Moini: Comprehensive Exam Review for the Pharmacy Technician 2nd Edition with CD-ROM

Comprehensive Exam Review for the Pharmacy Technician 2nd Edition is an essential book for your students as they prepare to take the Pharmacy Technician National Certification Exam. Essential material summaries provide a concentrated review of the topics covered on the National Certification Exam. Chapters are completely reorganized for improved mastery of information, with each chapter ending with a multiple-choice quiz to reinforce the review material. Chapters are structured to help your students assess their knowledge of the topic areas covered on the exam. Eight comprehensive self-examinations, each with 120 questions, are written in the certification exam style to provide a realistic test-taking experience. Answers for all of the quizzes and tests are included at the back of the book to facilitate self-directed study. To provide even more practice for your students, Comprehensive Exam Review for the Pharmacy Technician 2nd Edition includes a CD-ROM with an additional 600 multiple-choice questions, along with the option to create an unlimited number of comprehensive exams.

Contents 

SECTION I: INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.

• 1. Pharmacy Technicians and Professional Organizations.
• 2. Pharmacy Law and Ethics for Technicians.
• 3. Pharmaceutical Terminology and Abbreviations.
• 4. Structures and Functions of Body Systems.
• 5. Common Disorders and Conditions.
• 6. Dosage Forms and Routes of Administration.
• 7. Pharmacy Calculations and Mathematics.
• 8. Biopharmaceutics and Factors Affecting Drug Activity.
• 9. Pharmacology Related to Various Body Systems.

SECTION II: ASSISTING THE PHARMACIST IN VARIOUS SETTINGS.

• 10. Safety in the Workplace.
• 11. Hospital Pharmacy.
• 12. Community Pharmacy.
• 13. Advanced Pharmacy.
• 14. The Roles and Duties of Pharmacy Technicians.
• 15. Sterile and Non-sterile Compounding.

SECTION III: ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PHARMACY PRACTICE.

• 16. Policies and Procedures.
• 17. Management of Pharmacy Operations.
• 18. Financial Management and Health Insurance.
• 19. Computer Technology.
• 20. Inventory Control.

Appendices

• Appendix A: Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination.
• Appendix B: State Boards of Pharmacy.
• Appendix C: Professional Organizations.
• Appendix D: Vitamins.

Self-Examinations:

• Test I.
• Test II.
• Test III.
• Test IV.
• Test V.
• Test VI.
• Test VII.
• Test VIII.

Glossary.
Answer Keys.
Index.

Key Features

• The topics covered consist of essential material summaries highlighting key areas of pharmacology science, drug classifications, pharmaceutical calculation, and hospital and retail pharmacy.
• Each chapter provides a multiple choice quiz, with answers at the back of the book, to allow for focused self-assessment of specific topics.
• Includes a free CD-ROM that offers an additional six hundred multiple choice questions not found in the book.
• Contains photos, illustrations, figures and tables throughout the book that reinforce important concepts for your students.

New to this edition

• Reorganized into twenty chapters and consists of three sections, Introduction and General Knowledge, Assisting the Pharmacist in Various Settings, and Administration and Management of Pharmacy Practice.
• Contains five Appendices: Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam, State Boards of Pharmacy, Professional Organizations, Top 200 Prescription Drugs, and Vitamins
• Includes eight Self-Examinations, each containing one hundred twenty questions in the PTCB Exam format.
• Contains new chapters that include Structures and Functions of Body Systems, Common Disorders and Conditions, and Sterile and Non-sterile Compounding.

About the Author

• Jahangir Moini, M.D., M.P.H., C.Ph.T., is a professor of allied health programs at Everest University in Melbourne, Florida, where he established the medical assisting program in 1990 and the associate degree program for pharmacy technicians in 2000, as well as several other programs. He also served as director of allied health programs for 15 years and was director of the associate degree program for five years. In addition, Dr. Moini worked with the Brevard County Health Department as an epidemiologist and health educator consultant for 18 years, offering continuing education courses and updating nurses on new developments related to pharmacology, medication errors, immunizations, and other important topics. Today, he is actively involved in teaching and preparing students for service in various health professions, including roles as pharmacy technicians, medical assistants, and nurses. Since 1990, Dr. Moini has published many allied health books internationally. He holds a medical degree (M.D.) and a master's degree in public health (M.P.H.) and is a certified pharmacy technician (C.Ph.T.).

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 2 edition (January 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1111128472
• ISBN-13: 978-1111128470
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches

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Hollingworth: OSCEs for MRCOG Part 2: A Self-Assessment Guide

The examination for the membership for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists aims to set a standard of competent, safe practice for anyone pursuing a career in obstetrics and gynaecology. The oral part of the examination now consists of Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs). We have both been past or current chairman of the RCOG OSCE Committee, and convenors of the RCOG and Whipps Cross Hospital MRCOG courses. We therefore have extensive experience in teaching and preparing candidates for this examination, and also in examining candidates. In this book we have tried to give comprehensive examples of the type of OSCEs that you may come across and advice on how to approach these stations and the common problems that we have seen candidates encounter.

Remember that the written part of the examination concentrates on your knowledge, and the OSCEs will assess your application of knowledge, and skills. In our specialty, communication skills are especially important and we would hope that by going through this book and practising the OSCEs stations you will be competent in all the skills that the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists expect you to have. You will find this book invaluable in your preparation for the examination and we wish you luck. 

- The Authors - 

Contents

• Dedication
• Foreword by Roger Baldwin
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Abbreviations
• Introduction 

Review Stations

• 1 Gynaecology history
• 2 Early pregnancy problem – management
• 3 Prioritization on delivery suite
• 4 Surgical skills – placenta praevia
• 5 Communication skills – ectopic pregnancy
• 6 Premenstrual syndrome
• 7 Breaking bad news – anencephaly
• 8 Infertility – case notes
• 9 Audit
• 10 Obstetric history

Circuit A

• 1 Breaking bad news – cancer
• 2 Preoperative ward round
• 3 Obstetric history and management
• 4 Management problem – gynaecology
• 5 Prenatal counselling
• 6 Obstetric emergency – uterine inversion
• 7 Operating list – prioritization
• 8 Bereavement
• 9 Emergency contraception
• 10 Intermenstrual bleeding

Circuit B

• 1 Labour ward prioritization
• 2 Abdominal pain – premature labour
• 3 Urinary incontinence
• 4 Urinary incontinence viva
• 5 Operative – Caesarean section
• 6 Abnormal smear
• 7 CTG abnormality
• 8 Down’s syndrome
• 9 Ectopic pregnancy – explain laparoscopy
• 10 Breech delivery

Circuit C

• 1 Vicar’s daughter – ethics
• 2 Shoulder dystocia
• 3 Breaking bad news – ovarian cancer
• 4 Uterine perforation
• 5 Postpartum haemorrhage – collapse
• 6 Air travel and pregnancy
• 7 Risk management
• 8 Twin pregnancy
• 9 Molar pregnancy – counselling
• 10 Results interpretation

Index

About the Authors

• Antony Hollingworth, Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Whipps Cross University, Hospital Trust; and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, UK.
• Janice Rymer, Professor in Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London; and Senior Lecturer at Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine, London, UK. 

