This NCLEX review will discuss Heparin vs. Warfarin (Coumadin). As a nursing student, you must be familiar with the differences and similarities between these two anticoagulants. This review will highlight how the medications work, nursing considerations, antidotes, and patient education. Don’t forget to take the two quizzes that will test you on these medications: Heparin NCLEX […]
Heparin Nursing Pharmacology NCLEX Review (Anticoagulant)
Heparin pharmacology nursing NCLEX review for nursing students! This review will break down what you need to know for your pharmacology exams about the medication Heparin. Heparin is an anticoagulant that is used to treat and/or prevent blood clots. It is vital the nurse knows how the drug works, side effects, how to monitor the […]
Heparin NCLEX Questions (Anticoagulation)
Heparin NCLEX questions (anticoagulation) for nursing students! Heparin is an anticoagulant that helps prevent and treat blood clots. The nurse should be aware of how the drug works, why it is ordered, nursing implications, signs and symptoms of an adverse reaction (example: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia HIT), and the patient teaching. Don’t forget to watch the Heparin lecture before […]
Warfarin Pharmacology NCLEX Review (Coumadin)
Warfarin pharmacology nursing NCLEX review for nursing students! This review will break down what you need to know for your pharmacology exams about the medication Warfarin (Coumadin). Warfarin is an anticoagulant that is used to treat and/or prevent blood clots. It is vital the nurse knows how the drug works, side effects, how to monitor […]
Warfarin NCLEX Questions (Coumadin)
Warfarin (Coumadin) NCLEX questions for nursing students! Warfarin (Coumadin) is an anticoagulant that helps prevent and treat blood clots. The nurse should be aware of how the drug works, why it is ordered, nursing implications, signs and symptoms of toxicity, and how to teach the patient how to take the medication. Don’t forget to watch the Warfarin […]
Digoxin Pharmacology Nursing NCLEX Review
Digoxin pharmacology nursing NCLEX review for nursing students! This review will break down what you need to know for your pharmacology exams about the medication Digoxin. Digoxin is a cardiac medication that is used to treat various heart conditions. It is vital the nurse knows how the drug works, how to monitor for toxicity, and […]
Digoxin NCLEX Questions (Lanoxin)
Digoxin NCLEX questions for nursing students! Digoxin is a medication used to help the heart pump more efficiently, and it is used for many cardiac conditions. The nurse should be aware of how the drug works, why it is ordered, nursing implications, signs and symptoms of toxicity, and how to teach the patient how to take […]
Dopamine IV Drip Calculation Practice mcg/kg/min
Dopamine IV drip practice calculation problems for nurses. These Dopamine drip practice problems were designed to help you better understand how to calculate an IV flow rate based on a patient’s weight, the ordered dose, and the amount of solution supplied. You will be required to solve problems that require you to understand: mcg/kg/min Before taking […]
Heparin Drip Calculation Problems
Learn how to solve heparin drip calculations. These practice problems for heparin drip calculations will test your ability to calculate: new flow rate (mL/hr) based on a PTT determining the amount of units needed for a bolus units/hr to infuse based on the physician’s order how to convert units/kg/hr to determine the amount of Heparin […]
Heparin Drip Practice Calculation Problems (Quiz)
Heparin drip practice calculation problems for nurses. These Heparin drip practice problems were designed to help you better understand how to titrate a Heparin drip based on aPTT. You will be required to solve problems that require you to understand: unit/kg/hr, unit/hr, and mL/hr. After you take this quiz, be sure to check out our […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic Nervous System (Includes Pharmacology)
This NCLEX review will discuss the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system along with pharmacology. As a nursing student, you must be familiar with how these two nervous systems work and how medications inhibit or stimulate these systems. These type of questions may be found on NCLEX and definitely on nursing lecture exams. Don’t forget to take the […]
Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic Nervous System Quiz – Includes Pharmacology
Sympathetic vs. parasympathetic nervous system quiz for nursing students. This quiz will test your knowledge on the autonomic nervous system along with the medications (pharmacology) that either inhibit or stimulate these nervous systems. In the previous NCLEX review series, I explained about other neurological disorders, so be sure to check those reviews out. As the […]
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 […]
NCLEX Pharmacology Question: Calcitonin and Osteoporosis
