What to expect in the Nurse local Board Exam

The reason why most exam takers are anxious before the big day is because they are clueless of what to expect in the board exams. Here's a helpful tip of what MAY comeout of the local board exam for nurses:

NP 1: the FUNDAMENTALS

Nursing Assessment/Nursing Process/Levels of Prevention/3-Way Bottle System/Chest Physiotherapy/Postural Drainage/Independent-Non Independent Variables/Leadership Styles/Delegation/Research Designs/Nurses' Code of Ethics (beneficence/malefficence, etc..)/Prioritization/Therapeutic Communication

NP 2: Maternal & Child

Signs of Pregnancy(Probable-Presumptive)/Stages of Labor-Delivery/Leopold's Maneuver/PIH/Gestational Diabetes/Heat Loss (Conduction/Radiation/Convection, etc/Breastfeeding-Rooming In/IMCI/Psychosocial Stages of Development/Common child illnesses

NP 3-4: Med/Surge

Burns (Classification/drugs commonly used +diazine/Electrolytes changes/etc)
Pain (drugs/management)
Cancer (inc. chemotherapy)
Diabetes
Hyper/Hypothyroidism
CAD/CVA/Stroke
Geriatric Nursing
Common Laboratory Exams and Procedures

NP 5: Psych

Defense Mechanisms
Anxiety/anxiety disorders
Depression (e.g DABDA)
Aging (e.g. hearing loss vs. personality changes)
ECT (preparation/drugs?
Anxiolytics
Schizophrenia
Dementia/Alzheimers


and topics like common eye disorders (glaucoma/cataract), proper body mechanics (posture), crutch walking.

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