Disaster triage nursing review for students about the color-coded tags and the START method! The goal of this review is to help you understand each of the four tag colors that make up the triage tagging system and how to use the START method to assign tag colors in a disaster situation. For exams, you […]
Walker Nursing NCLEX Review
This is a quick NCLEX review over walkers for nursing students! Walkers are assistive devices used to help a patient ambulate. As the nurse you must know the following material about walkers: How to tell if the walker properly fits the patient? How to ambulate with a walker? How to sit down and get up […]
Assistive Devices NCLEX Questions (Crutches, Canes, Walkers)
Comprehensive assistive device NCLEX questions quiz that assesses your nursing knowledge on crutches, canes, and walkers. As the nurse, you must know how to properly fit a patient for these devices, how to correctly ambulate with these assistive devices, types of gaits (specifically with crutches), go up and down stairs, and how to get up and […]
Walker (Assistive Device) NCLEX Questions
Assistive devices NCLEX questions for walkers. As a nurse providing care to a patient who will be using a walker, it is important that the patient is fitted correctly for the walker, uses the walker properly during ambulation, and knows how to sit down or get up from a chair with a walker. In the […]
Canes Nursing NCLEX Review
This is a quick NCLEX review over canes for nursing students! Canes are assistive devices used to help a patient ambulate. As the nurse you must know the following material about canes: How to tell if the cane properly fits the patient? How to ambulate with a cane? How to go up and down stairs […]
Canes (Assistive Devices) NCLEX Questions
Assistive devices NCLEX questions for canes. As a nurse providing care to a patient who will be using a cane, it is important that the patient is fitted correctly for the cane, uses the cane properly during ambulation, knows how to go up and down stairs, and how to sit down or get up from […]
Crutches Nursing NCLEX Review
This is a quick NCLEX review over crutches for nursing students! Crutches are assistive devices used to help a patient ambulate. As the nurse you must know the following material about crutches: How to tell if the crutches properly fit the patient? The different types of gaits used for crutches? Make sure you know this […]
Crutches (Assistive Device) NCLEX Questions
This is a quiz that contains NCLEX review questions about assistive devices for mobility like crutches. As a nurse providing care to a patient who will be using crutches, it is important that the patient is fitted correctly for the crutches, is using the proper gait (two-point, three-point, four-point, swing-to-gait, or swing-through-gait), knows how to […]
Skin Cancer NCLEX Questions
Skin cancer NCLEX questions for nursing students! Skin cancer occurs when the cells in the skin mutate into cancerous cells. The type of skin cancer present depends on the skin cell affected by the mutation. There are two types of skin cancer: nonmelanoma and melanoma. These can be subdivided into basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell […]
Delegation Nursing NCLEX Review
What is delegation in nursing? It’s where a licensed nurse (RN) transfers responsibility to a person, who is competent, to perform a certain task. What’s the overall purpose of delegation in nursing? It frees up the RN to care for a more critical patient or complete other necessary tasks that only the registered nurse can […]
Delegation NCLEX Questions for Nursing
Delegation NCLEX questions for nursing. Delegation is a topic found on the NCLEX exam, and it’s a skill the registered nurse must learn to do on the job. Therefore, the RN must be aware of what can and can NOT be delegated to an LPN/LVN or UAP (nursing assistants etc.). This quiz on nursing delegation […]
How to Clean Dentures Nursing
Cleaning dentures is a basic nursing skill that you will be performing as a nurse. Many patients are very sick and are unable to get up out of bed and clean their dentures. Therefore, as the nurse you will have to do this. There are some things you want to consider when providing denture care, […]
Cranial Nerve Examination Nursing
During the head-to-toe nursing assessment, you will be assessing the cranial nerves. In this article, I want to break down how to assess cranial nerves I through XII (1-12) as a nurse. Why do we assess cranial nerves? In short, to see if the neuron/nerve works! Why wouldn’t a cranial nerve “work”? In many neuro […]
Blood Transfusion NCLEX Review
Blood transfusion NCLEX review for nurses. As a nurse you must know how to transfuse blood and what type of transfusion reactions can happen during a blood transfusion. Don’t forget to take the blood transfusion nclex quiz after reading this review. Lecture on Blood Transfusion Procedure Blood Transfusion NCLEX Review What is a blood transfusion? […]
Blood Types Nursing NCLEX Review
Blood types for nursing: As a nurse we must be familiar with the various blood types along with their compatibility. This is not only important for the NCLEX exam but the job! In nursing we administer blood transfusions, but before we do this the patient must be typed and crossmatched. Therefore, the patient’s blood will […]
Blood Transfusion NCLEX Questions
Blood transfusions nclex questions for nursing: As a nurse you will be transfusing blood and you will want to know how to properly perform this procedure. During a blood transfusion, the patient is at risk for various transfusion reactions like hemolytic, allergic, febrile (non-hemolytic), graft versus host disease etc. Therefore, the nurse must be familiar […]
