NCLEX-RN Preparation

NCLEX-RN Preparation

Preparing for the NCLEX-RN Budgeting for graduation, licensure, and NCLEX fees and associated costs. Investigating review courses and texts. How to develop a plan of study.

Test-taking tips go to bed early the night before the exam, avoid alcohol consumption, eat a well-balanced breakfast, dress comfortably in layers, arrive at the test site a little early

Integrated Concepts Nursing Process Caring Communication and Documentation Teaching and Learning

Test Plan Categories of client needs Safe, Effective Care Environment – Management of care – 13-19% – Safety and infection control – 8-14% Health Promotion and Maintenance – 6-12% Psychosocial Integrity- 6-12% Physiological Integrity – – – – Basic Care and comfort - 6-12% Pharmacological and parenteral therapies- 13-19% Reduction of risk potential- 13-19% Physiological adaptation- 11- 17%

Test-taking strategies Read the question stem carefully. Evaluate all the options in a systematic manner. Eliminate options you know are not correct. Choose the most global answer. Identify similarities in the options and find one that is different. Base answers on the ideal situation. Evaluate priority questions based on the Nursing Process and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.

Test-taking strategies, cont. Select answers that focus on the patient, rather than the equipment,hospital rules or policies. Selecting “Call the physician” is rarely the correct answer. Identify the best nursing intervention. Regarding delegation questions- Do not delegate: Steps of the Nursing Process Teaching or evaluating responsibilities

Regarding delegation questionsDo delegate: The most stable patient with the most predictable response to care. Tasks that have the most specific guidelines such as collecting a urine sample, feeding, providing hygiene, ambulating, etc.

Application Prep Preparation of Applications for Board of Nursing and Registration for NCLEX- RN

Remediation

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