NCLEX

PRIORITY CONCEPTS ARE DEVELOPMENT AND SAFETY KEY POINTS: MUST READ: Aging and Gerontology: Aging is the biopsychosocial process of change that occurs in a person between the birth and death. Gerontology is the study of the aging process Physiological changes: Integumentary system: Loss of pigment in hair and skin. Wrinkling of the skin. Thinning of … Read more

PRIORITY CONCEPTS ARE DEVELOPMENT, FAMILY DYNAMICS KEY POINTS: MUST READ THE HOSPITALIZED INFANT AND TODDLER: SEPARATION ANXIETY PROTEST: crying, screaming, searching for parent, avoidance and rejection of contact with strangers; verbal attacks on others; physical fighting including kicking, biting, hitting, pinching. DESPAIR: withdrawn, depressed, uninterested in the environment, loss of newly learned skills. DETACHMENT: uncommon … Read more

Priority concepts are development and health promotion Psychosocial development: ERIK ERIKSON According to Erikson’s theory of the psychosocial development, each psychosocial crisis must be resolved for the child or adult to progress emotionally. Unsuccessful resolution can leave the person emotionally disabled. Describes the human life cycle as a series of 8 developmental stages from the … Read more

Priority concepts are mobility and safety Always review the primary health care provider’s (PHCP’s) or surgeon’s prescription, especially after treatments or procedures, and take note of instructions regarding positioning and mobility. Positions to ensure safety and comfort are as given below: Integumentary system: Autograft: After surgery, the site is immobilized usually for 3 to 7 … Read more

PREOPERATIVE CARE: Obtaining informed consent Nutrition: NPO Elimination: If client having intestinal and abdominal surgery, an enema, laxative prescribed for the day or night before surgery. Surgical site: clean with mild antiseptic or antibacterial soap Preoperative client teaching: About what to expect postoperatively Notify nurse if client experiences any pain postoperatively Demonstrate the use of … Read more

Priority concepts are infection and safety FIRE SAFETY: Priority nursing actions in case of FIRE including RACE means Rescue clients who are in immediate danger Activate the fire alarm Confine the fire Extinguish the fire PASS means Obtain the fire extinguisher Pull the pin on the4 fire extinguisher Aim at the base of the fire … Read more

Prior concept = Clinical judgement; Health promotion KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER Types of the Health and Physical Assessments: Complete Assessment Focused Assessment Episodic Assessment/ Follow-up Assessment Emergency Assessment To test skin turgor, pinch a large fold of skin and assess the ability of the skin to return to its palce when released. Poor turgor occurs … Read more

KEY POINTS SHOULD BE KEEP IN MIND REGARDING NUTRITION WHILE NCLEX PREPARATION OR NURSING EXAM Major stages of the lifespan with specific nutritional needs are pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Adults and older adults may experience physiological aging changes, which influence individual nutritional needs. Always assess the client’s ability to eat and swallow and … Read more

Key Points to remember regarding vital signs and laboratory reference: The nurse ensures that vital sign measurements are documented correctly and always reports abnormal findings to the PHCP. The temperature is not taken rectally in cardiac clients; the client who has undergone rectal surgery; or the client with diarrhea, fecal impaction, or rectal bleeding or … Read more