NCLEX & Nursing Exam Review: Delegation, NAP Tasks, Infection
Control, Sterile Technique, Hand Hygiene, Safety Risks, Fall Prevention,
Patient Assessment, Vital Signs, ABCs, Pain & PQRST, Wound &
Pressure Ulcer Care, IV/Parenteral Nutrition, Medication Errors,
Polypharmacy, IM/SQ/ID/IV Absorption, Maslow Needs, Therapeutic
Communication, Critical Thinking, Nursing Process, Care Planning,
Patient Education, Pericare, Logrolling, Mobility & Gait,
Crutches/Canes/Walkers, Cultural Awareness, Activity Tolerance,
Respiratory Patterns, Lab Values & Electrolytes Exam Questions
Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded Rationales Latest
Updated 2026
stable patients (could be complex also) and tasks that are routine, simple, repetitive, everyday
activities that don't require nursing judgment such as feeding, hygiene, ambulation
what tasks can NAP be assigned
Weakness - supervise/assist with balance/gait
Incontinence - provide aids/management and ensure hydration so other issues don't arise
Environment - ensure no hazards, ensure light, glasses and walk aids
Medication - pharmacist review, assess side effects
Confusion - have staff known to pt, reorientate
Impaired mental status - assess underlying causes, Ax1 with ADLs
Ambulation - Ax1/supervise
,IVT - Ax1, get to buzz when needing to go somewhere
Visually impaired - Glasses, increase light
Risks for Falls
-blood/body fluids
-toxic chemicals
-electrical hazards
-fire
-workplace violence
-injury to self and patients
safety risks
1st Level = Airway, Breathing, Cardiac/Circulation (ABCs). Require immediate intervention.
2nd Level = Pain, urinary elimination, mental status change, untreated medical problems, lab
value changes, risk of infection, safety, security. Attended to immediately after first level
priorities are met.
3rd Level = Problems that are important to the patient's health, but can be addressed after
more urgent health problems are tended to.
Priorities in nursing
result from an electrical hazard or malfunction, disrepair, or misuse of equipment
equipment-related accidents
, Determine patient's strong and weak sides
Always position the patient so that he or she transfers toward the strong side
Lock wheelchair locks and move footrests out of the way
Wheelchair Transfers
Handwashing before and after patient care, sanitizing reusable equipment
Preventing the spread of infection
hand hygiene, sterile technique, sanitizing equipment
ways to decrease healthcare-associated infections
an area that is set up for certain procedures and is free from all organisms
sterile field
sterile
sterile touching sterile remains
contaminated
sterile touching clean becomes
Control, Sterile Technique, Hand Hygiene, Safety Risks, Fall Prevention,
Patient Assessment, Vital Signs, ABCs, Pain & PQRST, Wound &
Pressure Ulcer Care, IV/Parenteral Nutrition, Medication Errors,
Polypharmacy, IM/SQ/ID/IV Absorption, Maslow Needs, Therapeutic
Communication, Critical Thinking, Nursing Process, Care Planning,
Patient Education, Pericare, Logrolling, Mobility & Gait,
Crutches/Canes/Walkers, Cultural Awareness, Activity Tolerance,
Respiratory Patterns, Lab Values & Electrolytes Exam Questions
Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded Rationales Latest
Updated 2026
stable patients (could be complex also) and tasks that are routine, simple, repetitive, everyday
activities that don't require nursing judgment such as feeding, hygiene, ambulation
what tasks can NAP be assigned
Weakness - supervise/assist with balance/gait
Incontinence - provide aids/management and ensure hydration so other issues don't arise
Environment - ensure no hazards, ensure light, glasses and walk aids
Medication - pharmacist review, assess side effects
Confusion - have staff known to pt, reorientate
Impaired mental status - assess underlying causes, Ax1 with ADLs
Ambulation - Ax1/supervise
,IVT - Ax1, get to buzz when needing to go somewhere
Visually impaired - Glasses, increase light
Risks for Falls
-blood/body fluids
-toxic chemicals
-electrical hazards
-fire
-workplace violence
-injury to self and patients
safety risks
1st Level = Airway, Breathing, Cardiac/Circulation (ABCs). Require immediate intervention.
2nd Level = Pain, urinary elimination, mental status change, untreated medical problems, lab
value changes, risk of infection, safety, security. Attended to immediately after first level
priorities are met.
3rd Level = Problems that are important to the patient's health, but can be addressed after
more urgent health problems are tended to.
Priorities in nursing
result from an electrical hazard or malfunction, disrepair, or misuse of equipment
equipment-related accidents
, Determine patient's strong and weak sides
Always position the patient so that he or she transfers toward the strong side
Lock wheelchair locks and move footrests out of the way
Wheelchair Transfers
Handwashing before and after patient care, sanitizing reusable equipment
Preventing the spread of infection
hand hygiene, sterile technique, sanitizing equipment
ways to decrease healthcare-associated infections
an area that is set up for certain procedures and is free from all organisms
sterile field
sterile
sterile touching sterile remains
contaminated
sterile touching clean becomes