Foreword
Achieving success in the MRCOG marks the beginning of joining a profession in which there must be continued professional development and learning. It is a hurdle to be conquered. Knowledge is not enough, technique is important.
The authors, Antony Hollingworth and Janice Rymer, are respected and experienced examiners used to setting marking schemes for the OSCE. This work will be an invaluable aid to study and self assessment. The scenarios used are all comparable to those met in the exam, and the properly prepared candidate would be well advised to consider using this book.
- Roger Baldwin -  

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (November 24, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340814950
• ISBN-13: 978-0340814956
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches

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Chulay: AACN Essentials of Critical-Care Nursing Pocket Handbook 2nd Edition

Given the complexity of critical care practice today, it’s impossible for even experienced clinicians to remember all the information required to give safe and effective care to critically ill patients. Clinicians frequently need to use a variety of clinical resources to verify drug information, normal laboratory and physiologic values, ECG and hemodynamic monitoring information, emergency algorithms, and other essential facts of patient management.

To save time and avoid frustration, clinicians often create their own “pocket guides” by cutting and pasting together information from a variety of sources so they always have a quick reference source available.

The AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing Pocket Handbook is designed to provide busy clinicians with an easy to use resource that can, literally, be kept in their pockets. The pocket handbook contains selected tables and figures from the textbook, AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing, and includes items that clinicians are most likely to need at their fingertips:

• Critical care drug tables (common vasoactive drugs, neuromuscular blocking agents, antiarrhythmics, IV medication guidelines).
• Normal values table for laboratory tests and physiologic parameters.
• Lists of assessment components.
• Cardiac rhythms: ECG characteristics and treatment guides including sample rhythm strips.
• 12-lead ECG changes in acute myocardial ischemia and infarct.
• Troubleshooting guides for hemodynamic monitoring equipment.
• Indications for mechanical ventilation. 
• Weaning assessment tool.
• Chest x-ray interpretation.

We hope this pocket book will, indeed, be placed in your pocket and assist you in making a difference in the lives of the patients and families you encounter.
- The Authors - 

Key Features

• The Essentials – provides fundamental information that new clinicians must understand to provide safe, competent nursing care to all critically ill patients, regardless of their underlying medical diagnosis.
• Pathological Conditions – covers pathologic conditions and management strategies commonly encountered in all adult critical care units.
• Advanced Concepts in Caring for the Critically Ill Patient – presents advanced critical care concepts or pathologic conditions that are less common or more specialized than those generally found in adult critical care units.
• Key Reference Information – includes reference information that you will find helpful in a clinical environment, such as normal laboratory and diagnostic values, algorithms for advanced cardiac life support, and summary tables of critical care drugs and cardiac rhythms.
• Each chapter begins with Knowledge Competencies that can be used to gauge your progress. This edition is compatible with ECCO (Essentials of Critical Care Orientation), the online program offered by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

Contents

SECTION 1: THE ESSENTIALS

• Chapter 1. Assessment of Critically Ill Patients and Their Families
• Chapter 2. Planning Care for Critically Ill Patients and Their Families
• Chapter 3. Interpretation and Management of Basic Cardiac Rhythms
• Chapter 4. Hemodynamic Monitoring
• Chapter 5. Airway and Ventilatory Management
• Chapter 6. Pain, Sedation, and Neuromuscular Blockade Management
• Chapter 7. Pharmacology
• Chapter 8. Ethical and Legal Considerations

SECTION 2: PATHOLOGIC CONDITIONS

• Chapter 9. Cardiovascular System
• Chapter 10. Respiratory System
• Chapter 11. Multisystem Problems
• Chapter 12. Neurologic System
• Chapter 13. Hematology and Immunology Systems
• Chapter 14. Gastrointestinal System
• Chapter 15. Renal System
• Chapter 16. Endocrine System
• Chapter 17. Trauma

SECTION 3: ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN CARING FOR THE CRITIALLY ILL PATIENT

• Chapter 18. Advanced ECG Concepts
• Chapter 19. Advanced Cardiovascular Concepts
• Chapter 20. Advanced Respiratory Concepts: Modes of Ventilation
• Chapter 21. Advanced Neurologic Concepts

SECTION 4: KEY REFERENCE INFORMATION

• Chapter 22. Normal Value Tables
• Chapter 23. Pharmacology Tables
• Chapter 24. Advanced Cardiac Life Support Algorithms
• Chapter 25. Hemodynamic Monitoring Troubleshooting Guide
• Chapter 26. Cardiac Rhythms, ECG Characteristics and Treatment Guide

About the Author

• Marianne Chulay, RN, DNSc, FAAN, is a critical care nursing/clinical research consultant in Chapel Hill, NC.
• Suzanne Burns, RN, MSN, RRT, ACNP, CCRN, FAAN, FCCM, is a Professor of Nursing, an Advanced Practice Nurse 2 in the MICU, and the Director of the Professional Nursing Staff Organization's Clinical Research Program at the University of Virginia Health Systems in Charlottesville Virginia.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 195 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 2 edition (2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071664084
• ISBN-13: 978-0071664080
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.7 x 0.8 inches

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Littleton: Maternity Nursing Care 2nd Edition with CD

Maternity Nursing Care 2nd Edition delivers all of the core components of obstetrical nursing, along with in-depth study features to help care givers develop better decision-making skills and provide safe nursing care. Starting with women's health issues and pregnancy care, the chapters progress through labor and childbirth, postpartum care, and newborn development, addressing the nursing considerations for both normal and high-risk scenarios where appropriate.

Written in a student-friendly voice from a nursing perspective, Maternity Nursing Care 2nd Edition emphasizes overall patient care as opposed to medical treatment alone, and illustrates the critical importance of fostering the nurse-patient relationship.

Maternity Nursing Care 2nd Edition is also bound with a helpful StudyWARE™ Online, which includes case studies, NCLEX-style review questions, videos, activities, a glossary, and many other features that enhance competency in Obstetrical Nursing care.

Key Features

• Outstanding Readability: Reviewers agree that MATERNITY NURSING CARE, 2nd Edition delivers the highest quality writing and an easy-to-read format, making it an ideal resource for anyone interested in the obstetrical nursing field.
• Critical Thinking Features: Every chapter contains 'Reflections' and 'Critical Thinking' sections with detailed case scenarios across different care settings and involving various nursing roles, giving readers multiple opportunities to hone collaboration, decision-making, and analytical skills.
• Care Plan Practice: In-text Nursing Process Plans let readers apply theories to real-life events, while end-of-chapter Nursing Care Plans allow them to develop their own effective, patient-specific care plans according to chapter material.
• Realistic Photo Stories: These full-color photos depict procedures and nursing care, emphasizing clinical excellence and the nurse-patient relationship, and help readers imagine themselves in maternity nursing roles.
• Integrated Study Tools: Web activities suggested at the end of each chapter provide optional learning opportunities, such as practice problems and research, while the StudyWare Online Companion CD is loaded with interactive activities and exercises designed to help readers prepare for exams.

