This review will cover Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). This review will cover: What is HIV and AIDS? Quick Facts Pathophysiology Stages of HIV (signs and symptoms, testing etc.) Nurse’s Role Antiretroviral treatment (ART) When you’re done reviewing, don’t forget to take the HIV/AID NCLEX Questions Quiz and watch the HIV […]
HIV (AIDS) NCLEX Questions Nursing Quiz
HIV (AIDS) NCLEX Questions quiz for nursing students! HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and its a virus that attacks the immune system. AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, and occurs in the latter stage of HIV after the virus has caused extreme destruction to the immune system. The nurse plays a vital role with […]
How to Read a Medication (Drug) Label for Nurses
This review will cover how to read a medication label. As a nurse, it is very important you are familiar with how to read a medication label. The drug label contains helpful information that will guide you with safely administering a medication to a patient. In this review you will learn: What information is included […]
24-Hour Clock Nursing Practice Quiz (Military Time)
This practice quiz will test your knowledge on the 24-hour clock vs. the 12-hour clock. Most nurses use the 24-hour clock (military time) when documenting rather than the 12-hour AM and PM clock. The reason for this is to prevent confusion and potentially errors from occurring. (NOTE: When you hit submit, it will refresh this […]
SBAR Nursing Communication Tool for Nurse to Physician Example
This review will cover the SBAR communication acronym that is used in nursing for various forms of communication. Review objectives are the following: What is the SBAR and how is it used? Detailed description on each section of the SBAR SBAR Example for Nurse-to-Physician Communication SBAR Nursing Communication What is SBAR? It’s a communication method […]
Rights of Medication Administration Nursing (5, 7, 9, 10)
Rights of Medication Administration review for nursing students! The purpose of the Rights of Medication Administration is to prevent medication errors. The nurse is the last safety net in medication administration, and we must always double or even triple check everything. As a nurse, I’ve caught many medication errors by using the Rights of Medication […]
Rights of Medication Administration Nursing Quiz
Rights of medication administration nursing quiz for students! The foundation for learning how to properly administer medications starts with the Rights of Medication Administration. This foundation starts with 5 Rights of Medication Administration. However, over the years more rights have been added on to help ensure patient safety. This quiz will cover the 5 basic […]
Vial Coring Prevention
Learn how to prevent vial coring when piercing a rubber stopper of a vial with a needle. What is vial coring and does it present a problem for the patient? Vial coring can occur when a needle is used to pierce a vial’s rubber stopper. Coring occurs when parts of the rubber stopper enter the […]
How to Withdraw Medication from a Vial
Learn how to withdraw medication from a vial! Drawing up medication from a vial is an essential skill a nurse must learn to do. Medications that are given IV, IM, or subcutaneous routes are stored in a vial. This article will also cover prevention of rubber stopper coring, changing out the vial access device with […]
Medication Abbreviation Frequencies for Administration Times and Orders in Nursing
This review will cover the most common medication abbreviation frequencies for medication times and orders in nursing. It’s important to be familiar with abbreviations used to describe medication times and order frequencies. Frequencies refer to the amount of times something should be completed or administered. For example, frequency abbreviations in nursing can be used to […]
Medication Abbreviation Frequencies Time and Orders Quiz (Nursing)
Medication abbreviations for frequencies of times and orders quiz for nursing. In nursing it’s important to be familiar with abbreviations used to describe medication or order frequencies. Frequencies are the amount of times something should be completed or administered. Frequency abbreviations are also used to describe how often a procedure should be completed like wound […]
Medication Administration Routes and Abbreviations (Nursing)
This review will cover the most common medication administration routes in nursing along with their abbreviations. Medications can be administered through various routes, and it’s important the nurse is familiar with each route. It’s also important the nurse if familiar with the “lingo” or abbreviations used to describe each routes. For example, the term P.O. […]
Medications Administration Routes and Abbreviations Nursing Quiz
Medication administration routes and abbreviations nursing quiz for students! This quiz will test your knowledge on common medication administrations routes such as subcutaneous, transdermal, intradermal, by mouth, intramuscular, intravenous, intraosseous, and more. In addition, you will be tested on medication administration abbreviations that you may encounter on the job. Before taking the quiz, don’t forget […]
How to Start an IV | Starting an IV Clinical Nursing Skills
This review will provide details how to insert a peripheral IV. IV insertion is a vital skill nurses must learn in order to provide patient care. IV (intravenous) lines are used to administer medications, fluids, and blood products. Steps on How to Insert an IV 1. First, gather supplies and perform hand hygiene. IV starter […]
Face Mask: How to Put on (Don) and Take Off (Doff) PPE
This review will demonstrate how to put on and remove a face mask! When applying a face mask and removing it, the nurse wants to take specific steps to ensure their safety. This review will cover the following information: Common mistakes people make when applying or wearing a face mask Tips for putting on a […]
Disaster Triage Nursing (Color Tagging & START Method Review)
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 […]