Nursing Essentials - NCLEX

Use accelerated learning techniques to pass the NCLEX
Course Summary
Includes super learning audios and unlimited access to the practice NCLEX exams for 1 year
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Delegation |
Ear |
Responsibilities of the RN versus LPN versus Nursing Assistant |
Evaluation tests, otitis externa, middle ear, Ménière’s disease & mastoiditis |
Emergency Care |
Endocrine Care |
Triage, ABCD & AVPU assessment, trauma, poisoning, snake bites & air embolismWounds, fractures, asphyxiation, tourniquet & terrorism - biological, chemical & radioactive
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Autocrine & paracrine hormones, hypothalamus & pituitary hormones, diabetes insipidus & syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormoneThyroid hormones, hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's disease, myxedema, hyperthyroidism, goiter, Graves' disease, thyroid storm & thyroidectomyEndocrine & exocrine secretions, diabetes mellitus, glucose tests, insulin, hyperglycemia & hypoglycemiaHypoparathyroidism, Trousseau's sign, Chvostek's sign, hyperparathyroidism, Conn's syndrome, pheochromocytoma, Addison's disease, Cushing's disease & sex hormones |
Eye |
Gastrointestinal
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Cataracts, glaucoma & ophthalmic medicationsRetinal disorders, macular degeneration, refractory, hordeolum, conjunctivitis & uveitis
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General, nutrition, examination, stool sampling, esophageal disorders, GERD, hiatal hernia & clostridium difficilePeptic ulcer disease, nasogastric tubing, pyloroplasty, dumping syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disorders, Crohn's disease & ulcerative colitisColonoscopy, ileostomy, diverticular disease, hemorrhoids, appendicitis, peritonitis, acute pancreatitis, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis & intestinal obstructionHepatitis A, B, C, D, E, G & cirrhosis |
Immunology |
Infections – Prevention & Control |
Hematopoiesis, erythropoiesis, granulocytes, agranulocytes & anemiaSickle cell, polycythemia vera, leukemia, thrombocytopenia, hemophilia & cancer stagesLyme disease, systemic lupus erythrematosus, latex allergies, common drugs & immune response |
Chain of infection, standard precautions, chicken pox, diphtheria, pertussis, rubella, rubeola, scarlet fever, mononucleosis, mumps & tonsillitisHospital-acquired infections, risk factors, immunity, stages of infections & modes of transmissionTuberculosis, hepatitis A / B / C / D / E, lyme, AIDS, side effect to antibiotics |
Integumentary |
Laboratory Values |
Skin structure, functions, assessment, psoriasis, tumors & lesionsPressure ulcers, burns, fluid therapy, lyme disease, shingles, cryosurgeryWounds, phases of healing, dressings, drains, hot & cold temperature applications |
Hematocrit, potassium, magnesium, troponin, BNP, SGOT, amylase, PSA & ALPpH, acid-base, bilirubin, calcium, chloride, cholesterol, Coombs', CRP & creatinine
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Maternal – Antepartal |
Maternal – Intrapartal |
Pelvis types, the ovarian cycle, Nägele’s rule, signs of pregnancy & safe passageFetal development, contraction test, biophysical profile, McDonald’s method & amniocentesisPreeclampsia, gestational diabetes, ectopic pregnancy, abrupto placenta & abortions |
The stages of labor, dystocia & prolapsed cordAbruptio placenta, placenta previa, precipitous labor, episiotomy & cesarean delivery
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Maternal – Postpartal |
Musculoskeletal |
Rubin’s 3 phases, postpartum assessment, postpartum depression, uterine atony & lochiaColostrum, mastitis, perineal tears, thrombophlebitis & rubella vaccine |
Physical assessment, fractures & tractionJoint injuries, fat embolisms, joint diseases, osteoporosis, Paget's disease & osteomyelitisCarpel tunnel syndrome, gout, scleroderma, phantom limb, common drugs, bone biopsy, crutches & walkers |
Psychiatric |
Neonatal |
Dissociative identity disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, phobic disorder, post traumatic stress disorder & somatoform disorderBipolar disorder, schizophrenia, substance abuse & depressionAnorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, communication techniques, attention deficit disorder, autism, conduct disorder & oppositional disorder |
Respiratory distress syndrome, phototherapy, apgar score, circumcision
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Neoplastic Disorders |
Renal |
Tissue of origin, malignant, Hodgkin's, leukemia, breast & ovarian cancerGastrointestinal tract cancers, laryngeal cancer, prostatectomy & bone marrow transplants
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Physiology, acute & chronic glomerulonephritis, good pasture syndrome & polycystic kidney diseaseAcute & chronic renal failure, peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysisCancer, transplant, cystitis, urinary incontinence, urolithiasis, prostatitis & epididymitis |
Respiratory |
Metabolic alkalosis, Allen's test, sleep apnea & lung soundsSinusitis, COPD, pneumonia, TB, cystic fibrosis & histoplasmosisEpistaxis, pneumonia, tracheostomy, mechanical ventilator & lung cancer |