New to this edition

• Current Health Care Reform Content: Added material on the newly enacted Health Care Reforms and their effects on nursing care keep readers abreast of sweeping changes across the health care landscape.
• All-New Coverage: New chapters cover fetal assessment, labor processes, and pain management during labor and delivery, while also addressing the latest standards and guidelines for fetal monitoring.
• New Boxed Features: Added features, such as 'Cultural Negotiation' boxes and 'Seeking Evidence-Based Practice' boxes, highlight the importance of understanding the influence of culture on a patient's health beliefs and practices and how to implement new strategies for research-based care into your professional practice.
• Updated Standards: Keeping pace with changes in health care, all chapters contain the most recent standards, guidelines, and evidence for nursing practice, along with ethical and legal considerations to consider during patient care.
• Revised Study Features: More end-of-chapter questions, new NCLEX-style questions, solutions to short-answer questions, new critical thinking questions, concept maps, and new Clinical Pathways feature in each chapter lead readers to the information they need to prepare for a career in obstetrical nursing today.

Contents 

• 1. Maternity Nursing in the Contemporary Health Care System.
• 2. Theoretical Perspectives on the Childbearing Family.
• 3. Complementary and Alternative Therapy.
• 4. Ethics, Laws, and Standards of Care.
• 5. Promoting Women's' Health.
• 6. Health Care Issues and Common Concerns.
• 7. Reproduction, Fertility, Infertility, and Family Planning.
• 8. Genetics and Genetic Counseling.
• 9. Normal Pregnancy.
• 10. Nursing Care of the Pregnant Woman.
• 11. Management and Nursing Care of High-Risk Clients.
• 12. Fetal Development.
• 13. Fetal Assessment.
• 14. Processes of Labor.
• 15. Nursing Care of the Intrapartal Family.
• 16. High-Risk Births and Obstetrical Emergencies.
• 17. Pain Management During Labor and Delivery.
• 18. Nursing Care of the Postpartum Family.
• 19. Complications of Postpartum and Neonatal Loss.
• 20. Lactation and Newborn Nutrition.
• 21. Transition to Extrauterine Life.
• 22. Care of the Normal Newborn.
• 23. Care of Newborns at Risk Due to Low Birthweight and Prematurity.
• 24. Care of the Newborn with Chronic and Acquired Conditions.

About the Authors

• Lynna Littleton-Gibbs is the Director of Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program. She is also a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and a retired Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas.
• Joan Engebretson is a Professor of Nursing at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas. She is also the Head of the Division of Women and Childbearing Families and Nursing for Target Populations.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1024 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 2 edition (January 6, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1111543119
• ISBN-13: 978-1111543112
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches

List Price: $108.95

Pickar: Dosage Calculations 9th Edition

The best-selling dosage calculations book on the market, Gloria Pickar's Dosage Calculations 9th Edition features the three-step approach to basic and advanced Formula Method calculations that nursing and other health care professionals prefer, along with a reader-friendly writing style and handy "work text" format. In addition to easing readers into the math with a thorough review, the book uses a logic-based process to build confidence and limit anxiety. Featuring full-color images of drug labels, critical thinking assessments, extensive clinical examples, and a host of interactive supplements, including an accompanying online tutorial, Dosage Calculations 9th Edition gives readers the skills they need to master dosage calculations in any clinical setting.

Key Features

• The online tutorial includes practice questions corresponding to each chapter in the book, self-evaluation pre-tests and post-tests, a drop-down calculator (as used on the computerized NCLEX exam), interactive syringe activities, glossary, case study exercises, and medication administration videos.
• SIMPLIFIED THREE-STEP APPROACH: Readers quickly adopt and build on Pickar's convenient three-step process for calculating dosages: 1) Convert, 2) Think, and 3) Calculate!
• RELIABLE ERROR PREVENTION: Substantial coverage of Medication Error Prevention includes up-to-date regulations on medication abbreviations, new medication administration technologies, and safe medication practices. Only approved Joint Commission and I.S.M.P. abbreviations are used throughout to ensure safe and current use of standardized terminology.
• INTRODUCTORY "MULTIPLE METHODS": Overviews of alternative dosage calculation methods include Dimensional Analysis and Ratio-Proportion, making DOSAGE CALCULATIONS, 9th Edition a comprehensive resource for dosage calculations content.
• CAPTIVATING IMAGES AND FEATURES: Color photos of actual medication labels and full-size syringes add realistic dimension to the readings, while practice software with tutorials, animations, and more than 1,000 extra practice problems help readers test their knowledge of the material. 

New to this Edition

• The online tutorial includes 
• practice questions corresponding to each chapter in the book, 
• self-evaluation pre-tests and post-tests, 
• a drop-down calculator (as used on the computerized NCLEX exam), 
• interactive syringe activities, 
• glossary, 
• case study exercises, and 
• medication administration videos.

Contents

Part I: MATHEMATICS REVIEW.

• 1. Fractions and Decimals.
• 2. Ratios, Percents, Simple Equations, and Ratio-Proportion.
• Part I Self-Evaluation. Mathematics Diagnostic Evaluation.

Part II: MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS, DRUG ORDERS, AND DRUG LABELS.

• 3. Systems of Measurement.
• 4. Conversions: Metric, Apothecary, and Household Systems.
• 5. Conversions for Other Clinical Applications: Time and Temperature.
• 6. Equipment Used in Dosage Measurement.
• 7. Interpreting Drug Orders.
• 8. Understanding Drug Labels.
• 9. Preventing Medication Errors.
• Part II Self-Evaluation.

Part III: DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS.

• 10. Oral Dosage of Drugs.
• 11. Parenteral Dosage of Drugs.
• 12. Reconstitution of Solutions.
• 13. Alternative Dosage Calculation Methods: Ratio-Proportion and Dimensional Analysis.
• 14. Pediatric and Adult Dosages Based on Body Weight.
• Part III Self-Evaluation.

Part IV: ADVANCED CALCULATIONS.

• 15. Intravenous Solutions, Equipment, and Calculations.
• 16. Body Surface Area and Advanced Pediatric Calculations.
• 17. Advanced Adult Intravenous Calculations.
• Section IV Self-Evaluation.

