Includes 6 months' free access to the companion ExamPrepConnect review course! Completely revised and updated, this #1-bestselling resource has prepared thousands of candidates to successfully pass their Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (AGNP) exams. Organized by body system and providing easy-to-navigate content on Danger Signals, Normal Findings, Lab Findings, and Benign Variants, AGNP 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 AGNP exam. Featuring full-color photos, illustrations, tables, 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. Sharpen your test-taking skills with interactive Q&A tools. Practice with hundreds of flashcards to review key terms. 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 Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner 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 Screening and Promotion Review: Adolescents and Adults Chapter 5. Health Screening and Promotion Review: Older Adults and Frail Elderly SECTION 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. Psychiatric-Mental Health Review SECTION 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 SECTION V. 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 SECTION VI. PROFESSIONAL ROLE REVIEW Chapter 25. Hospice and Support Services Chapter 26. Gerontology and Long-Term Care Chapter 27. Ethical Guidelines and Advanced Practice Law Chapter 28. Professional Roles and Reimbursement Review Chapter 29. Nursing Research Chapter 30. Evidence-Based Medicine and Epidemiology SECTION VII. PRACTICE TESTS Chapter 31. Practice Test I Chapter 32. Practice Test I: Answers Chapter 33. Practice Test II Chapter 34. Practice Test II: Answers Abbreviations and Acronyms Index DIGITAL-ONLY PRACTICE TESTS Practice Test III Practice Test IV
