Lippincott Q&A Review for
NCLEX-RN
ELEVENTH EDITION
Lippincott Q&A Review for
NCLEX-RN
ELEVENTH EDITION
Diane M. Billings , EdD, RN, FAAN
Chancellor's Professor Emeritus
Indiana University School of Nursing
Indianapolis, Indiana
Desiree Hensel , PhD, RNC-NIC, CNE
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Indiana University School of Nursing
Bloomington, Indiana
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Contributors
Patricia Allen , MSN, RN
Nursing Simulation Faculty
Paradise Valley Community College
Phoenix, Arizona
Diane Billings , EdD, RN, FAAN
Chancellor's Professor Emeritus
Indiana University School of Nursing
Indianapolis, Indiana
Amy Brauner , RN, MN
Clinical Assistant Professor
Boise State University School of Nursing
Boise, Idaho
Ann Butt , MS, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor
Boise State University School of Nursing
Boise, Idaho
Kelley Connor , RN, MSN, CNE
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Boise State University School of Nursing
Boise, Idaho
Debi Drake , MSN, RN
Boise State University School of Nursing
Boise, Idaho
Desiree Hensel , PhD, RNC-NIC, CNE
Assistant Professor
Indiana University School of Nursing
Bloomington, Indiana
Margie Hull , MEd., MSN, ACNS-BC, RN, CDE
Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist
Wishard Health Services
Diabetes Education Office
Indianapolis, Indiana
Patricia Lazare , MSN, RNC
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Boise State University School of Nursing
Boise, Idaho
Valerie N. Markley , MSN, PMHCNS-BC
U.S. Army Nurse Corps, LTC (ret)
Assistant Professor Emerita
Indiana University School of Nursing
Bloomington, Indiana
Adjunct Faculty
Indiana Wesleyan University
Marion, Indiana
Havoi Patel , MBBS, MS
Associate Professor
Department of Nursing
Oakwood University
Huntsville, Alabama
Julie Poore , RN, MSN
Clinical Assistant Professor
Indiana University School of Nursing
Indianapolis, Indiana
Lee Schwecke , EdD, RN
Associate Professor Emerita
Indiana University School of Nursing
Indianapolis, Indiana
Evelyn Stephenson , MSN, RNC-NIC, NNP-BC
Coordinator Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Major
Clinical Assistant Professor
Indiana University School of Nursing
Indianapolis, Indiana
Sharon Vinten , MSN, WHNP, CNE
Assistant Professor Emerita
Indiana University School of Nursing
Indianapolis, Indiana
Staff Nurse, Reproductive Endocrinology
Carolinas Health Care System
Charlotte, North Carolina
Sandra Wood , MSN, RN
Assistant Professor Emerita
Indiana University School of Nursing
Indianapolis, Indiana
Contributors to the Previous Edition
Karen Bawel-Brinkley , RN, MS, MSN, PhD
Carol Bostrom , RN, MSN, APRN-BC
Judith A. Halstead , RN, DNS
Desiree Hensel , RNC-CNE, PhD, CNE
Margie Hull , MED, MSN, APRN-BC, CDE-RN
Lesley Milgrom , RN, MSN
Colleen M. O'Leary-Kelley , PhD, RN
Virginia Richardson , RN, DNS, CPNP
Gayle Roux , PhD, RN, NP-C
Lee W. Schwecke , RN, MSN, EdD
Evelyn Stephenson , MSN, RNC
Pat Twedt , RN, MS
Sharon Vinton , MSN, RNC, WNP, CNE
Mary Ann Wehmer , RN, MSN, CNOR
Sandra Wood , MSN, APRN-BC
Reviewers
OB AND PEDS REVIEWERS
Samantha H. Bishop , MN, RN, CPNP
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Division of Nursing and Health Sciences
Gordon College
Barnesville, Georgia
Sally Boyster , MSN, CNE
Coordinator/Professor Women's & Children's Nursing
Rose State College
Midwest City, Oklahoma
Stephanie C. Butkus , MSN, RN, CPNP
Assistant Professor
Kettering College of Medical Arts
Kettering, Ohio
Darlene Nebel Cantu , RNC-NIC, C-EFM, BSN, MSN
Assistant Professor
San Antonio College