About the Authors

• Gloria D. Pickar, R.N., Ed.D. is President and Chief Academic Officer of Compass Knowledge Group in Orlando, Florida. She is a former Academic Dean at Seminole State College in Sanford, Florida, and is among our most successful Delmar authors. In addition to nine editions of DOSAGE CALCULATIONS, the most popular dosage calculation book on the market, she also authored three editions of Dosage Calculations: A Ratio- Proportion Approach.
• Amy Pickar Abernethy, MD, is Associate Professor of Medicine and Nursing at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

Product Details

• Paperback: 592 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 9 edition (January 2, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1439058474
• ISBN-13: 978-1439058473
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches

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Buck: CPC Coding Exam Review 2012: The Certification Step

Build the confidence to succeed on the AAPC CPC^® certification exam and take your medical coding career to the next step with CPC^® ICD-9-CM Coding Exam Review 2012: The Certification Step! Reflecting the expert insight of leading coding educator Carol J. Buck, this complete exam review guides you step-by-step through all of the content covered on the CPC^® exam, including anatomy and terminology for each organ system; reimbursement concepts; an overview of CPT, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS coding; and more. Plus, two practice exams and a final exam modeled on the actual CPC^® exam simulate the exam experience to give you a head start on certification success.

Key Features 

• Comprehensive review content based on the AAPC CPC^® exam covers everything you need to know to pass your exam.
• Concise outline format helps you quickly access key information and study more efficiently.
• Companion Evolve website includes a Pre-Exam and Post-Exam with answers and rationales to help you identify areas of weakness and reinforce your understanding, plus study tips, web links, and additional study support. 
• A Final Exam located in the text simulates the actual testing experience you'll encounter when you take the CPC^® exam.

Contents
Success Strategies
Course Syllabus and Student Calendar
Unit I: Anatomy, Terminology, and Pathophysiology

• 1. Integumentary System
• 2. Musculoskeletal System
• 3. Respiratory System
• 4. Cardiovascular System
• 5. Female Genital System and Pregnancy
• 6. Male Genital System
• 7. Urinary System
• 8. Digestive System
• 9. Mediastinum and Diaphragm
• 10. Hemic and Lymphatic System
• 11. Endocrine System
• 12. Nervous System
• 13. Senses
• 14. Unit 1 Quiz Answers

Unit II: Reimbursement Issues

• 1. Reimbursement Issues
• 2. National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)
• 3. Federal Register
• 4. Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO)
• 5. Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS)
• 6. Medicare Fraud and Abuse
• 7. Managed Health Care
• 8. Reimbursement Terminology
• 9. Reimbursement Quiz
• 10. Reimbursement Quiz Answers

Unit III: Overview of CPT, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS Coding 

• 1. Introduction to Medical Coding
• 2. CPT
• 3. HCPCS Coding
• 4. An Overview of the ICD-9-CM
• 5. Using the ICD-9-CM

Unit IV: Coding Challenge

• 1. Examinations
• 2. Final Examination 

Appendices

• Appendix A: Resources
• Appendix B: Medical Terminology
• Appendix C: Combining Forms
• Appendix D: Prefixes
• Appendix E: Suffixes
• Appendix F: Abbreviations
• Appendix G: Further Text Resources

Product Details 
 

• Paperback: 584 pages
• Publisher: Saunders (December 15, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1455706590
• ISBN-13: 978-1455706594

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Leifer: Maternity Nursing: An Introductory Text 11th Edition

Now part of the popular LPN Threads series, this market-leading text provides essential content for a solid foundation in maternity nursing. Its easy-to-follow body system approach progresses along a continuum from conception to adulthood, emphasizing prevention, early recognition, antepartum care, and the family. With its easy-to-read, clear writing style, it provides exactly the right depth and breadth of content for LPN/LVNs.

Key Features 

• Chronological organization of content follows a sequence from family issues, fetal development, pregnancy, labor, birth, and care of the newborn, to postpartum issues with special social, familial, and cultural considerations.
• Organization of concepts in each chapter by simple to complex and from health to illness makes it easier to locate and understand the material.
• Complete, concise coverage includes a table of physiologic and psychosocial changes throughout the pregnancy, unique content on CPR for the pregnant patient and infectious diseases acquired during pregnancy, a pictorial story of a vaginal birth, cultural considerations of pregnancy and maternal care, and nursing responses to loss, death, and grief.
• UNIQUE! A FREE Study Guide in the back of the book reinforces understanding with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, scenario-based clinical situation questions, and online activities.
• Nursing Care Plans with critical thinking questions help in understanding how a care plan is developed, how to evaluate care of a patient, and how to apply your knowledge to clinical scenarios.
• Health Promotion boxes and content focus on family-centered care, health promotion, illness prevention, and women's health issues.
• Clinical Pathways use an interdisciplinary, collaborative-care approach in tracking interventions along a timeline from assessment to discharge and follow up.
• Online resources for further research and study are included at the end of each chapter.
• UNIQUE! LPN Threads make learning easier, featuring a 10th-grade reading level, key terms with phonetic pronunciations and text page references, chapter objectives, special features boxes, and full-color art, photographs, and design.

New to this edition

• Coverage of the latest advances in nursing care includes fetal heart rate monitoring during labor and delivery and revised diabetes classifications.
• Get Ready for the NCLEX^® Examination! section at the end of each chapter includes key points, review questions, and critical thinking questions for individual, small group, or classroom review.
• Safety Alert! boxes highlight 2011 Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals, with special consideration for serious and potentially fatal medication errors.
• Easily recognizable icons for standard steps are included in each skill (e.g., hand hygiene).
• UNIQUE! Icons in page margins point to relevant animations and video clips on the companion Evolve website.

Contents

Unit One: Social and Family Dynamics

• 1. Contemporary Maternity Care, Family, and Cultural Considerations
• 2. Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology

Unit Two: Development of the Fetus

• 3. Fetal Development

Unit Three: Pregnancy

• 4. Physiologic and Psychologic Changes During Pregnancy
• 5. Healthcare and Fetal Assessment During Pregnancy

Unit Four: Labor and Birth

• 6. Process of Normal Labor
• 7. Nursing Care During Labor
• 8. Management of Pain During Labor

Unit Five: The Newborn

• 9. Physiologic Adaptation of the Newborn to Birth
• 10. Nursing Assessment of the Newborn
• 11. Nursing Care of the Newborn
• 12. Newborn Feeding

Unit Six: Postpartum Assessment

• 13. Postpartum Assessment and Nursing Care

About the Author

Gloria Leifer, MA, RN, CNE, Professor, Obstetric and Pediatric Nursing, Riverside City College, Riverside, CA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 536 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 11 edition (October 3, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1437722091
• ISBN-13: 978-1437722093 

  

List Price: $51.95 

  

 

Rinehart NCLEX-PN Exam Cram 3rd Edition

This book will help you prepare to take and pass the Licensure Exam for Practical Nurses. This Introduction discusses the NCLEX® exam in general and how the Exam Cram can help you prepare for the test. It doesn't matter whether this is the first time you're going to take the exam or if you have taken it previously; this book gives you the necessary information and techniques to obtain licensure.

Exam Cram books help you understand and appreciate the subjects and materials you need to pass. The books are aimed at test preparation and review. They do not teach you everything you need to know about the subject of nursing. Instead they present materials you are likely to encounter on the exam.

