NCLEX-RN Test
Study Guide
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
NCLEX TEST RESOURCES................................................................................................................. 4
INTRODUCTION TO THIS GUIDE ................................................................................................ 5
TESTING AND ANALYSIS................................................................................................................. 7
INTRODUCTION TO THE NCLEX................................................................................................... 9
THE NCLEX SCORING SCALE........................................................................................................ 10
GENERAL STRATEGIES.................................................................................................................... 11
STRATEGY 1: UNDERSTANDING THE INTIMIDATION ........................................................................... 11
STRATEGY 2: FINDING YOUR OPTIMAL PACE ..................................................................................... 13
STRATEGY 3: DON’T BE A PERFECTIONIST .......................................................................................... 15
STRATEGY 4: FACTUALLY CORRECT, BUT ACTUALLY WRONG ............................................................ 16
STRATEGY 5: EXTRANEOUS INFORMATION ......................................................................................... 16
STRATEGY 6: AVOIDING DEFINITES..................................................................................................... 18
STRATEGY 7: USING COMMON SENSE ................................................................................................. 18
STRATEGY 8: INSTINCTS ARE RIGHT ................................................................................................... 19
STRATEGY 9: NO FEAR .......................................................................................................................... 19
STRATEGY 10: DON’T GET THROWN OFF BY NEW INFORMATION .................................................... 20
STRATEGY 11: NARROWING THE SEARCH ........................................................................................... 20
STRATEGY 12: YOU’RE NOT EXPECTED TO BE EINSTEIN .................................................................... 21
RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ....................................................................................................... 21
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM................................................................................................................... 35
COURSE OF CIRCULATION...................................................................................................................... 36
THE HEART .............................................................................................................................................. 37
CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS............................................................................................................ 40
ARRHYTHMIAS REVIEW .......................................................................................................................... 53
CARDIAC FAILURE REVIEW ......................................................................................................... 55
ENDOCRINE REVIEW ....................................................................................................................... 57
MICROBIOLOGY REVIEW .............................................................................................................. 68
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, CHARACTERISTICS OF BACTERIA TYPES ............................................................................................... 68
IMMUNOGLOBULIN ISOTYPES ................................................................................................................. 74
CYTOKINES REVIEW ............................................................................................................................... 74
PHARMACOLOGY ................................................................................................................................ 78
MEASUREMENT EQUIVALENTS................................................................................................... 87
DRUG DISTRIBUTION...................................................................................................................... 90
BIOTRANSFORMATION OF DRUGS .......................................................................................... 93
DRUG ELIMINATION................................................................................................................................ 94
GENERAL PHARMACOKINETICS REVIEW............................................................................. 96
PHARMACODYNAMIC TERMS................................................................................................................... 98
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM RECEPTORS........................................................................................ 98
SPECIFIC PEDIATRIC CONDITIONS ....................................................................................... 99
TUMOR REVIEW ................................................................................................................................ 108
GI REVIEW........................................................................................................................................... 110
EYE, EAR, AND MOUTH REVIEW .............................................................................................. 118
DISORDERS OF THE EYE ...................................................................................................................... 118
DISORDERS OF THE MOUTH ................................................................................................................ 121
DISORDERS OF THE EAR ...................................................................................................................... 123
OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY ...................................................................................................... 125
DERMATOLOGY REVIEW .............................................................................................................. 133
AXIAL SKELETON ............................................................................................................................. 139
APPENDICULAR SKELETON........................................................................................................ 140
MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS ......................................................................................... 146
SAMPLE QUESTIONS ...................................................................................................................... 155
ANSWER KEY ...................................................................................................................................... 175
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, VALUABLE NCLEX RESOURCE LINKS .................................................................................... 182
SPECIAL REPORT– QUICK REFERENCE LESION REVIEW ......................................... 183
SPECIAL REPORT- HIGH FREQUENCY TERMS.................................................................. 186
DEFINITION OF ROOT WORDS ................................................................................................ 192
PREFIXES.............................................................................................................................................. 196
SUFFIXES.............................................................................................................................................. 198
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Study Guide
Copyright © StudyGuideZone.com. All rights reserved.
