Registered Nurse RN

Appendicitis NCLEX Review

This NCLEX review will discuss appendicitis. As a nursing student, you must be familiar with appendicitis, the pathophysiology, major signs and symptoms, and the nursing care for a patient experiencing this condition. These type of questions may be found on NCLEX and definitely on nursing lecture exams. Don’t forget to take the appendicitis review quiz. […]

Appendicitis NCLEX Quiz Questions

This is a quiz that contains NCLEX review questions for appendicitis. As a nurse providing care to a patient with appendicitis, it is important to know the classic signs and symptoms of appendicitis, the complications (peritonitis, perforation etc.), pre-opt and post-opt nursing care. In the previous NCLEX review series, I explained about other GI disorders […]

Colostomy & Ileostomy NCLEX Review

This NCLEX review will discuss the two types of GI ostomies: colostomies and ileostomy. As a nursing student, you must be familiar with the different types of GI ostomies, how to provide pre-opt and post-opt care to a patient with an ostomy, and patient teaching. These type of questions may be found on NCLEX and definitely […]

Donning and Doffing PPE NCLEX Review

Donning (applying) and doffing (removing) personal protective equipment NCLEX review for nursing students! In this review, you will learn the sequences for putting on and taking off personal protective equipment (also called PPE), such as a gown, face mask and respirator, goggles, and gloves. This review will demonstrate one of the sequences you can use […]

Colostomy and Ileostomy NCLEX Quiz

This is a quiz that contains NCLEX review questions about GI ostomies, such as colostomies and ileostomy. Patients who have GI ostomies require special care, and the nurse should know about diet teaching, how to change the pouching system, and how to provide pre-opt and post-opt care. In the previous NCLEX review series, I explained about […]

6 Tips for Dealing with Nursing Mistakes

Every nursing student and nurse stresses about making a mistake at some point during their career. No one wants or likes to make a mistake, but we are human and very prone to making errors. When you make a nursing mistake (whether it is big or small) you will deal with feelings of fear, depression, […]

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) NCLEX Practice Quiz

Personal protective equipment (PPE) quiz for the NCLEX exam. In nursing school and on the NCLEX exam, you will need to know about how to use personal protective equipment and how to don and doff PPE. It is crucial you understand this material not only for NCLEX but for your job as a nurse. Don’t forget to […]

Standard and Isolation Precautions NCLEX Review

This NCLEX review will help you learn about standard precautions and isolation precautions. Standard and isolation precautions are steps we follow to prevent the transmission of infection diseases. On the NCLEX exam and for nursing lecture exams, you need to be familiar with each precaution, what diseases are included in transmission-based precautions (which is the […]

Isolation Precautions Mnemonics for NCLEX

Studying isolation precautions (also called transmission-based precautions) and need help trying to remember all the diseases that are included in each precaution? Look no further, I have three isolation mnemonics that will help you remember the diseases included with each precaution and the special PPE you must wear at all times! I created these mnemonics […]

Isolation Precautions NCLEX Practice Quiz

Isolation precautions quiz for the NCLEX exam. In nursing school and on the NCLEX exam, you will need to know about infection control. These steps are not only for protecting your patients but yourself from infection. It is important to know what diseases should be placed into contact, droplet, or airborne precaution, PPE (personal protective equipment) used […]

3 Common NCLEX Mistakes to Avoid

Are you prepping for the NCLEX exam? If so, don’t make these 3 common NCLEX mistakes when prepping or while taking the NCLEX exam. The NCLEX is the BIG exam nursing students take after graduation in order to work as a nurse. Students who are studying to become LPNs will take the NCLEX-PN, while students who […]

Stages of Labor Nursing NCLEX Review

This NCLEX review will discuss the stages of labor. In maternity nursing, you will learn the stages of labor. As a nursing student, you must be familiar with each stage of labor and the nursing interventions based on the specific stage of labor. These type of questions may be found on NCLEX and definitely on […]

Stages of Labor Nursing NCLEX Quiz

Stages of labor nursing quiz for the NCLEX exam. In your maternity class and on the NCLEX exam, you will need to know the details about the stages of labor. It is important to know what happens in each stage, nursing interventions, and normal/abnormal findings (such as fundal height, placenta findings etc). Don’t forget to check […]

Time Management Tips for New Nurses

Time management is an issue for many new nurses. As a new nurse, you have a lot of responsibilities that must be completed within a certain time frame, and you must be able to complete your nursing tasks while dealing with those crazy situations that come your way (code blues, accidents, confusion/combative patients, etc.). So, […]

APGAR Newborn Assessment NCLEX Review

This NCLEX review will discuss APGAR newborn assessment scoring. As a nursing student, you need to know how to evaluate a scenario and calculate the APGAR score or what type of nursing interventions to provide based on an APGAR score. These questions may be found on NCLEX and definitely on nursing lecture exams in maternity. […]

