Medical-surgical Nurse Exam Secrets Study Guide: Med-surg Test Review for the Medical-surgical Nurse Examination 1 Stg edition

***Includes Practice Test Questions***

Get the test prep help you need to be successful on the Medical-Surgical Nurse test.

The Medical-Surgical Nurse Exam is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. Medical-Surgical Nurse Exam Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the Medical-Surgical Nurse Exam.

Not only does it provide a comprehensive guide to the Medical-Surgical Nurse Exam as a whole, it also provides practice test questions as well as detailed explanations of each answer.

Medical-Surgical Nurse Exam Secrets Study Guide includes:

• A thorough review for the Medical-Surgical Nurse Exam
• A breakdown of assessment and nursing diagnosis
• An examination of planning and outcomes identification
• A guide to implementation and evaluation
• An in-depth look at the professional role
• Comprehensive practice questions with detailed answer explanations

It's filled with the critical information you'll need in order to do well on the test the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam.

The Assessment and Nursing Diagnosis section covers:

• Sources and procedures for obtaining diagnostic studies and test results
• Obtaining a patient's health history
• Assessing the patient's functional status
• Patient's physical assessment
• Ways to assess the patient with disabilities
• Asking a patient about their sexual health and preferences
• Age appropriate physiological changes
• Stress and Anxiety
• Drug classification
• Formulating a nursing diagnosis

The Planning and Outcomes Identification section covers:

• Developmental tasks
• Evaluation of a patient's care plan
• Factors in prioritizing nursing diagnoses or problems
• Continuing care / discharge planning
• Resources for continuing care

The Implementation and Evaluation section covers:

• Role of the case manager in managed care
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Evidence-based practice
• Principles of risk management in medical-surgical care
• Organizing care and delegation of responsibilities
• Pain and Pain relief
• Alternative and complimentary therapies

The Professional Role section covers:

• Responding to a patient's difficult questions
• Supporting the family and patient as they receive bad news
• Assisting patients after specialized injuries or surgeries
• Communicating with patients with physical impairments
• Professional communication with other members of the healthcare team
• General principles used when teaching patients and their families
• Assessing the patient and plan teaching

These sections are full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing the Medical-Surgical Nurse Exam. Concepts and principles aren't simply named or described in passing, but are explained in detail. The guide is laid out in a logical and organized fashion so that one section naturally flows from the one preceding it. Because it's written with an eye for both technical accuracy and accessibility, you will not have to worry about getting lost in dense academic language.

Any test prep guide is only as good as its practice questions and answers, and that's another area where our guide stands out. Our test designers have provided scores of test questions that will prepare you for what to expect on the actual Medical-Surgical Nurse Exam. Each answer is explained in depth, in order to make the principles and reasoning behind it crystal clear.