This is a pharmacology NCLEX practice question on Calcitonin used to treat osteoporosis. This question provides a scenario about a patient taking Calcitonin for the treatment of osteoporosis, and you must determine which of the following options may represent an adverse side effect caused by this medication. This question is one of the many questions […]
Metered-Dose Inhaler Demonstration: Open and Closed-Mouth Techniques
This article will demonstrate how to use a metered-dose inhaler by using either the open or closed-mouth technique. What is a metered-dose inhaler? It’s an inhaler used to administer a set amount of medication into the lungs. Medications that are used include bronchodilators, corticosteroids etc. When administering a MDI, it is important to teach the patient […]
Pharmacology NCLEX Question: Bronchodilators and Corticosteroids
This is a pharmacology NCLEX practice question on bronchodilators and corticosteroids used to treat asthma. This question provides a scenario about prescribed medications for a patient with asthma. As the nurse, you must determine which inhaler you will administer first. This question is one of the many questions we will be practicing in our new […]
Nitropaste Ointment Application
Learn about nitropaste ointment application. This article will provide detailed steps on how to administer nitroglycerin ointment as a nurse. This medication is typically prescribed for cardiac patients, and it’s sometimes called Nitrobid, Nitropaste, or Nitro ointment. What is Nitroglycerin ointment? It is a vasodilator, and it is used to prevent chest pain (angina) in […]
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 […]
NCLEX Practice Question on Insulin
This is an NCLEX practice question on Insulin. This question provides a scenario about giving Insulin Lispro (Humalog) and wants to know when the patient is at most risk for hypoglycemia. This question is one of the many questions we will be practicing in our new series called “Weekly NCLEX Question”. So, every week be sure to […]
How to Read a Syringe
This article will explain how to read a syringe. As a nurse, it is very critical you understand how to properly read a syringe. There are many different types of syringes available for usage. The nurse will need to select the appropriate syringe size based on how much of a medication is ordered by the […]
NCLEX Pharmacology Practice Question (NCLEX Question of the Week)
This is an NCLEX pharmacology (pharm) practice question. This question provides a scenario about the drug Propranolol and wants you to correctly identify which statement by the patient indicates they understood the education provided. This question is one of the many questions we will be practicing in our new series called “Weekly NCLEX Question”. So, every week be […]
Eye Drop Administration with Punctal Occlusion
Learn how to instill eye drops as a nurse and how to perform punctal occlusion for glaucoma medications. It may seem like instilling eye drops into a patient’s eye is self-explanatory, but there are some very important steps you must follow to do this skill correctly. It is important to keep in mind exactly where […]
Crushing Medications for Feeding Tube and Oral Administration
Learn how to crush medications for feeding tube or oral administration as a nurse. Why do we crush medications? If a patient has a feeding tube or can’t swallow medications whole due to swallowing difficulties, we must crush the medication. When crushing medications it is important to perform this skill correctly so the correct dose is administered. […]
How to Split Pills in Half for Nurses
Learn how to split or half medications as a nurse. Why do we split pills? As a nurse, we may have to split a medication in order to equal the dosage ordered by the physician. For example, the physician may order 2 mg of a medication, but you’re only supplied with a 4 mg tablet. […]
How to Spike and Prime an IV Bag
Learn how to spike an IV bag and how to prime IV tubing. IV therapy is a standard part of patient care, and as a nurse you will be spiking and priming thousands of IV bags over your career. This skills takes a little bit of practice, but once you learn it, you will never forget […]
How to Mix Insulin Clear to Cloudy
Learn how to mix insulin clear to cloudy. Drawing up and mixing insulin is a skill that nurses will utilize on the job. Insulin is administered to patients who have diabetes. These type of patients depend on insulin so their body can use glucose. Therefore, nurses must be familiar with how to mix insulin. The goal […]
Insulin Mnemonics for Peak, Onset, Duration & Types
Studying diabetes in nursing school and wondering how you are going to remember the onset, peak, and duration of certain types of insulin or the different types of insulins? Need an awesome insulin mnemonic? Well, look no further because here are some clever mnemonics to help you nursing students out there learn these mind-boggling numbers of […]