Assessing Clients

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This isn't really an NCLEX question. I am studying for the NLN specific to Goodwin College's nursing entrance exam. In the item descriptors that I was given a lot of the items are "assessing a client" for something. For example, "Assessing a client who is scheduled for an MRI." I don't know what that means exactly. Does is mean checking the patient's medical records? Making sure they haven't had any metal inserted during a surgery or that they aren't allergic to the contrast IV, things like that. Some other examples are, "assessing a client who is receiving patient controlled analgesia," assessing a client's response to sublingual nifedipine," assessing a client who has ulcerative colitis." I know what all of these topics are but I don't know that they are looking for in terms of assessing a client. Can anyone help me? Thank you.

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You're on the right track with the contrast MRI thoughts. They're looking for interventions and assessments specific to the procedure or med they're describing.....this is for the entrance exam? I thought they were using the NLN A&P exam. Granted, I took it two years ago, but it was strictly A&P at the time and not any nursing content.

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(And good luck! I just graduated in January!)

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If you are discussing the PAX I don't remember there being many (or any) of those questions on there. And there shouldn't be. You are not in nursing classes yet.

Also-change your pic.

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If you are discussing the PAX I don't remember there being many (or any) of those questions on there. And there shouldn't be. You are not in nursing classes yet.

Also-change your pic.

That was my confusion as well. The entrance exam is strictly A&P.

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I thought it was specifically just on A&P too but when I signed up for the exam they gave me a piece of paper and told me to go online to NLN website and look at the item descriptors for A&P and these types of topics were under that. I never learned anything about assessing patients for specific things in my A&P class so I don't know how to really study for that section.

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They don't call it the PAX. This exam is specific to Goodwin College. I've applied to many schools and each school had their own entrance exam. For this one they said it's the NLN A&P. These items were on the website for what they test on A&P. Should I just not worry about it? And why should I change my picture? What's wrong with it? Because my hair fell over my face a little? I just wanted a head shot of me smiling.

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You should change your picture for personal security. It is the same as not using your real name on here.

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Hey, I am about to take the exam as well!

I am reading the descriptors and they are really throwing me off.

Have you taken the A &P exam already? If so... any advice on what to study?

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