Conquer the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam: Study Guide Covering Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, Clinical Practice, Diagnostic Testing, and Professional Practice

Conquer the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam provides a focused review of the pathophysiology, pharmacology, clinical assessment, diagnostic testing, acute care management, and professional practice concepts relevant to adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner certification.

Coverage includes advanced pathophysiology, cellular injury and inflammation, advanced pharmacology, physical assessment, hemodynamic monitoring, cardiovascular and respiratory disorders, neurologic and endocrine conditions, renal and gastrointestinal disorders, infectious disease, sepsis, multisystem critical illness, differential diagnosis, laboratory interpretation, diagnostic imaging, bedside procedures, and pharmacotherapeutics.

The guide also reviews mechanical ventilation, acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, dysrhythmias, hypertensive emergencies, acute respiratory failure, septic shock, gastrointestinal emergencies, acute kidney injury, neurologic emergencies, trauma, evidence-based acute care, standardized assessment tools, risk stratification, quality and safety, scope of practice, ethics, health policy, leadership, patient education, and care transitions.

This study guide is independently authored and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any licensing board, certification authority, testing organization, or governmental agency.