• Chapter Outline.

  • Gives students a brief overview of chapter content.

• Chapter Objectives.

  • Provides students with outcomes that they should achieve upon completing the chapter.

• Key Terms and Definitions—Terms are also bolded and defined in the chapter.

  • Gives students a quick list to review before starting a chapter.

• Media Link box.

  • Gives students a brief overview of what that chapter will contain on the accompanying CD.

• Chapter Pre-Test—Consists of 10 NCLEX-style questions that reflect the chapter objectives. Answers and rationales appear at the end of the chapter and a page reference to the answer key is provided.

  • Focuses students' review and allows them to assess whether or not they need to review the chapter or proceed to the next one.

• Content Outline—Focused and comprehensive review of all topics.

  • The steps of the nursing process are imbedded when appropriate.

• NCLEX Alerts.

  • An icon alerts students to critical information in the chapter that represents typical concepts or topics on the NCLEX-RN Test Plan.

• “Practice to Pass” questions—Each case scenario contains at least five questions and suggested clues to answers in an appendix with page references.

  • Provides open-ended questions designed to stimulate students' critical thinking skills using short answer/essay format.

• Post-Test—10 NCLEX-style questions followed by an answer key and rationales.

  • Helps students assess how well they mastered the chapter content.

• Rationales—The Pre-Test and Post-Test Answer section contains comprehensive rationales for both correct and incorrect choices. Each rationale identifies the step of the nursing process, and how the question relates to the NCLEX-RN Test Plan-client need.

  • Helps students understand why answers are correct or incorrect.

• Case Studies—Suggested answers are in a separate appendix with page references.

  • Provides students with brief case studies and five critical thinking questions.

• Nursing Notes Cards—Unique tear-out cards.

  • Gives students portable content for review and clinical reference.

Mary Ann Hogan, MSN, RN has been a nurse educator for 25 years, currently as a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has taught in diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate nursing programs.A former item writer for the CAT NCLEX-RN® exam,Ms. Hogan has been teaching review courses throughout New England for the last 15 years. She also has contributed to a number of publications in the areas of adult health, pharmacology, and fundamentals of nursing. She is a member of the American Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau, the International Honor Society for Nursing.

Essential for course review and NCLEX review, this resource is a complete, concentrated outline of Leadership, Management and Delagation of nursing. 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. Prentice Hall's Nursing Reviews & Rationales Series includes a comprehensive CD-ROM, to provide additional review. Content includes all of the "need-to-know" information covering Leadership, Management and Delagation including: Creating a Culture of Care; Essentials of Ethics;  Legal Rights and Responsibilities;  Details of Delegation; Creating Performance Improvement and Excellence in the Care Environment; and much more!  Each chapter provides the following tools that will help lead you to success in your course and on the NCLEX-RN:

• Chapter Objectives
• Pre- and post-chapter tests with comprehensive rationales
• New test-taking strategies 
• Vocabulary review
• Practice-to-Pass exercises
• Critical thinking case studies
• NCLEX alerts
• Prentice Hall Nursing Notes reference card
• CD-ROM with 700 practice questions 

About the Series
Prentice Hall's Nursing Review & Rationales Series is the complete foundation for success within the classroom, in clinical settings and on the NCLEX-RN exam. Each topical volume offers a concentrated review of core content from across the nursing curriculum, while providing hundreds of practice questions and comprehensive rationales. The only review series offering a tear-out reference card and additional audio reviews, the complete series includes the following volumes:

• Nursing Fundamentals
• Anatomy & Physiology 
• Child Health Nursing
• Fluids, Electrolytes, & Acid-Base Balance
• Maternal-Newborn Nursing
• Medical-Surgical Nursing
• Mental Health Nursing
• Nutrition & Diet Therapy
• Pathophysiology
• Pharmacology
• Physical Assessment
• Community Health Nursing
• Leadership & Management
• Comprehensive Review for NCLEX-RN
• Comprehensive Review for NCLEX-PN

• Prentice Hall Reviews and Rationales: Nursing Leadership, Management and Delegation

• Mental Health Nursing, 6/E

• Prentice Hall Reviews and Rationales: Nursing Leadership, Management and Delegation

• Professional Nursing Practice: Concepts and Perspectives, 6/E

• Prentice Hall Reviews and Rationales: Nursing Leadership, Management and Delegation

• Leadership and Management in Nursing

• Prentice Hall Reviews and Rationales: Nursing Leadership, Management and Delegation

• Maternal-Child Nursing Care

• Resume Writing Made Easy: A Practical Guide to Resume Preparation and Job Search, 8/E

• Study Guide for Maternal-Child Nursing Care for Maternal-Child Nursing Care