Pressure Injuries (Ulcers) NCLEX Review
This NCLEX review will discuss pressure injuries (formerly called pressure ulcers). As a nursing student, you must be familiar with pressure injuries and how they affect our patients. In addition to the various stages, nursing interventions, and treatments for pressure injuries. Don’t forget to take the free pressure injury quiz after reviewing this material. Lecture […]
Blood Types NCLEX Quiz
Blood types NCLEX quiz for nursing students on the ABO blood typing system. As a nurse you will be transfusing blood products, especially packed red blood cells. Therefore, you must be familiar with the various blood types and if they are compatible with one another. Don’t forget to watch the lecture on blood types before […]
Pressure Ulcer NCLEX Questions
These NCLEX review practice questions will test you on pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers are now called pressure injuries. As the nurse you will want to know how to prevent pressure injuries along with identifying risk factors, and how to stage various pressure injuries. Don’t forget to watch the lecture on pressure injuries before taking the […]
Intake and Output Calculation NCLEX Review
Intake and output calculation NCLEX review for nurses. This quick review will highlight how to calculate intake and output because these type of questions may be on your NCLEX exam or (definitely) on a nursing lecture exam. It seems like calculating I and O’s is self-explanatory, right?! Well, it can be tricky, especially calculating intake […]
Intake and Output Practice Questions for Nurses
Intake and output practice questions: This quiz will require you to calculate a patient’s intake and output. Calculating intake and output is an essential part of providing patient care and as the nurse you need to know what to include in the calculation along with converting the measurements to mL. Don’t forget to watch the […]
Nitroglycerin Sublingual and Oral Spray Nursing Pharmacology and Administration Review
This article will be a pharmacology and administration review for sublingual and oral spray nitroglycerin. What is nitroglycerin used for? It used to relieve or prevent chest pain. It is part of the drug family of nitrates and because of this it causes vasodilation of blood vessels. This will lead to an increase in blood supply […]
Abdominal Assessment Nursing
This article will explain how to assess the abdomen as a nurse. This assessment is part of the nursing head-to-toe assessment you have to perform in nursing school and on the job. During the abdominal assessment you will be: Inspecting Auscultating Palpating/Percussing Video Demonstration on a Nursing Abdominal Assessment Abdomen: Switches to Inspection, Auscultation, Percussion, and […]
Upper and Lower Extremity Assessment
This article will explain how to assess the upper and lower extremities as a nurse. This assessment is part of the nursing head-to-toe assessment you have to perform in nursing school and on the job. During the extremity assessment you will be assessing the following structures: arms hands legs feet Video Demonstration on Upper and Lower […]
Chest Assessment Nursing (Heart and Lungs)
This article will explain how to assess the chest (heart and lungs) as a nurse. This assessment is part of the nursing head-to-toe assessment you have to perform in nursing school and on the job. During the chest assessment you will be assessing the following structures: Overall appearance of the chest Lung Sounds: includes abnormal lung […]
Head and Neck Assessment Nursing
This article will explain how to assess the head and neck as a nurse. This assessment is part of the nursing head-to-toe assessment you have to perform in nursing school and on the job. During the head and neck assessment you will be assessing the following structures: Head includes- face, hair, eyes, nose, mouth, ears, […]
How to Assess the Eyes (Nursing)
This article will explain how to perform an assessment of the eyes as a nurse. This assessment is part of the nursing head-to-toe assessment you have to perform in nursing school and on the job. The eye assessment includes: Inspection of the eyes for abnormalities Testing the cranial nerves responsible for eye function: III, IV, […]
Head-to-Toe Assessment Nursing
This article will explain how to conduct a nursing head-to-toe health assessment. This assessment is similar to what you will be required to perform in nursing school. As you gain experience, you will conduct the assessment in a way that works for you and will become faster overtime. Also depending on what specialty you are […]
Health Assessment NCLEX Review Questions
These are two NCLEX review questions for health assessment. These questions provide two scenarios about performing a head-to-assessment on a patient and requires you to use nursing knowledge in how you will proceed with the assessment, along with identifying lymph nodes in the neck. This question is one of the many questions we will be practicing […]
Metered-Dose Inhaler Spacer Demonstration
This article will demonstrate how to use a spacer with a metered-dose inhaler (MDI). What is a metered-dose inhaler (MDI)? It’s an inhaler used to administer a set amount of medication into the lungs. Medications that are used include bronchodilators, corticosteroids etc. What is a spacer used with a metered-dose inhaler? A spacer is an […]