lab values for the nclex

Took NCLEX yesterday, and didn't have any lab values. Most of the people I have talked to say you don't need to know lab values. My best friend took the NCLEX a couple days before me, and she did have one question where she had to know them.

Just know the values generally. NCLEX will not give you something that is too close to call. I took Kaplan and they did give us lab value questions, but it was very obvious when the values were abnormal. For example K+ of 1.8 or Na+ of 121.

Don't spend a lot of time memorizing the values. It's really not heavily geared toward that.

Good luck.

I took the nclex last thursday. Did not get any lab value questions but did get values in the answers and they were obvious they were out or in the range there were none that were boarder line etc.

Good luck!

I agree about the hyper/Hypo. My classmates got questions on those and i got hammered with infection control.

is it enough if I prepare fo nclex RN from saunders 3-rd edition(green book)

is it possible to pass the exam if I study hard but only from this book

is it necesary to get some courses or other books

thanks

I looked some lab values but generaly is it the main information in the book of saunder to learn not only lab values but all the subjects

Yes it is possible to pass NCLEX using only 1 book

I memorized the lab values from Saunders but agree that any you might see will be far off enough to be obvious if you have a bit of a clue. Definitely know the hypo/hyper symptoms though!

what are u referring to?

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hyper = higher than normal values

hypo = lower than normal values

Abnormal values mean the patient will experience symptoms.

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hyper = higher than normal values

hypo = lower than normal values

Abnormal values mean the patient will experience symptoms.

what?

is there a good place to study pharm for the nclex?? i'm really weak in it. the books i have are:

saunders comprehensive (2nd edition, the blue one)

kaplan nclexRN (2007-2008 edition) and the free nclex 3500 (online free version, i use those to practice SATA q's)

For me I mean hyperthyroidism, hypo,

Hyperglycemic, hypoglycemic

Addison,Cushing's ..... and infection control! I studied all those and got hammered with infection control. Many priority.....who do you see first??? SATA questions - those i just did the best I could because I didn't know.....honestly. But I passed with 211 questions so I must have known something I guess....ha-ha.

what?

Sorry, perhaps you haven't actually started nursing school yet? Because those prefixes are so commonplace, I assumed every student would know what they meant.