Oxygenation vs Circulation vs Cardiac

[teresapaz]

Hello everybody!

Currently in the process of studying for my NCLEX-RN. Ashamed but not afraid to admit that this will be my 4th time taking it. I was wondering if someone can help me in understanding the difference between oxygenation, circulation, and a cardiac issue. A simple answer is fine. I'm mainly wondering about the symptomatic differences. I think it will help me in prioritization.

Also, I know this forum is filled with advice already but feel free to throw some in if you so desire.

Thanks!

[ducky2000, BSN, RN]

It's kind of hard to answer the question since they all are intertwined with each other. Are you talking about ABC priority questions? Although, it's helpful to know the symptoms and disease process, often I find the question is actually asking whether or not the patient is stable or unstable (depending on what the question is asking).

I have a couple of vids that helped me out on the topics you are asking about:

Nursity — Client Prioritization on the NCLEX - Why ABC prioritization is Sophomoric!

Michael Linares (Respiratory Failure and Vents)

Blood flow:

There are tons of vids on youtube that helped me out.

I was also a repeat test taker (passed the second time). My problem was that I didn't know how to answer the question (especially on PPE SATA questions). This is something that I noticed with a lot of repeat test takers. Not saying you should not study for content. I needed to brush up on "„ Safety and Infection Control" topics because that was my only non-passing topic. I also had to learn how to answer NCLEX questions (which helped me pass the second time).