse Practitioner program. Dr. Teall has published and presented nationally about innovation in online education, the incorporation of wellness coaching techniques in clinical practice, and the use of telehealth as an evaluation strategy for distance students. She has received leadership, alumni, teaching, and practice awards, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. As a certified nurse practitioner and an integrative nurse coach, her areas of clinical practice expertise include adolescent health, primary care of at-risk youth and families, college health, and recovery from substance use disorder. Her favorite quote is from BrenE Brown, "You can choose courage or you can choose comfort, but you cannot have both." Dr. Teall is co-editor and author of Evidence-Based Physical Examination: Best Practices for Health and Well-Being Assessment and Evidence-Based Physical Examination Handbook and is a former item-writer for the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Kate Sustersic Gawlik, DNP, APRN-CNP, FAANP, graduated with her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from The Ohio State University and is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a family nurse practitioner. She also serves as the Director of Undergraduate Health and Wellness Academic Programming, the Co-Director of Health and Wellness Innovation in Healthcare program, and the project manager for the Million Hearts initiatives at The Ohio State University College of Nursing. She has experience in family practice, college health, urgent care, and reproductive care with clinical interests in population health, preventive medicine, clinician well-being, education of health professionals, wellness, parental burnout, and cardiovascular disease prevention. Dr. Gawlik is an assistant professor of clinical nursing at The Ohio State University. She has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate nursing courses and serves as a clinical preceptor for advanced practice nursing students. Dr. Gawlik was awarded the Outstanding Faculty Award in 2013 and the Outstanding Leadership Award in 2017. In 2018 she received the American Association of Nurse Practitioners State Award for Excellence for Ohio and was inducted as a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioner. She is co-editor and author of Evidence-Based Physical Examination: Best Practices for Health and Well-Being Assessment and Evidence-Based Physical Examination Handbook. She enjoys chasing after her four children, summer, being outdoors, yoga, making s'mores, and helping nursing students to realize their amazing abilities and true potential. Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAA, is the Vice President for Health Promotion, University Chief Wellness Officer, and Helene Fuld Health Trust Professor of Evidence-Based Practice and Dean of the College of Nursing at The Ohio State University. She also is a Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the College of Medicine and Executive Director of the Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare. Dr. Melnyk is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in evidence-based practice, intervention research, child and adolescent mental health, and health and wellness. She is both a pediatric nurse practitioner and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, and co-editor of eight books, including Evidence-Based Physical Examination: Best Practices for Health and Well-Being Assessment; Evidence-Based Physical Examination Handbook; Implementing the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Competencies in Healthcare: A Practical Guide for Improving Quality, Safety, and Outcomes; Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice (4th Edition); Implementing EBP: Real World Success Stories; A Practical Guide to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Screening, Early Intervention and Health Promotion (3rd Edition); Intervention Research and Evidence-Based Quality Improvement: Designing, Conducting, Analyzing and Funding (2nd Edition); and Evidence-Based Leadership, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Nursing and Healthcare. Dr. Melnyk has over 33 million dollars of sponsored funding from federal agencies and foundations and has authored over 450 publications. She is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Nursing, the National Academies of Practice, and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and serves as Editor of the journal Worldviews on Evidence-based Nursing. Dr. Melnyk served a 4-year term on the United States Preventive Services Task Force and recently served on the mental health standing committee of the National Quality Forum. She is a currently a member of the board of directors for the National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and a member of the National Academy of Medicine's Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-being and Resilience. She has received numerous national and international awards, including being named an edge-runner three times by the American Academy of Nursing.
Preface Acknowledgments PART I. EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS Chapter 1. Evidence-Based Strategies for Successful Test Performance Chapter 2. Evidence-Based Approach to History and Physical Exam PART II. EVIDENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS Chapter 3. Integumentary System Chapter 4. Head, Neck, and Lymphatics Chapter 5. Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Chapter 6. Cardiovascular System Chapter 7. Respiratory System Chapter 8. Nervous System Chapter 9. Musculoskeletal System Chapter 10. Gastrointestinal and Renal Systems Chapter 11. Breasts and Axillae Chapter 12. Female Reproductive System Chapter 13. Male Reproductive System Chapter 14. Mental Health and Substance Use PART III. EVIDENCE-BASED CONSIDERATIONS FOR POPULATION HEALTH Chapter 15. Determinants of Health and Wellness Chapter 16. Pediatric and Adolescent Populations Chapter 17. Pregnant Populations Chapter 18. Older Adult Populations PART IV. PRACTICE TESTS Chapter 19. Practice Test I: Assessment and Diagnosis of Patients Across the Life Span Chapter 20. Practice Test I: Answers and Rationales Chapter 21. Practice Test II: Assessment and Diagnosis of Pediatric Patients Chapter 22. Practice Test II: Answers and Rationales
