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Ray A. Hargrove-Huttel Kathryn Cadenhead Colgrove
RN, PhD RN, MS, CNS, OCN
West Coast University Trinity Valley Community College
Los Angeles,California Kaufman,Texas
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This is our fourth project in writing NCLEX-RN questions for F.A. Davis. We have been in the nursing and teaching
profession for over 30 years, with our goal being to help nursing students successfully pass the nursing program and
become registered nurses. But we also want nurses to care for clients by applying both the art and science of nursing. We
hope you will enjoy your nursing career as much as we have over the last three decades. This book would not be possible
without the unbelievable computer skills of Glada Norris and input from Kathryn McAfee. We would also like to extend
our appreciation to the gang at West Coast University for their invaluable assistance in piloting these questions.
I dedicate this book to the memory of my mother, Mary Cadenhead, and grandmother, Elsie Rogers. They always
said that I could accomplish anything I wanted to accomplish. I also dedicate this book to my husband, Larry; children,
Laurie, Todd, Larry Jr, and Mai; and grandchildren, Chris, Ashley, Justin C., Justin A. Connor, Sawyer, and Carson.
Without their support and patience, the book would not have been possible.
Kathryn Cadenhead Colgrove
I thank my nursing students for always keeping me on my toes and making sure I learn something new every day.
I thank my nursing peers and teaching colleagues for helping me to be the best nurse and teacher I can be. I thank all
my friends for providing me with wonderful experiences and memories. I thank my family for always loving me just the
way I am. I thank my sisters, Gail and Debbie; my nephew, Ben; and Paula for always supporting the choices I make in
life, especially my move to Los Angeles to become the Associate Dean of Nursing at West Coast University. I thank my
children, Teresa and Aaron, being wonderful young people of whom I am so proud and who are always there for me.
I dedicate this book to my parents and to my husband, Bill, who supported me and allowed me to travel a wonderful
journey in my life.
Ray A. Hargrove-Huttel
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REVIEWERS
Tammy Blatnick,RN,MS Ruth Gladen,MSN
Nursing Instructor ASN-RN Program Director
Southwestern Oklahoma State University North Dakota State College of Science
Weatherford, Oklahoma Wahpeton, North Dakota
Wonda Brown,RN Cheri Goit,MSN
Nurse Instructor Assistant Professor
Connors State College of Nursing Northwest University
Warner, Oklahoma Kirkland, Washington
Cheryl DeGraw,RN,MSN,CNE,CRNP Susan Golden,MSN,RN
Nursing Instructor Nursing Faculty
Florence Darlington Technical College ENMU-Roswell
Florence, South Carolina Roswell, New Mexico
Valerie Edwards,RN,MSN Annie Ruth Grant,BSN,MSN
Associate Professor Medical Surgical Instructor
Passaic County Community College Florence Darlington Technical College
Paterson, New Jersey Florence, South Carolina
Joyce Arlene Ennis,RN,MSN,ANP,BC Rhonda Renea Hendricks,RN,MSN,BA
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
Carroll University Nursing Program Nova Southeastern University
Waukesha, Wisconsin Fort Myers, Florida
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Julia Hooley,RN,BSN Linda Ann Kucher,MSN,RN,CMSRN
Director of the Center for Study and Testing Instructor
Malone College St. Joseph School of Nursing
Canton, Ohio North Providence, Rhode Island
Martha Horst,MSN,RN Christy Madore,FNP-C,MSN
Associate Professor of Nursing Assistant Professor of Nursing
Malone College University of Maine at Fort Kent
Canton, Ohio Fort Kent, Maine
Cheryl Jackson,RN,BSN Donna Maheady,ARNP,EdD
Clinical Specialists Adjunct Assistant Professor
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical Florida Atlantic University and DeVry (Chamberlain
College College of Nursing)
Pineville, Kentucky Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Peggy Kelly,RN,BSN Nadine Mason,CEN,MSN,CRNP
PN Instructor Assistant Professor
University of Arkansas—Fort Smith Cedar Crest College
Fort Smith, Arkansas Allentown, Pennsylvania
Kim Kocur,MSN,RNC Susan A.Moore,RN,PhD
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
Saint Xavier University University of Memphis
Chicago, Illinois Memphis, Tennessee
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Kathy O’Connor,MSN,APRN-BC,FNP, Diane Peters,RN,MSN
MBA,PLNC Director, ADN Program
Associate Dean and Assistant Professor Northwestern Technical College
Union University School of Nursing Rock Spring, Georgia
Jackson, Tennessee
Kathleen Poindexter,PhD,RN
Tricia Brown–O’Hara,RN,MSN MSN, Nursing Education Program Coordinator
Assistant Professor Michigan State University
Gwynedd-Mercy College East Lansing, Michigan
Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania
Pauline Powell,MSN,RN
Paula A.Olesen,RN,MSN Nursing Instructor
Program Director Northwest Florida State College
South Texas College Niceville, Florida
McAllen, Texas
Pam Rhodes,MSN
Martha Olson,RN,BSN,MS Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor University of Arkansas Fort Smith
Iowa Lakes Community College Fort Smith, Arkansas
Emmetsburg, Iowa
Elizabeth Robinson,MSN,RN-BC,CNE
Christine Ouellette,MSN,NP Associate Professor
Adjunct Clinical Faculty Northwest Florida State College
Quincy College Niceville, Florida
Quincy, Massachusetts
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