Using a simple approach, we will help you understand the need-to-know information. First, you will learn content as it applies to medical-surgical nursing, psychiatric-mental health nursing, obstetric nursing, and pediatric nursing, with an emphasis on pharmacology, skills, and management of these disorders. In a well-organized format, you will learn the pathophysiology of the most common problems affecting clients, the treatment of these disorders, and the nursing care required.

The NCLEX-PN® consists of questions from the cognitive levels of knowledge, comprehension, application, and analysis. The majority of questions are written at the application and analysis levels. Questions incorporate the five stages of the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation) and the four categories of client needs. Client needs are divided into subcategories that define the content within each of the four major categories.

The CD features innovative Computer Adaptive Testing software, giving you an effective tool to assess your readiness for the NCLEX-PN® exam. Key features include:

• Detailed explanations of correct and incorrect answers.
• Multiple test modes.
• Random questions and order of answers.

System Requirements

• Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Vista or Microsoft Windows 7
• Pentium class 1GHz processor (or equivalent)
• 256MB RAM
• 30MB Hard Drive Space

Key Features

• Covers exactly what you need to know to score higher on your NCLEX-PN® exam.
• Includes 400 sample test questions to help you determine whether you’re ready to take the actual exam.
• Our popular Cram Sheet tearcard helps you remember key concepts.
• Exam Alerts provide important information found on the exam.
• Simplifies pharmacology for easy learning.

Contents 

• Introduction
• Welcome to the NCLEX-PN® Exam Cram
• Taking the Computerized Adaptive Test
• The Cost of the Exam
• How to Prepare for the Exam
• How to Use This Book
• About the Book
• Contact the Authors
• Self-Assessment
• Testing Your Exam Readiness

CHAPTER 1 Preparing for the National Council Exam for Licensed Practical Nurses

• Preparing for the Exam
• The Computer Adaptive Test
• Testing Strategies
• Reading the Question Carefully
• Look for Keywords
• Watch for Specific Details
• Exam Prep Questions
• Answer Rationales

CHAPTER 2 Simplifying Pharmacology

• Pharmacology
• Three Areas of Pharmacology
• How Nurses Work with Pharmacology
• Time-Released Drugs
• Administering Medications
• Understanding and Identifying the Various Drugs
• Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
• Beta Adrenergic Blockers
• Anti-Infectives (Aminoglycosides)
• Benzodiazepines (Anticonvulsants/Antianxiety)
• Phenothiazines (Antipsychotic/Antiemetic)
• Glucocorticoids
• Antivirals
• Cholesterol-Lowering Agents
• Angiotensin Receptor Blockers
• Histamine 2 Antagonists
• Proton Pump Inhibitors
• Anticoagulants
• More Drug Identification Helpers
• Herbals
• Drug Schedules
• Pregnancy Categories for Drugs
• Exam Prep Questions
• Answer Rationales

CHAPTER 3 Caring for the Client with Disorders of the Respiratory System

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Chronic Bronchitis
• Emphysema
• Asthma
• Acute Respiratory Infections
• Pneumonia
• Pleurisy
• Tuberculosis
• Influenza
• Emerging Infections
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
• Legionnaire’s Disease
• Diagnostic Tests for Review
• Pharmacology Categories for Review
• Exam Prep Questions
• Answer Rationales
• Suggested Reading and Resources

CHAPTER 4 Caring for the Client with Disorders of the Renal and Genitourinary System

• Acute Glomerulonephritis
• Chronic Glomerulonephritis
• End Stage Renal Disease
• Peritoneal Dialysis
• Hemodialysis
• Renal Transplantations
• Nephrotic Syndrome
• Urinary Calculi
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Genitourinary Disorders
• Prostatitis
• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
• Bladder Cancer
• Diagnostic Tests for Review
• Pharmacology Categories for Review
• Exam Prep Questions
• Answer Rationales
• Suggested Reading and Resources

CHAPTER 5 Caring for the Client with Disorders of the Hematopoietic System

• Anemia
• Pernicious Anemia
• Aplastic Anemia
• Sickle Cell Anemia
• Iron Deficiency Anemia
• Cooley’s Anemia (Thalassemia Major)
• Hemophilia
• Polycythemia Vera
• Diagnostic Tests for Review
• Pharmacology for Review
• Exam Prep Questions
• Answer Rationales
• Suggested Reading and Resources

CHAPTER 6 Caring for the Client with Disorders of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance and Acid/Base Balance

• Basic Knowledge of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
• Regulation of pH and Its Effect on Fluid and Electrolytes
• How the Body Regulates pH
• Metabolic Acidosis
• Causes of Metabolic Acidosis
• Symptoms of Metabolic Acidosis
• Care of the Client with Metabolic Acidosis
• Respiratory Acidosis
• Causes of Respiratory Acidosis
• Symptoms of Respiratory Acidosis
• Caring for the Client with Respiratory Acidosis
• Metabolic Alkalosis
• Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis
• Symptoms of Metabolic Alkalosis
• Caring for the Client with Metabolic Alkalosis
• Respiratory Alkalosis
• Symptoms of Respiratory Alkalosis
• Care of the Client with Respiratory Alkalosis
• Normal Electrolyte Values
• Changes Associated with Aging
• Exam Prep Questions
• Answer Rationales
• Suggested Reading and Resources

CHAPTER 7 Caring for the Client with Burns

• Burn Classifications
• Burn Measurement with TBSA
• Nursing Care for Burn Victims
• The Emergent Phase
• The Intermediate Phase
• Dressings for Burns
• The Rehabilitative Phase
• Diagnostic Tests for Review
• Pharmacology Categories for Review
• Exam Prep Questions
• Answer Rationales
• Suggested Reading and Resources

CHAPTER 8 Caring for the Client with Sensorineural Disorders

• Disorders of the Eyes
• Intraocular Disorders
• Retinal Disorders
• Refractive Errors
• Traumatic Injuries
• Visual Tests for Review
• Pharmacology Categories for Review
• Ear Disorders
• Otitis Externa
• Otitis Media
• Meniere’s Disease
• Otosclerosis
• Presbycusis
• Ear Trauma
• Assisting Clients with Hearing Loss
• Diagnostic Tests for Review
• Pharmacology Categories for Review
• Exam Prep Questions
• Answer Rationales
• Suggested Reading and Resources

CHAPTER 9 Caring for the Client with Cancer

• Cancer
• American Cancer Society’s Seven Warning Signs of Cancer
• The Four Major Categories of Cancer
• Risk Factors for Specific Cancers
• Cancer Prevention
• Patient Teaching
• Management of the Client with Cancer
• Radiation
• Chemotherapy
• Bone Marrow Transplantation and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation (PSCT)
• Types of Transplants
• Nursing Care After Transplantation
• Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
• Diagnosis of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
• Prognosis of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
• Treatment of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
• Diagnostic Tests for Review
• Pharmacology for Review
• Exam Prep Questions
• Answer Rationales
• Suggested Reading and Resources

CHAPTER 10 Caring for the Client with Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System

