Essential for course review and NCLEX review, this resource is a complete, concentrated outline of nursing fundamentals. Each chapter contains objectives, pre- and post-tests with rationales, vocabulary review, practice to pass exercises, critical thinking case studies, as well as NCLEX alerts. Unique to Prentice Hall's Nursing Reviews & Rationales Series, a comprehensive CD-ROM and Companion Website, available free of charge, provide additional review. Content includes all of the "need-to-know" facts covering the nursing process, physical assessment, communication, professional standards, health promotion through the lifespan, and more.