This review will highlight the similarities and differences between the PT/INR vs. aPTT test for exams! The PT/INR and aPTT are helpful tests for assessing the coagulation process. As the nurse you want to know their normal ranges, what each test assesses, how the tests are used to monitor anticoagulation therapy, and the nurse’s role. […]
aPTT Blood Test (Labs to Know for NCLEX) Review
This review will highlight the main concepts you need to know about the aPTT test for exams! The aPTT is a helpful test for assessing the coagulation process. As the nurse you want to know the normal range, what the test assesses, how it’s used to monitor Heparin therapy, and the nurse’s role. Don’t forget […]
PT/INR Blood Test (Labs to Know for NCLEX) Review
This review will highlight the main concepts you need to know about the PT/INR test for exams! The PT/INR is a helpful test for assessing the coagulation process. As the nurse you want to know the normal range, what the test assesses, how it’s used to monitor Warfarin therapy, and the nurse’s role. Don’t forget […]
D-dimer Blood Test (Labs to Know for NCLEX)
D-dimer blood test review for nursing students! This quick review will highlight the main concepts you need to know about a D-dimer lab test. As a nurse you want to be familiar with this blood test because it can help the physician determine if a patient may have a blood clot. Quick Lecture on the […]
PT/INR vs. aPTT Nursing NCLEX Questions
PT/INR vs. aPTT NCLEX review questions for nursing students! The PT/INR and aPTT are blood tests used to assess the coagulation pathways. These tests can assess either the extrinsic or intrinsic pathways of coagulation along with the common pathways. In other words, these test assess how fast a patient forms a clot. This quiz will […]
Complete Blood Count (CBC) NCLEX Review
Complete blood count (CBC) NCLEX review for nursing students! As a nursing student or nurse you will want to be very familiar with the complete blood count. The complete blood count is also called a CBC for short. Why is it so important to know about a CBC? This blood test is a very common […]
Labs to Know for NCLEX Review
Lab values to know for NCLEX and as a nurse or nursing student! This review will target the most important lab values you need to know for NCLEX and as a nurse. When you take the NCLEX exam there is a high probability you will have some type of lab value question. WHY? Because almost […]
Labs to Know for NCLEX Quiz Questions
Test your knowledge on the lab values you need to know for NCLEX with these quiz questions for nursing students! When you take the NCLEX exam or work as a nurse you will be expected to know basic normal lab value ranges. This includes results for the complete blood count, metabolic panel, arterial blood gas […]
Partially Compensated vs. Fully Compensated ABGs Practice
This is an NCLEX practice question on partially compensated vs fully compensated ABGs. This question provides a scenario about arterial blood gas results. As the nurse, you must determine if this is a respiratory or metabolic problem, alkalosis or acidosis along with if it is uncompensated, partially or fully compensated based on the results. This question […]
Tic Tac Toe Method Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation for Nurses & Nursing Students
Don’t you love ABG problems in nursing school? Well, I didn’t until my professor taught us the TIC TAC TOE Method for ABGs and then solving ABG problems actually started to be somewhat fun. Below I show you how to solve ABG problems using the Tic Tac Toe method. There is also another method called the […]
ABG (Arterial Blood Gas) Quiz with Tic Tac Toe Method & ROME
This ABG practice quiz has 10 questions that will test your knowledge about metabolic and respiratory disorders. In addition, you will be tested on if the disorder is partially compensated or uncompensated based on the lab values. In order to easily solve arterial blood gas problems, the Tic Tac Toe or R.O.M.E. method is the […]