• Ulcers
• Types of Ulcers
• Treatment of Ulcers
• Inflammatory Bowel Disorders
• Crohn’s Disease (Regional Enteritis)
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Diverticulitis
• Diagnosis of Diverticulitis
• Treatment of Diverticulitis
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Diseases Associated with the Liver
• Hepatitis
• Cirrhosis
• Pancreatitis
• Cholecystitis/Cholelithiasis
• Symptoms of Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis
• Diagnosis of Cholecystitis/Cholethiasis
• Treatment of Cholecystitis
• Treatment of Cholecystitis
• Diagnosis of Cholecystitis/Cholethiasis
• Treatment of Cholethiasis
• Clostridium Difficile
• Food-Borne Illnesses
• Diagnostic Tests for Review
• Pharmacology for Review
• Exam Prep Questions
• Answer Rationales
• Suggested Reading and Resources

CHAPTER 11 Caring for the Client with Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System

• Fractures
• Treating Fractures
• Compartment Syndrome
• Osteomyelitis
• Osteoporosis
• Treatment of Osteoporosis
• Gout
• Treatment of the Client with Gout
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Musculoskeletal Surgical Procedures
• Fractured Hip and Hip Replacement
• Total Knee Replacement
• Amputations
• Assistive Devices for Ambulation
• Crutches
• Canes
• Walkers
• Diagnostic Tests for Review
• Pharmacology for Review
• Exam Prep Questions
• Answer Rationales
• Suggested Reading and Resources

CHAPTER 12 Caring for the Client with Disorders of the Endocrine System

• Pituitary Disorders
• Tumors of the Pituitary
• Thyroid Disorders
• Hypothyroidism
• Hyperthyroidism
• Parathyroid Disorders
• Hypoparathyroidism
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Adrenal Gland Disorders
• Adrenocortical Insufficiency (Addison’s Disease)
• Adrenocortical Hypersecretion (Cushing’s Syndrome)
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Diagnostic Tests for Review
• Pharmacology Categories for Review
• Exam Prep Questions
• Answer Rationales
• Suggested Reading and Resources

CHAPTER 13 Caring for the Client with Disorders of the Cardiovascular System

• Hypertension
• Medications Used to Treat Hypertension
• Heart Block
• Toxicity to Medications
• Malfunction of the Conduction System
• Myocardial Infarction
• Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction
• Management of Myocardial Infarction Clients
• Buerger’s Disease
• Thrombophlebitis
• Raynaud’s Syndrome
• Aneurysms
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Diagnostic Tests for Review
• Pharmacology Categories for Review
• Exam Prep Questions
• Answer Rationales
• Suggested Reading and Resources

CHAPTER 14 Caring for the Client with Disorders of the Neurological System

• Seizures
• Types of Seizures
• Treatment of Seizure Clients
• Status Epilepticus
• Brain Injuries
• Epidural Hematomas
• Subdural Hematoma
• Treatment of Epidural and Subdural Hematomas
• Increased Intracranial Pressure
• Treatment of ICP
• Neurological Assessment
• Cranial Nerve Assessment
• Glasgow Coma Scale
• Intracranial Pressure Monitors
• Care of the Client with Intracranial Surgery (Craniotomy)
• Cerebrovascular Accident/Stroke
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries
• Potential Complications with SCI Clients
• Guillain-Barré
• Treating Clients with Guillian-Barré
• Degenerative Neurological Disorders
• Diagnostic Tests for Review
• Pharmacology for Review
• Exam Prep Questions
• Answer Rationales
• Suggested Reading and Resources

CHAPTER 15 Caring for the Client with Psychiatric Disorders

• Anxiety-Related Disorders
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
• Dissociative Identity Disorder
• Somatoform Disorder
• Panic Disorder
• Phobic Disorders
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Personality Disorders
• Cluster A
• Cluster B
• Cluster C
• Managing Clients with Personality Disorders
• Psychotic Disorders
• Schizophrenia
• Bipolar Disorders
• Substance Abuse
• Alcoholism
• Other Commonly Abused Substances
• Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
• Conduct Disorder
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
• Autistic Disorder
• Eating Disorders
• Diagnostic Tests for Review
• Pharmacology Categories for Review
• Exam Prep Questions
• Answer Rationales
• Suggested Reading and Resources

CHAPTER 16 Caring for the Maternal/Infant Client

• Signs of Pregnancy
• Presumptive Signs
• Probable Signs
• Positive Signs
• Prenatal Care
• Prenatal Diet and Weight Maintenance
• Alpha-Fetoprotein Screening
• Other Prenatal Diagnostic Tests
• Assessing Fetal Heart Tones
• Ultrasonography
• Signs of Complications of Pregnancy
• Types of Abortions
• Complications Affecting Pregnancy
• Diabetes in Pregnancy
• Preeclampsia
• Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
• Cord Prolapse
• Abruptio Placenta
• Placenta Previa
• Maternal Infections
• Preterm Labor
• Intrapartal Care
• Stages of Labor
• Phases of Labor
• Important Terms You Should Know
• Prelabor Testing
• Fetal Monitoring
• Pharmacologic Management of Labor
• Postpartum Care
• Terms Associated with the Normal Newborn
• Rh Incompatibility
• Contraception
• Diagnostic Tests for Review
• Pharmacology Categories for Review
• Exam Prep Questions
• Answer Rationales
• Suggested Reading and Resources

CHAPTER 17 Caring for the Pediatric Client

• Growth and Development
• Infant (28 Days to 1 Year)
• Toddler (1–3 Years)
• Preschooler (3–5 Years)
• School Age (6–12 Years)
• Adolescence (12–18 Years)
• Congenital Anomalies
• Anomalies of the Gastrointestinal System
• Anomalies of the Musculoskeltal System
• Anomalies of the Cardiovascular System
• Inborn Errors of Metabolism
• Respiratory Disorders
• Acute Otitis Media
• Tonsillitis
• Laryngotracheobronchitis
• Acute Epiglottitis
• Bronchiolitis
• Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis)
• Gastrointestinal Disorders
• Gastroenteritis
• Pyloric Stenosis
• Intussusception
• Celiac (Gluten-Induced Enteropathy, Celiac Sprue)
• Cardiovascular Disorders
• Rheumatic Fever
• Kawasaki’s Disease (Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome)
• Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Scoliosis
• Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (Coxa Plana)
• Muscular Dystrophies
• Childhood Cancer
• Wilms Tumor (Nephroblastoma)
• Leukemia
• Osteogenic Sarcoma (Osteosarcoma)
• Ingestion of Hazardous Substances
• Salicylate Overdose
• Acetaminophen (Tylenol) Overdose
• Lead (Plumbism)
• Iron Poisoning
• Diagnostic Tests for Review
• Pharmacology Categories for Review
• Exam Prep Questions
• Answer Rationales
• Suggested Reading and Resources

Practice Exam 1

Answers to Practice Exam 1

Practice Exam 2

Answers to Practice Exam 2

APPENDIX A Things You Forgot

APPENDIX B Need to Know More?

