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What Is Perioperative Nursing? A Career Guide
Perioperative nursing is an exciting and rewarding career path taken by some registered nurses. Perioperative nurses — also known as operating room nurses — fulfill surgical nursing roles before, during, and after surgical procedures. They work closely with patients and a team of health care professionals as they perform a…
How to Study for the NCLEX and Pass the First Time
Congratulations on graduating from nursing school! You’ve worked really hard to get to this point and, while that’s a huge achievement, you’ve got one more hill to climb. Before you start your professional career, you’ll need to pass the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). There are two versions of this…
How Many Times Can You Take the NCLEX?
Jump to Sections How soon will you know if you’ve passed the NCLEX? NCLEX Quick Results The NCLEX Retake Process U.S. States with Different NCLEX Retake Policies When you see or anticipate a failed nursing exit exam result, it’s natural to wonder how many times can you take the NCLEX.…
NCLEX® Review for Shock
Introduction to Shock In medical terms, “shock” is a life-threatening condition where blood is being pumped throughout the body at an insufficient level, starving the body of oxygen and nutrients. Shock is actually a result of the body attempting to protect itself from harmful stimuli, such as injury. During this…
NCLEX® Review
Intravenous fluids and how they work in the body to maintain homeostasis and fluid balance. Download
NCLEX® Practice: Client Education on Antidepressants
One of the biggest lectures in psychiatric nursing is antidepressants. Here, we’ll be focusing on the specific client education for every type of antidepressant which is most likely to come out in one of your nursing exams. An Essential Pointer A major necessity when taking care of clients with depression…
Essential NCLEX® Practice Questions for Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
In this lecture, we’ll be focusing on the five test questions about intracranial pressure (ICP) that are usually asked on major nursing tests and the NCLEX®. Let’s begin. Question #1 Your client has a change in his or her Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), when do you tell the doctor about…