Menstrual Cycle Reproductive Cycle NCLEX Review

This NCLEX review will discuss the female reproductive cycle (menstrual cycle). In maternity nursing, you will learn the menstrual cycle. As a nursing student, you must be familiar with each phase, what occurs during the phase, the role of the hormones, and what happens if pregnancy occurs. These type of questions may be found on NCLEX […]

APGAR Scoring Maternity NCLEX Quiz

Learn how to calculate a newborn’s APGAR score for the NCLEX exam with this practice quiz. APGAR scoring is a tool used to quickly assess a newborn’s health status after birth. It is important you know how to calculate the APGAR score when given a scenario and what nursing interventions to provide based on that score. […]

Menstrual Cycle NCLEX Quiz

Reproductive system quiz on the woman’s menstrual cycle for the NCLEX exam. In your maternity class and on the NCLEX exam you will need to know about the woman’s menstrual cycle. It is important to know what days each phase occurs, the role of the hormones (such as FSH, LH, estrogen, and progestrone), and what […]

GTPAL Maternity Nursing NCLEX Review

This NCLEX review will discuss GTPAL for nursing. GTPAL is an acronym used to assess pregnancy outcomes. As a nursing student, you need to know how to evaluate a scenario and calculate the GTPAL. These questions may be found on NCLEX and definitely on nursing lecture exams in maternity. After you review these notes on […]

Naegele’s Rule NCLEX Review

This is an NCLEX review on Naegele’s Rule. Naegele’s Rule is used to calculate a woman’s estimate delivery date (EDD). In nursing school, you will be required to know how to calculate a woman’s due date by using Naegele’s Rule (also spell Nagele’s). These questions are common on lecture exams and the NCLEX. When you […]

GTPAL Nursing NCLEX Practice Questions Quiz

Practice calculating pregnancy outcomes using GTPAL with these practice questions. These practice questions are for nursing students to practice calculating GTPAL. For the NCLEX exam and nursing lecture exams, you will be given a scenario of a typical prenatal health visit and be asked to calculate the GTPAL. Don’t forget to check out our other […]

Naegele’s Rule NCLEX Practice Questions

Learn how to calculate a woman’s estimated delivery date using Naegele’s Rule for the NCLEX exam. This rule is also referred to as Nagel’s Rule or Nägele’s Rule. The NCLEX exam, along with other nursing exams such as lecture, HESI, or ATI, love to ask questions about calculating an EDD using Nagel’s Rule. I remember these […]

Pathophysiology Study Tips for Success

Are you taking pathophysiology and need some tips on how to succeed in this class? If so, this article will help you! In this article, I share some tips I used to pass pathophysiology. Most nursing school programs require students to take patho. Pathophysiology can be an intense class because of all the information you […]

Pernicious Anemia NCLEX Review Notes

This is an NCLEX review for pernicious anemia. Patients with pernicious anemia have low levels of red blood cells due to low levels of vitamin b 12. In the previous review, I covered other hematology disorders. So, if you are studying for NCLEX or your nursing lecture exams be sure to check out that section. When […]

Pernicious Anemia NCLEX Questions Quiz

This is a quiz that contains NCLEX review questions about pernicious anemia. Patients who have pernicious anemia have low levels of red blood cells caused by low vitamin B12 levels. This is due to an autoimmune condition causing the patient to lack intrinsic factor. In the previous NCLEX review series, I explained about other disorders you may […]

Pneumothorax NCLEX Review Notes

This is an NCLEX review for pneumothorax. Patients who have a pneumothorax are experiencing a collapse lung due to air leaking into the intrapleural space. In the previous review, I covered other respiratory disorders. So, if you are studying for NCLEX or your nursing lecture exams be sure to check out that section. When taking care of […]

Pneumothorax NCLEX Questions

This is a quiz that contains NCLEX review questions for pneumothorax. Patients who have a pneumothorax have built up pressure in the intrapleural space which causes the lung to collapse. In the previous NCLEX review series, I explained about other disorders you may be asked about on the NCLEX exam, so be sure to check out […]

New Nurse Anxiety Tips

As a new nurse you will experience some type of “new nurse anxiety“. It is so normal to experience anxiety as a new nurse graduate that I would say it would be abnormal not to experience anxiety. When I was a new nurse I experienced it, and the new nurses I have precepted over the […]

Pheochromocytoma NCLEX Review Notes

This is an NCLEX review for pheochromocytoma. Patients who have pheochromocytoma are experiencing excessive amounts of catecholamines in the body due to a tumor. This causes the patient to experience hypertension, tachycardia, hyperglycemia etc. This condition can lead to damage to other systems of the body. In the previous review, I covered other endocrine disorders. So, if […]

Chronic Bronchitis vs Emphysema NCLEX Review Notes

This is an NCLEX review for chronic bronchitis vs emphysema. Patients who have chronic bronchitis and emphysema struggle with shortness of breath and proper gas exchange. However, these two conditions differ in many ways, especially the pathophysiology. In the previous review, I covered other respiratory disorders. So, if you are studying for NCLEX or your nursing […]