APPENDIX C Alphabetical Listing of Nursing Boards in the United States and Protectorates

Glossary

About the Author

• Wilda Rinehart received an Associate Degree in Nursing from Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville, Mississippi. After working as a staff nurse and charge nurse, she became a public health nurse and served in that capacity for a number of years. In 1975, she received her nurse practitioner certification in the area of obstetrics-gynecology from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. In 1979, she completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Mississippi University for Women. In 1980, she completed her Master of Science degree in Nursing from the same university and accepted a faculty position at Northeast Mississippi Community College, where she taught medical-surgical nursing and maternal-newborn nursing. In 1982, she founded Rinehart and Associates Nursing Consultants. For the past 26 years, she and her associates have worked with nursing graduates and schools of nursing to assist graduates to pass the National Council Licensure Exam for Nursing. She has also worked as a curriculum consultant with faculty to improve test construction. Ms. Rinehart has served as a convention speaker throughout the southeastern United States and as a reviewer of medical-surgical and obstetric texts. She has co-authored materials used in seminars presented by Rinehart and Associates Nursing Review. As the president of Rinehart and Associates, she serves as the coordinator of a company dedicated to improving the quality of health through nursing education.
• Dr. Diann Sloan received an Associate Degree in Nursing from Northeast Mississippi Community College, a Bachelor of Sience degree in Nursing from the University of Mississippi, and a Master of Science degree in Nursing from Mississippi University for Women. In addition to her nursing degrees, she holds a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from Georgia State University and a Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education , with minors in both Psychology and Educational Psychology, from Mississippi State University. She has completed additional graduate studies in healthcare administration at Western New England College and the University of Mississippi. Dr. Sloan has taught pediatric nursing, psychiatric mental health nursing, and medical surgical nursing in both associate degree and baccalaureate nursing programs. As a member of Rinehart and Associates Nursing Review, Dr. Sloan has conducted test construction workshops for faculty and nursing review seminars for both registered and practical nurse graduates. She has co-authored materials used in the item-writing workshops for nursing faculty and Rinehart and Associates Nursing Review. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau nursing honor society.
• Clara Hurd received an Associate Degree in Nursing from Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville, Mississippi (1975). Her experiences in nursing are clinically based, having served as a staff nurse in medical-surgical nursing. She has worked as an oncology, intensive care, orthopedic, neurological, and pediatric nurse. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama, and her Master of Science degree in Nursing from the Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, Mississippi. Ms Hurd is a certified nurse educator. She currently serves as a nurse educator consultant and an independent contractor. Ms. Hurd has taught in both associate degree and baccalaureate degree nursing programs. She was a faculty member of Mississippi University for Women; Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee; Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee; and Northeast Mississippi Community College. Ms. Hurd joined Rinehart and Associates in 1993. She has worked with students in preparing for the National Council Licensure Exam and with faculty as a consultant in writing test items. Ms. Hurd has also been a presenter at nursing conventions on various topics, including item-writing for nursing faculty. Her primary professional goal is to prepare the student and graduate for excellence in the delivery of healthcare.

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• ISBN-13: 978-0789741066
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Buck: CCS Coding Exam Review 2012: The Certification Step

With the expert insight of leading coding educator Carol J. Buck, this complete exam review highlights the content you'll need to master to pass the AHIMA CCS certification exam and take your coding career to the next step. CCS ICD-9-CM Coding Exam Review 2012 features an easy-to-follow outline format that guides you through the anatomy, terminology, and pathophysiology for each organ system; reimbursement concepts; an overview of CPT, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS coding; and more. Two full practice exams and a final exam modeled on the actual CCS exam simulate the testing experience and help prepare you for success.

Key Features 

• Companion Evolve website includes exams that simulate the CCS exam's electronic format and helps you overcome test anxiety.
• Pre-, post-, and final exams let you track your learning.
• Answers and rationales reinforce your understanding of coding concepts.
• Industry updates, study tips, and helpful web links aid your understanding.
• Concise outline format gives you quick and easy access to content and helps you make the most of your study time.
• Comprehensive CCS coverage highlights essential information for passing the AHIMA CCS exam, accompanied by detailed figures, for the most efficient exam review.
• A companion Evolve Resources website enhances your review with industry updates, study tips, and helpful web links.

Contents 

• Introduction
• Success Strategies
• Course Syllabus and Student Calendar

UNIT I: Anatomy, Terminology, and Pathophysiology

• Integumentary System
• Musculoskeletal System
• Respiratory System
• Cardiovascular System 
• Female Genital System and Pregnancy
• Male Genital System
• Urinary System
• Digestive System
• Mediastinum and Diaphragm
• Hemic and Lymphatic System
• Endocrine System
• Nervous System
• Senses
• Unit I Quiz Answers

UNIT II: Reimbursement Issues and Data Quality

• Reimbursement Issues
• National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)
• Ambulatory Patient Classifications (APCs) 
• Prospective Payment Systems (PPS)
• Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups (MS-DRG)
• Post Acute Transfer
• Present on Admission Indicator (POA)
• Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HAC)
• Revenue Codes
• Data Quality
• Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
• Managed Health Care
• Abbreviations
• Reimbursement Terminology
• Reimbursement Quiz
• Reimbursement Quiz Answers

UNIT III: Overview of CPT, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS Coding 

• Introduction to Medical Coding
• CPT
• HCPCS Coding
• An Overview of the ICD-9-CM
• Using the ICD-9-CM

UNIT IV: Coding Challenge

• Examinations
• Guidelines
• Pre-Examination and Post-Examination
• Final Examination
• Grading of the Examination
• Acuity Sheet
• Pre-/Post-Examination, Part II
• Final Examination, Part II

Appendices

• APPENDIX A: Resources (Web-Based)
• APPENDIX B: Medical Terminology
• APPENDIX C: Combining Forms
• APPENDIX D: Prefixes
• APPENDIX E: Suffixes
• APPENDIX F: Abbreviations
• APPENDIX G: Further Text Resources
• APPENDIX H: Pharmacology Review

Index

About the Author 

Carol J. Buck, MS, CPC, CPC-H, CCS-P, Former Program Director, Medical Secretarial Programs, Northwest Technical College, East Grand Forks, M.

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• Publisher: Saunders (2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1455706833
• ISBN-13: 978-1455706839

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Nugent: Fundamentals Success 3rd Edition: A Course Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking (Davis's Q&A Success Series) with CD-ROM

Master the fundamentals of nursing while honing your critical thinking and test-taking skills.

Completely revised and updated, the 3rd Edition of this popular resource features more than 1,200 classroom-tested, NCLEX-style questions that reflect the latest advances in medical technology as well as the most recent guidelines and standards of care for nursing practice.

An easy-to-follow format organizes information into 24 content areas. Each question provides answers and rationales for correct and incorrect responses and strategies for how to develop your critical thinking skills.

For an interactive approach, use the BONUS CD-ROM with two, 75 question course exit exams. You’ll also find new audio, graphic, and video questions online at DavisPlus.

