Kaplan Integrated Exam Fundamentals D NGN
Exam Coverage
Exam coverage for the Kaplan Integrated Exam - Fundamentals
(NGN) includes foundational nursing concepts assessed using Next
Generation NCLEX (NGN) style questions. It focuses on basic nursing
skills, patient safety, infection control, health assessment
fundamentals, vital signs, mobility, hygiene, nutrition, and elimination.
The exam also evaluates understanding of the nursing process,
therapeutic communication, documentation, and prioritization of care.
Emphasis is placed on clinical judgment using NGN-style case
scenarios, recognizing patient needs, applying evidence-based
nursing interventions, and ensuring safe, effective, and patient-
centered care in fundamental nursing practice. 🩺📘
,First step in clinical judgment
Recognize cues
Final step in clinical judgment
Evaluate outcomes
Meaning of analyze cues
Connect data and identify patterns
,Meaning of prioritize hypotheses
Determine most likely or most dangerous problem
Clinical Judgment Steps
Recognize cues → Analyze cues → Prioritize hypotheses → Generate
solutions → Take action → Evaluate outcomes
When to take action
After selecting best intervention
, Priority framework
Airway, Breathing, Circulation (ABCs)
What comes before ABCs in some cases
Safety (bleeding, choking)
Maslow hierarchy order
Physiological → Safety → Love/Belonging → Esteem → Self-
actualization
Exam Coverage
Exam coverage for the Kaplan Integrated Exam - Fundamentals
(NGN) includes foundational nursing concepts assessed using Next
Generation NCLEX (NGN) style questions. It focuses on basic nursing
skills, patient safety, infection control, health assessment
fundamentals, vital signs, mobility, hygiene, nutrition, and elimination.
The exam also evaluates understanding of the nursing process,
therapeutic communication, documentation, and prioritization of care.
Emphasis is placed on clinical judgment using NGN-style case
scenarios, recognizing patient needs, applying evidence-based
nursing interventions, and ensuring safe, effective, and patient-
centered care in fundamental nursing practice. 🩺📘
,First step in clinical judgment
Recognize cues
Final step in clinical judgment
Evaluate outcomes
Meaning of analyze cues
Connect data and identify patterns
,Meaning of prioritize hypotheses
Determine most likely or most dangerous problem
Clinical Judgment Steps
Recognize cues → Analyze cues → Prioritize hypotheses → Generate
solutions → Take action → Evaluate outcomes
When to take action
After selecting best intervention
, Priority framework
Airway, Breathing, Circulation (ABCs)
What comes before ABCs in some cases
Safety (bleeding, choking)
Maslow hierarchy order
Physiological → Safety → Love/Belonging → Esteem → Self-
actualization
