NCLEX-RN lessons
Short lessons organized by the NCLEX-RN test plan. Each one starts with a 30-second summary and the key facts, then what the nurse does, common mistakes and a few practice questions in Next Generation NCLEX formats. Written from open nursing textbooks and public guidelines and checked fact by fact. For exam study only, not medical advice.
Management of Care 5 lessons
Assignment, delegation, supervision
Continuity of care / handoff
Establishing priorities
Informed consent
Legal rights and responsibilities
Safety and Infection Control 5 lessons
Accident, error and injury prevention
Emergency response / disaster
Hazardous and infectious materials
Standard/transmission-based precautions, asepsis
Restraints and safety devices
Health Promotion 5 lessons
Ante-, intra-, postpartum and newborn care
- Assessing the newborn right after birth: Apgar, vital signs and warmth5 min · 3 questions
- Labor and postpartum care: the stages, the fetal heart rate and the checks after birth6 min · 3 questions
- Prenatal care: what each visit checks and which signs can't wait5 min · 3 questions
Developmental stages and transitions
Health promotion / disease prevention
Basic Care and Comfort 5 lessons
Elimination
Mobility / immobility
Nonpharmacological comfort / palliative
Nutrition and oral hydration
Pharmacology 5 lessons
Adverse effects, contraindications, interactions
Blood and blood products
Central venous access devices
Dosage calculations
Medication administration
Reduction of Risk 5 lessons
Changes in vital signs
Diagnostic tests
Laboratory values
Complications of tests, treatments, procedures
Complications of surgery and health alterations
Physiological Adaptation 5 lessons
Fluid and electrolyte imbalances
- How do you read an arterial blood gas step by step?5 min · 3 questions
- How sodium and potassium imbalances show up and what the nurse does5 min · 3 questions
Illness management
Medical emergencies
Ready to practice? Try the free NCLEX-RN practice questions, including unfolding case studies.