nclex abc or cab? please help

Music in My Heart · Nov 8, 2011

Hard to say with certainty. If you're really worried about it, you should contact them.

That said, NCLEX questions don't typically come down to such details.

nunseeh · Nov 8, 2011

Thanks :)

Double-Helix, BSN, RN · Nov 8, 2011

CAB applies to CPR only and really applies to non-hospital situations. It stands for "compressions (not circulation), airway, breathing". For all questions about medical care in the hospital, an airway issue is always the most important. Remember that the NCLEX is not re-done every year (every 5, I think). NCLEX pulls from a test bank of thousands of questions and some are several years old. So even if you get a CPR question, it might not reflect the AHA guidelines.

It's really unlikely that you'll get a question related to CPR on the NCLEX, but if you do you'll have to answer it based on what the question is asking. Evaluate the question, but when in doubt stick with ABC.

dsiron · Nov 8, 2011

CAB applies to CPR only and really applies to non-hospital situations. It stands for "compressions (not circulation), airway, breathing". For all questions about medical care in the hospital, an airway issue is always the most important. Remember that the NCLEX is not re-done every year (every 5, I think). NCLEX pulls from a test bank of thousands of questions and some are several years old. So even if you get a CPR question, it might not reflect the AHA guidelines.
It's really unlikely that you'll get a question related to CPR on the NCLEX, but if you do you'll have to answer it based on what the question is asking. Evaluate the question, but when in doubt stick with ABC.

Agree :) well said ashley!

NurseLoveJoy88, ASN, RN · Nov 8, 2011

Agree with Ashley !!!!

nunseeh · Nov 8, 2011

Thanks everyone especially to ashly, you enlightened me with you advice ..thanks to all