Priority questions on nclex

t&g0913 · Jan 19, 2016

Sodium

Maja3699 · Jan 19, 2016

I thought so too but then people started saying different things like sodium is dangerous if it goes below 115 but potassium is more important because it affects the heart muscle.

purplegen1 · Jan 20, 2016

I would think it would be K? Even though sodium is low.

guest769224 · Jan 20, 2016

The answer is sodium. They are at risk for seizing. Good luck on your next round!

purplegen1 · Jan 20, 2016

Have you tried nclex mastery it's 30 dollars. It's been helpful to me. It has labs, content.

Maja3699 · Jan 20, 2016

I have the free version of that app. I'm ok with values and things like that. It's the priority questions that get me. I got a lot of questions that were priority and all the answers seemed very similar. I tried using ABC's, maslow, acute over chronic and still had issues.

Maja3699 · Jan 20, 2016

Thanks for clarifying, ICUman.

sandradee143 · Jan 20, 2016

I would think for NCLEX purposes heart arrhythmias would be priority over seizures. Of course, in the real world the sodium level would be the priority.

Maja3699 · Jan 20, 2016

I know. I was going back and forth on it for a while.

KThurmond · Jan 20, 2016

Did you read the priority and delegation by lecharity? That seems to be a major study tool

Mavrick, BSN, RN · Jan 20, 2016

I would think for NCLEX purposes heart arrhythmias would be priority over seizures. Of course, in the real world the sodium level would be the priority.

Depends on the arrhythmia. Some, such as Sinus Bradycardia or Atrial Fibrillation aren't particularly harmful.

Seizures not so much.