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NCLEX High Yield Topics • 7 Righs of Med Administration o Right patient o Right medication o Right dose o Right route o Right time o Right documentation o Right response • Prio... ritization topics- What are we freaking out about? ASK GRAPH o Airway (stridor, difficulty breathing) o Sepsis- unexpected; fever o K+ (changes in potassium); **VFIB risk o Glucose <70 – hypoglycemia; unresponsive o Lethargy- infant/toddler o Alerted mental status- SUDDEN- delirum o Peritonitis- abdominal pain, rebound tenderness, inflammation o Hemorrhage- post op, hypotensive, rupture • Delegation- RN doesn’t Delegate what she can EAT o Educate o Assess o Teach o **also don’t delegate to an LPN what a UAP is capable of doing!! • When you see a question ended with.. What is the nurse BEST response? o Look for TELL ME MORE • When taking the Exam o Critically think about your options with the information provided without adding to it o “best”- maintain safety and/or be therapeutic o “first”- if I don’t see this patient right now, the client is going to die.  What am I freaking out about? ASK GRAPH o Most appropriate action equals “best” • METHOD o Step 1- read LAST part of question FIRST identify type of question it is o Step 2- put question in own words, take control  What am I FREAKING out about? o Step 3- figure out the situation  Always changing ...............................................................................continued.................................................................................. [Show More]

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