1
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
NCLEX TEST RESOURCES................................................................................................................. 4
INTRODUCTION TO THIS GUIDE ................................................................................................ 5
TESTING AND ANALYSIS................................................................................................................. 7
INTRODUCTION TO THE NCLEX................................................................................................... 9
THE NCLEX SCORING SCALE........................................................................................................ 10
GENERAL STRATEGIES.................................................................................................................... 11
STRATEGY 1: UNDERSTANDING THE INTIMIDATION ........................................................................... 11
STRATEGY 2: FINDING YOUR OPTIMAL PACE ..................................................................................... 13
STRATEGY 3: DON’T BE A PERFECTIONIST .......................................................................................... 15
STRATEGY 4: FACTUALLY CORRECT, BUT ACTUALLY WRONG ............................................................ 16
STRATEGY 5: EXTRANEOUS INFORMATION ......................................................................................... 16
STRATEGY 6: AVOIDING DEFINITES..................................................................................................... 18
STRATEGY 7: USING COMMON SENSE ................................................................................................. 18
STRATEGY 8: INSTINCTS ARE RIGHT ................................................................................................... 19
STRATEGY 9: NO FEAR .......................................................................................................................... 19
STRATEGY 10: DON’T GET THROWN OFF BY NEW INFORMATION .................................................... 20
STRATEGY 11: NARROWING THE SEARCH ........................................................................................... 20
STRATEGY 12: YOU’RE NOT EXPECTED TO BE EINSTEIN .................................................................... 21
RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ....................................................................................................... 21
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM................................................................................................................... 35
COURSE OF CIRCULATION...................................................................................................................... 36
THE HEART .............................................................................................................................................. 37
CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS............................................................................................................ 40
ARRHYTHMIAS REVIEW .......................................................................................................................... 53
CARDIAC FAILURE REVIEW ......................................................................................................... 55
ENDOCRINE REVIEW ....................................................................................................................... 57
MICROBIOLOGY REVIEW .............................................................................................................. 68
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, CHARACTERISTICS OF BACTERIA TYPES ............................................................................................... 68
IMMUNOGLOBULIN ISOTYPES ................................................................................................................. 74
CYTOKINES REVIEW ............................................................................................................................... 74
PHARMACOLOGY ................................................................................................................................ 78
MEASUREMENT EQUIVALENTS................................................................................................... 87
DRUG DISTRIBUTION...................................................................................................................... 90
BIOTRANSFORMATION OF DRUGS .......................................................................................... 93
DRUG ELIMINATION................................................................................................................................ 94
GENERAL PHARMACOKINETICS REVIEW............................................................................. 96
PHARMACODYNAMIC TERMS................................................................................................................... 98
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM RECEPTORS........................................................................................ 98
SPECIFIC PEDIATRIC CONDITIONS ....................................................................................... 99
TUMOR REVIEW ................................................................................................................................ 108
GI REVIEW........................................................................................................................................... 110
EYE, EAR, AND MOUTH REVIEW .............................................................................................. 118
DISORDERS OF THE EYE ...................................................................................................................... 118
DISORDERS OF THE MOUTH ................................................................................................................ 121
DISORDERS OF THE EAR ...................................................................................................................... 123
OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY ...................................................................................................... 125
DERMATOLOGY REVIEW .............................................................................................................. 133
AXIAL SKELETON ............................................................................................................................. 139
APPENDICULAR SKELETON........................................................................................................ 140
MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS ......................................................................................... 146
SAMPLE QUESTIONS ...................................................................................................................... 155
ANSWER KEY ...................................................................................................................................... 175
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, VALUABLE NCLEX RESOURCE LINKS .................................................................................... 182
SPECIAL REPORT– QUICK REFERENCE LESION REVIEW ......................................... 183
SPECIAL REPORT- HIGH FREQUENCY TERMS.................................................................. 186
DEFINITION OF ROOT WORDS ................................................................................................ 192
PREFIXES.............................................................................................................................................. 196
SUFFIXES.............................................................................................................................................. 198
NCLEX Test Resources
Free NCLEX Practice Tests
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