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    Study Checklist For Passing NCLEX-RN - Allnurses

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    This document provides a study checklist for the NCLEX-RN exam, organized into four main categories: Physiological Integrity, Physiological Adaptation, Basic Care and Comfort, and Pharmacology. It lists many medical conditions, diagnostic tests, procedures, and treatments for students to learn about in order to be prepared to answer questions on the exam. Key areas of focus include diabetes, electrolyte imbalances, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular emergencies, pharmacology of antibiotics and cardiac medications. Students are advised to thoroughly study high-yield topics like thyroid disorders, renal failure, and different classifications of pain medications.

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    This document provides a study checklist for the NCLEX-RN exam, organized into four main categories: Physiological Integrity, Physiological Adaptation, Basic Care and Comfort, and Pharmacology. It lists many medical conditions, diagnostic tests, procedures, and treatments for students to learn about in order to be prepared to answer questions on the exam. Key areas of focus include diabetes, electrolyte imbalances, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular emergencies, pharmacology of antibiotics and cardiac medications. Students are advised to thoroughly study high-yield topics like thyroid disorders, renal failure, and different classifications of pain medications.

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    5/22/2017 study checklist for passing NCLEX-RN | allnurses

    PHYSIOLOGICALINTEGRITY

    ReductionforRiskPotential(1016%)

    oKnowthesignsandsymptomsandtreatmentsaboutcataracts,glaucoma,menieresdisease,
    guillainbarresyndrome,meningitis,migraine,huntingtonsdisease.
    oKnowthedifferenceindiabetes1and2.Howaretheytreated?Whataresignsand
    symptomsandcomplications?
    oKnowthesignsandsymptomsofhypoglycemiaandhowaretheytreated.
    oConcentrateoncomplicationsofdiabetes1.Diabetesketoacidosisand2.Hyperglycemia
    hyperosmolarnonketoticsyndrome.
    oKnowwhatcausescysticfibrosisanditscomplications.
    oKnowwhatPKUishowitstreatedandalsoitscomplications.
    oKnowwhatdoeshiatalhernia,pyloricstenosis,gastritismeans.
    oKnowthedifferencebetweenduodenalulcerandgastriculcer.
    oKnowwhatChronsdiseasemeans,whatkindofdietisadvisedforit?
    oBeabletodifferentiatebetweenappendicitis,diverticulardisease,andperitonitis.
    oKnowwhathirschspurngsdiseasemeans.
    oKnowhowtocareforostomies.Knowaboutspecificdietsfordifferenttypesofostomiesand
    knowwhatkindofreturntoexpectfrodifferenttypesofostomies.
    oKnoweverythingaboutcirrhosis,cholecystitis,cholelithiasis,pancreatitis,lupus.
    oKnowabouttwodifferenttypesofjaundicethatareseeninnewborns.
    oKnowtheageappropriatehealthcareproceduresforpreoperation
    oKnowwhatcouldbethepotentialcomplicationsaftersurgeryandknowthenursing
    considerationforeachoneofthem.
    oTrytolearnasmuchaboutdiagnostictestsaspossible.Recognizetheonesforwhichpatient
    hastobeonNPOandneedspecialcarepreandposttest.
    oKnowaboutchesttubeswaterfluctuation,bubbling,removal,andcomplications.
    oKnowaboutCentralvenouspressure,anditscomplications

    PhysiologicalAdaptation(1117%)

    oKnowthenormalbreathsoundsandabnormalones.Knowwhichpulmonarydiseasewillhave
    whichtypeofadventitioussound.
    oKnowwhattodoinemergenciessuchasCardiopulmonaryarrest,epilottitis,MI,
    dysrhythmias,headinjury,chesttrauma,abdominalinjury,shock,ICP,sezuire,andstroke.
    oKnowhowtoreadanEKG.CalculateHRandrhythmoffanEKG.
    oKnowthedifferencebetweendefilbrillationandcardioversion.
    oKnowwhatkindoffunctionabilitycorelateswiththespinalcordinjury.
    oSignsandsymptomsandtreatmentoffluidvolumeoverloadanddeficit.
    oKnowAZofADHandSIADH
    oKnowAZofhypokalemia,hyperkalemia,hyponatremia,hypernatremia,hypocalcemia,
    hypercalcemia,hypomagnesemiam,andhypermagnesemia.Youhavetostudythese.Theres
    noescaping.
    oKnowthe9rulesofburnsandnursingcareforburnpt.
    oKnowaddisonsdiseaseandcushingsyndromeandtheircomplications.Breiflyreadabout
    pheochromocytoma.
    oKnowalltheCOPDs.
    oKnowallthereistoknowaboutpneumonia.
    oKnowthedifferenceintwodifferenttypesofHeartfailure.
    oKnowanemiaandirondeficiencyanemia.
    oKnowaboutsicklecelldiseaseanditstreatment
    oKnowaboutcancer,leukemiaandhowtheyaretreated

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    BasicCareandComfort(612%)

    oKnowhowtousecrutches,andotherassistivedevices
    oKnowaboutskintractionandskeletaltractionandspecialnursingconsiderationswhileusing
    them
    oKnoweverythingaboutcaringforacastanditscomplication
    oBeabletodifferentiatebetweenJointdisorders:Osteoarthritis,rheumatoidarthritis,and
    gout.
    oKnowaboutosteoporosis,osteomyelitis,andosteomalacia.
    oKnowdifferenttypesoffacturesandtreatment.
    oKnowhowtocareforfracturedhipandaftertotalhipreplacementsurgery.
    oKnowhowtocareforpatientwhogotamputation.
    oKnowdifferencebetweenalziemersdiseaseandparkinsons.
    oMustknoweverythingaboutThyrioddisorder!!!!Focusonsignsandsymptomsofhypoand
    hyperthyroidism,treatment,andcomplications.VeryImp!!!
    oAlsoknowaboutparathyroiddisorder
    oKnowaboutdifferenttypesofdietsandwhentheyareindicated.Forexample:forchronic
    renalfailurelowsodium,lowprotein,andlowpotassiumdietisindicated.
    oKnowaboutpyelonephritis,andglomerulonephritis.
    oKnowaboutacuteandchronicrenalfailure.
    oKnowhemodialysisandperitonealdialysis.

    Pharmacology(1319%)

    oStudyallthedrugclassesofantibiotics.Beabletorecognizeantibioticsofdifferentclass.
    Knowsideeffectsofspecifictoeachclass.
    oStudyallthecardiacmedsandtheirsideeffects.
    oKnowallyoubronchodialators,steroidsusedforrespiratorydisorders.Knowwhichonesare
    givenforacuteandlongtermmaintainence.
    oKnowdifferenttypesofinsulin.Yesmemorizetheireffectivehours.
    oKnowmedsusedfordepression,bipolar,anxiety,PTSD,etc
    oKnowanticoagulantmeds.
    oKnowdifferentclassificationofmedsusedforpain:narcotics,NSAIDS.
    oKnowwhichconditionsaspirin,NSAIDSarecontraindicated.
    oYoustillneedtoknowrestofthemeds,butmakesureyouatleaststudytheonesthatare
    mentionedabove.
    TObeContinued...

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