Key Features

• Alternate-format questions, including multiple response, fill-in-the blank, hot spot, drag and drop/ordered response, graphic, and chart / exhibit items.
• Rationales for correct and incorrect answers.
• A focus on the specific needs of the beginning nursing student taking a fundamentals course.
• Glossary of more than 250 common English words often found on nursing tests, for the benefit of ESL and other students.
• All questions field tested by nursing students and an expert panel of nurse educators.

New to this edition

• 1,232 questions in the text presented in 24 content areas.
• 100-question final exam in book
• Hundreds of alternate-item format questions
• Two, 75-question course final exams with NCLEX descriptors on the BONUS CD-ROM.

Contents

• Fundamentals of Critical Thinking Related to Test Taking: The RACE Model
• Nursing Within the Context of Contemporary Health Care
• Psychosociocultural Nursing Care
• Essential Components of Nursing Care
• Basic Human Needs and Related Nursing Care
• Alternate Item Formats
• Comprehensive Final Book Exam
• Bibliography
• Glossary of English Words Commonly Encountered on Nursing Examinations
• Index

About the Authors

• Patricia M. Nugent, RN, MA, MS, EdD, Professor Emeritus, Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY.
• Barbara A. Vitale, RN, MA, Associate Professor Emeritus, Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY.

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• Publisher: F.A. Davis Company; 3 edition (2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803627793
• ISBN-13: 978-0803627796 

 
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Cuccurullo: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Board Review 2nd Edition

Physical Medicine and Board Review, Second Edition will appeal to medical students, residents, and practicing physiatrists. The book concentrates on board-related concepts in the field of Rehabilitation Medicine. Residents will find the book essential in preparing for Part I and Part II of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Board Certification because it is one of the only books of its kind with major focus on board-related material giving a synopsis of up-to-date PM&R orthopedic, neurologic, and general medical information all in one place. Over 500 diagrams simplify material that is Board pertinent. In this way, important concepts are clarified and reinforced through illustration. All of the major texts of this specialty have been referenced to give the board examinee the most timely and relevant information and recommended reading.

This book is clearly different than most texts. It is written in outline form and is about one-third the size of most textbooks. The topics are divided into major subspecialty areas and are authored by physicians with special interests and clinical expertise in the respective subjects. Board pearls are highlighted with an open-book icon   throughout the text. These pearls are aimed at stressing the clinical and board-eligible aspects of the topics. This format was used to assist with last minute preparation for the board examination and was inspired by the Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Board Review. The contents are modeled after the topic selection of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR) Self-Directed Medical Knowledge Program [which is used by residents nationwide to prepare for the Self-Assessment Examination (SAE)]. This was done specifically to help all residents, Post Graduate Year 2, 3, 4, in yearly preparation and carryover from the SAE preparation to board exam preparation.

Two key points need to be addressed prior to using this text. This book is not a comprehensive textbook of PM&R. All chapters are prepared under the assumption that readers will have studied at length one or more of the standard textbooks of PM&R before studying this review.

My hope is that this text is a valuable tool to all physicians preparing for both the written and oral board exams, and also in managing issues of patient care. Practicing physiatrists should also find this book helpful in preparation for the recertifying exam. Because this is one of the first textbooks designed specifically for PM&R board preparation, the authors welcome any ideas for improvement from any of the readers. We wish you all the best in your studies.

- Sara J. Cuccurullo, MD - 

Key Features

• Uses Board "pearls to highlights key concepts and stress clinical and board eligible aspects of the topic - making it easy to find and organize important information.
• Models the table of contents after the topic selection of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR) Self-Directed Medical Knowledge Program used by residents nationwide to prepare for the Self-Assessment Examination (SAE), helping residents, PGY 2,3,4, in yearly preparation and carry-over from SAE preparation to Board Exam preparation.
• Divides topics into major subspecialty areas, each authored by physicians with special interest and clinical expertise in their respective areas and reviewed again by senior specialists in PM&R who specialize in these topics.
• Employs an outline format for easy accessibility.
• Organizes information by topic for easy reference.
• Includes over 500 illustrations to clarify concepts.
• Provides updated epidemiologic and statistical data throughout.
• Contains a new section on biostatistics in physical medicine & rehabilitation.

Contents

• Introduction; 
• Stroke; 
• Traumatic Brain Injury; 
• Rheumatology; 
• Musculoskeletal Medicine; 
• Electrodiagnostic Medicine and Clinical Neuromuscular Physiology; 
• Prosthetics and Orthotics; 
• Spinal Cord Injuries; 
• Physical Modalities, Therapeutic Exercise, Extended Bedrest and Aging Effects; 
• Pulmonary, Cardiac and Cancer Rehabilitation; 
• Pediatric Rehabilitation; 
• Associated Topics in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; 
• Index

About the Author

• Sara J. Cuccurullo, MD, is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and Director of the JFK Johnson Residency Program.

Book Review

Every book needs, indeed, should have a second edition and Dr. Sara Cuccurullo’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Board Review, MUST have one!

Why?

A lot of residents are completing their 4 years of training and education and are now ready for the Board Certification exam challenge.

Over the years many residents have confronted the problem of “what to study for the Boards.”

This is a serious problem that had a few, generally unsatisfactory, solutions:

1. Attend one of the review courses. Can’t cover everything but makes a 5-day effort. Costs!

2. Have weekly conferences with senior residents to argue about vague recollections by former residents of previous Part I of the Boards. Some of the more enterprising programs usually had files of old exams to generate discussion.

3. Home perusal of the two major PM&R texts and electrodiagnostic medicine. This is a stupendous (one could say—outrageous) task, hardly possible for a busy fourth year resident to manage.

4. Review all of the literature. One of our former residents made the mistake of trying to review the last 10 years of the Archives of PM&R, and the American Journal of PM&R, Muscle & Nerve. He obviously believed he had learned everything. He only later discovered this time-consuming preparation interfered with his performance rating in the residency program, severely compromised his “moonlighting,” and almost broke up his marriage.

In the old days when we had only one skinny journal, one of my resident colleagues decided to review three textbooks—neurology, orthopedics, and internal medicine, with pediatrics in reserve (if time was available). He discovered too late he could not cover the key subjects—even if he only read the boldface type. (N.B. Textbooks are five years old when published.)

However, this elegant volume will finally fulfill this critical void and will supply reasonable and current PM&R diagnostic and management facts for the prospective Board candidate.

It can be studied in a reasonable time without speed reading and it is up-to-date with valuable and relevant information. With over 800 pages of nuggets, I predict the next Elkins award winner will have read this study guide.

In addition, many physiatrists are coming up for re-certification—certainly a major need for a PM&R comprehensive study and the solution is: Dr. Cuccurullo’s convenient and relatively inexpensive volume!

My prediction—a second edition is the optimal solution for success in passing the board exams and recertification!

Thank you, Dr. Sara Cuccurullo!

By Ernest W. Johnson, MD

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