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NCLEX and Nursing Board Exam Fundamentals of Nursing Bullets

Posted by Cedric on Jul 28, 2009
A blood pressure cuff that’s too narrow can cause a falsely elevated blood pressure reading. When preparing a single injection for a patient who takes regular and neutral protein Hagedorn insulin, the nurse should draw the regular insulin into the syringe first so that it does not contaminate the regular insulin. Rhonchi are the rumbling sounds heard on lung... Continue Reading

NCLEX and Nursing Board Exam Maternal and Child Nursing Bullets

Posted by Cedric on Jul 25, 2009
Unlike false labor, true labor produces regular rhythmic contractions, abdominal discomfort, progressive descent of the fetus, bloody show, and progressive effacement and dilation of the cervix. To help a mother break the suction of her breast-feeding infant, the nurse should teach her to insert a finger at the corner of the infant’s mouth. Administering high... Continue Reading

NCLEX and Nursing Board Exam Psychiatric Nursing Bullets

Posted by Cedric on Jul 20, 2009
According to Kübler-Ross, the five stages of death and dying are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Flight of ideas is an alteration in thought processes that’s characterized by skipping from one topic to another, unrelated topic. La belle indifférence is the lack of concern for a profound disability, such as blindness or paralysis that... Continue Reading