HESI Hints & NCLEX Gems LATEST UPDATE 2023|2024 RATED A+

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs • Physiologic • Safety • Love and Belonging • Esteem • Self-actualization o Nursing Process • Assessment • Diagnosis (Analysis) • Planning • Implementation (treatment) • Evaluation o ABCs • Airway • Breathing • Circulation • Normal Values o Hgb • Males 14-18 • Females 12-16 o Hct • Males 42-52 • Females 37-47 o RBCs • Males 4.7-6.1 million • Females 4.2-5.4 million o WBCs 4.5-11k o Platelets 150-400k o PT(Coumadin/Warfarin) 11-12.5 sec (INR and PT TR = 1.5-2 times normal) o APTT (Heparin) 60-70 sec (APTT and PTT TR = 1.5-2.5 times normal) o BUN 10-20 o Creatinine 0.5-1.2 o Glucose 70-110 o Cholesterol 200 o Bilirubin Newborn 1-12 o Phenylalanine Newborn 2, Adult 6 o Na+ 136-145 o K+ 3.5-5 • HypoK+ . . . Prominent U waves, Depressed ST segment, Flat T waves • HyperK+ . . . Tall T-Waves, Prolonged PR interval, wide QRS o Ca++ 9-10.5 • Hypocalcemia … muscle spasms, convulsions, cramps/tetany, + Trousseau’s, + Chvostek’s, prolonged ST interval, prolonged QT segment