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NCLEX Preparation
Prioritization, delegation, clinical judgment, and patient safety — the core reasoning competencies tested on NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN.
Guides
In-depth guides for NCLEX clinical judgment and prioritization.
Clinical Safety Basics
10 minCore patient safety practices for nurses — patient identification, SBAR handoff, medication safety, fall prevention, infection prevention, documentation, and escalation.
Prioritization for Nurses
10 minPrioritization for nurses — ABCs, Maslow, acute vs chronic, stable vs unstable, and unexpected vs expected findings: a stepwise decision-making framework with NCLEX prioritization examples.
Delegation for Nurses
9 minDelegation for nurses — what RNs can delegate to LPN/LVNs and UAPs, tasks that cannot be delegated, supervision responsibilities, and common NCLEX delegation scenarios.
Clinical Judgment Model
11 minNGN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model for nurses — recognize cues, analyze cues, prioritize hypotheses, generate solutions, take action, and evaluate outcomes for NCLEX and clinical practice.
Patient Safety Principles
10 minPatient safety principles for nurses — fall prevention, medication safety, infection prevention, communication, documentation, and patient identification for NCLEX and clinical practice.
SATA Strategies for NCLEX
10 minSelect All That Apply (SATA) strategies for NCLEX — independent option evaluation, true/false approach, common mistakes to avoid, and test-taking mindset for NGN success.
Priority & Delegation for Nurses
11 minPrioritization and delegation for nurses — RN, LPN/LVN, and UAP responsibilities, safe assignment principles, five rights of delegation, and NCLEX-style decision making.
NCLEX Test-Day Strategy
9 minNCLEX test-day strategy for nurses — exam preparation timeline, CAT adaptive testing overview, time management, anxiety management, and decision-making strategies for exam day.
Interactive Practice
Practice Tools
Timed, feedback-driven practice for NCLEX-style pattern recognition.
Clinical References
Quick-access references for NCLEX priority frameworks and patient safety.
Fall Risk Reference
Patient fall risk factors, universal precautions, tiered interventions, and post-fall assessment — for bedside practice.
Maslow Priority Framework
Maslow's hierarchy of needs applied to nursing prioritization — physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, and self-actualization with nursing examples for NCLEX.
ABC Priority Framework
ABC priority framework for nurses — airway, breathing, circulation: when ABCs override other prioritization frameworks, clinical examples, and NCLEX application.
Never Events Reference
Never events reference for nurses — serious preventable patient safety events including wrong-site procedures, retained foreign objects, and medication disasters with prevention focus.
Stable vs Unstable Patients
Stable vs unstable patient characteristics for NCLEX — escalation triggers, prioritization implications, RN vs delegation decisions, and clinical examples for safe assignment.
Delegation Principles
Nursing delegation principles — RN, LPN/LVN, and UAP scope of practice, five rights of delegation, tasks that cannot be delegated, and common NCLEX delegation scenarios.
National Patient Safety Goals
National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) nursing reference — Joint Commission hospital NPSGs for patient identification, medication safety, infection prevention, fall reduction, alarm safety, suicide screening, and universal protocol.
Aspiration Precautions Reference
Who is at risk, swallow screening before the first sip, positioning for meals and tube feeds, texture modification, oral care, and the signs of silent aspiration.
Quick Charts
Decision frameworks and comparison charts for NCLEX success.
Morse Fall Risk Scale
Complete Morse Fall Scale scoring reference — six categories with point values, total score interpretation, and nursing implications for fall prevention.
Prioritization Framework Comparison Chart
Prioritization framework comparison for nurses — ABCs, Maslow, acute vs chronic, and stable vs unstable compared by purpose, when used, and clinical examples for NCLEX.
Delegation Decision Chart
Nursing delegation decision chart — task-by-task comparison of what RNs, LPN/LVNs, and UAPs can perform for NCLEX and clinical practice.
Patient Safety Checklist
Patient safety checklist for nurses — identification, medication verification, fall precautions, infection control, and documentation safety checks for NCLEX and clinical practice.
Clinical Judgment Process Chart
Clinical judgment process chart — visual step-by-step NGN CJMM progression: recognize cues, analyze cues, prioritize hypotheses, generate solutions, take action, evaluate outcomes.
Priority Framework Selection Chart
Decision chart for choosing the right NCLEX priority framework — when ABCs, Maslow, safety, stable vs unstable, or acute vs chronic should drive your answer, with each framework's best use case and limitations.
Isolation Precautions Quick Review
Isolation precautions quick review for NCLEX — standard, contact, droplet, and airborne precautions compared by PPE requirements, room type, and common examples.
NCLEX Question Types
NCLEX question types for nurses — multiple choice, SATA, ordered response, case study, matrix/grid, bow-tie, and cloze compared by description, strategy, and common pitfalls.
National Patient Safety Goals Chart
National Patient Safety Goals summary chart — NPSG categories, key requirements, nursing actions, NCLEX focus points, universal protocol steps, and do-not-use abbreviations at a glance.
Suggested Learning Path
Build NCLEX reasoning skills in this recommended order.
Related Specialties
Apply NCLEX reasoning skills across these clinical specialty areas.
