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NCLEX-RN® Test Plan: Client Needs | Registered Nurse (RN) School Study Aid
Guidelines for Prioritizing
- First-level priority problems
- Airway, Breathing, Circulation (ABCs)
- Second-level Priority Problems
- MAA-U-AR
- Mental Status Change
- Acute Pain
- Acute Urinary Elimination Problems
- Untreated Medical Problems
- Abnormal Laboratory Values
- Risk of Infection, Safety or Security
- Third-Level Priority Problems
- Long-Term Treatments
2 mins
Triage
- Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment (START)
- Tags
- Red: Immediate (Critical)
- Yellow: Delayed (Urgent)
- Green: Minor (Ambulatory)
- Black: Deceased (Expired)
- Step 1: Movement
- Ability to Walk
- Step 2: Respirations
- Spontaneous Breathing
- Respiratory Rate
- Step 3: Perfusion
- Check Circulation
- Step 4: Mental Status
- Mental Status
4 mins
How to Use Prioritization in Exam Questions
- Prioritize First
- Airway
- Breathing
- Circulation
- Prioritize Second
- Change in LOC (Altered Mental Status)
- Sepsis
- Acute Pain
- Untreated Medical Problems
- Prioritize Third
- Education
- Feelings
- Patient Waiting to be Discharged
- Test-taking Strategies
- Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
3 mins
Airway, Breathing, Circulation (ABC's)
- Airway Assessment
- Changed Sound of Voice
- "See-saw" Respirations
- Stridor
- Breathing Assessment
- Normal Respiratory Rate: 12–20 Breaths/Min
- Use of Accessory Muscles in Respiration
- Cyanosis
- Circulation Assessment
- Color of Hands and Digits
- Normal Capillary Refill Time (CRT): 2 Seconds
- Decreased LOC
- Considerations
- Initial ‘Look, Listen and Feel” Assessment
- Emergency Treatment
- Prioritization in Exam Questions
5 mins
The Nursing Process
- ADPIE
- Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
2 mins
How to Use ADPIE for Exam Questions
- ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
- Data Collection
- NURSING DIAGNOSIS QUESTIONS
- Data Analysis
- PLANNING QUESTIONS
- Plan of Care
- INTERVENTION QUESTIONS
- Action or Intervening
- EVALUATION QUESTIONS
- Outcomes of Care
- STEPS
- Read Entire Question
- Identify Step in the Nursing Process
- Eliminate Answer Choices; Choose the Best Answer
3 mins
Strategic Words
- WORDS THAT REFLECT THE NEED TO PRIORITIZE
- First/Initial/Early
- Highest Priority
- Most Appropriate
- WORDS THAT REFLECT THE NEED TO ASSESS
- Assess
- Collect/Gather
- Identify
- WORDS THAT REFLECT THE NEED TO INTERVENE
- Action/Intervention
- OPEN-ENDED WORDS
- Normally/Generally
- CLOSED-ENDED WORDS
- Always/Never/None
3 mins
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
- Physiological Needs
- Oxygen, Water, Nutrition
- Body temperature, Elimination, Shelter, Sexual Expression
- Safety and Security
- Physical Safety
- Physiological Safety
- Love and Belonging
- Affection and Companionship
- Esteem
- Self Respect and Respect for Others
- Self Actualization
- Fulfillment
2 mins
Safety and Security
- Safety and Security Needs
- Second Basic Needs
- Safety and Security Needs
- Physical Safety
- Physiological Safety
- Financial Security
2 mins
Love and Belonging
- Love and Belonging Hierarchy
- Third Basic Need
- Love and Belonging Needs
- Love and Affection
- Relationships
59 secs
Esteem
- Esteem HIERARCHY
- Fourth Basic Need
- Eteem Need
- Esteem for Oneself
- Reputation and Respect
53 secs
Self-Actualization
- Self-Actualization Hierarchy
- Fifth Need
- Self-Actualization Needs
- Helping Others
- Objectivity
- Personal Growth
2 mins
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for Adults
- Steps Before CPR
- Scan Scene
- Activate Emergency Response System
- Check For Breathing (Max 10 Seconds)
- Open Airway
- Compressions, Airway, Breathing (CAB)
- Compressions: 2 Inches Deep (100-120 Compressions/Min)
- Airway: Ensure Airway is Still Open
- Breathing: Administer 2 Rescue Breaths
- Considerations
- Repeat C-A-B Sequence (30:2) Until Help Arrives
3 mins
