NCLEX Adult Health PP Day 1

Identify key words: All Never Only Must No None Always Except Every Pay close attention to: • First • Best • Initial • Age Common Key Words that indicate the Need to Prioritize Best Essential First Highest Priorities Immediate Initial Most important Next Primary Vital Make educated guesses Elimination of two distractors on a four-option multiple choice item increase your probability of selecting the correct answer from 25% to 50% Do not use background information unless absolutely necessary Do not read anything into the question Do the least harm when caring for the patient Other strategies When given choices that are pharmacologically based or non-pharmacologically based, choose the non-pharmacological invention Before calling the MD can the nurse do anything? Always ask yourself” is this textbook nursing care?” Remember priority setting ABC’s Maslow – physiologic needs are highest priority Stable versus unstable Think nursing process ....................................................continued................................