CATEGORY 1: NCLEX FAVORITES
This airway maneuver is used when spinal injury is suspected.
What is the jaw‑thrust maneuver?
This medication class ends in “‑olol.”
What are beta blockers?
According to ABCs, this always comes first.
What is airway?
A patient refuses medication. What must the nurse do first?
What is assess the reason for refusal and provide education?
This acronym stands for Airway, Breathing, Circulation.
What is ABC?
The priority action for a client with a potassium level of 6.5 mmol/L is to assess this system first.
What is the cardiac system?
The antidote for opioid overdose is this medication.
What is naloxone (Narcan)?
Which patient should be seen first: post‑op day 2 with pain, new chest pain, or stable hypoglycemia corrected with juice?
What is the patient with new chest pain?
A coworker makes a medication error. What is the nurse’s professional responsibility?
What is report the error according to policy?
The normal adult respiratory rate range is this.
What is 12–20 breaths per minute?
When delegating, an RN may assign this task to an unregulated care provider.
What is taking vital signs on a stable patient?
This electrolyte must be monitored closely when administering furosemide.
What is potassium?
Which patient can be delegated to the practical nurse?
What is a stable patient requiring routine medication administration?
A patient becomes verbally aggressive. The priority nurse response is to maintain this.
What is safety?
This scale is commonly used to assess pain severity.
What is the numeric pain rating scale?
This lab value best reflects long‑term blood glucose control.
What is hemoglobin A1C?
A nurse notices a heparin infusion is running without an order. What is the first action?
What is stop the infusion and verify the order?
A newly admitted septic patient requires which type of priority?
What is immediate assessment and intervention?
A family asks you to withhold a terminal diagnosis from the patient. The most appropriate response respects this ethical principle.
What is patient autonomy?
This assessment technique involves inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation.
What is a physical assessment?
Before administering digoxin, the nurse must assess this parameter and withhold the drug if it’s below 60.
What is apical heart rate?
This medication should be held if a patient’s INR is critically elevated.
What is warfarin?
The framework often used to determine who to see first includes unstable vs. stable, acute vs. chronic, and this third factor.
What is actual vs. potential problems?
Charting must be factual, timely, and include this key legal concept.
What is objective documentation?
This document that outlines nurse repsonsibility in scope of practice.
The CNA code of ethics