Which lab values for NCLEX?

smn2010, BSN, RN · Nov 23, 2009

Since you are still in school, I would suggest that you rely upon what is being presented in the classroom. Speak to your instructors to verify the lab values being reviewed in the classroom/in clinicals.

You can review many different lab books and you will find many different "normal" ranges. However, the differences are usually not that vast. On the NCLEX, when values are provided, the numbers are usually significantly below/above normal ranges. Along with lab values, you should also be familiar with signs/symptoms associated with low/high lab values.

Keep in mind that lab values change for male/female, infant/child/adult. I am not sure if this is what you are referring to when you say "each class." If you are finding that each class is presenting you with very different "normal" ranges, this may be a topic that you should present to the head of the nursing department so that it can be corrected---or at least consolidated; so that all nursing instructors are relying upon the same data.

jlynn2303 · Nov 23, 2009

Hi, Thanks.

This was a bit different because it was a PT value. We were told the value was 10-14 seconds. The questions said:The normal prothrombin time (PT) is 9.6 to 11.8 seconds (male adult) or 9.5 to 11.3 seconds (female adult). A therapeutic PT level is 1.5 to 2.0 times higher than the normal level. If one is doubling, this makes a BIG difference, of course. Enough that, in this instance, I selected the wrong answer. I freaked a bit, as always before, the differences were big enough it was easy to tell. That's all. Thanks for your reply.

Jennifer

silverjr808 · Nov 25, 2009

i know it freak me out too,

AugustBoy · Nov 25, 2009

Hi, I got these Lab values from my Kaplan class and they said to use these for NCLEX. Hope they help and good luck.

Lab values

Hgb: Male: 13-18

Female: 12-16

HCT: Male: 42-52%

Female: 37-47%

RBC: 4.0-6.0 million
WBC: 5,000-10,000/cu mm
Platelets: 100,000-400,000/ cu mm
K: 3.5-5.0 (5.5)
Na: 135-145
Ca: 8.5 -10.5 mg/dl total serum or 4.5-5.1 ionized serum
Mg: 1.5-2.5
Cl: 95.-105 meq/l
CO2: 24-30 meq/;
BUN: 6-20 mg/100 ml
Albumin: 3.5-5.0
Creatinine: 0.6-1.5
CrCl: 1-7-2.5ml/s
Glucose: 70-100
Theophylline: 10-20
PTT: 24-45
PT: 9-12
ESR: 0-20
INR: 0.8-1.2
Lithium Levels: 0.6-1.2

Urine:

Specific Gravity: 1.01-1.03
Urinary out put: 1000 cc -2000cc / 24 hour

ABG:

Value Normal Acidosis Alkalosis

pH 7.35-7.45 7.45
PaO2 80-100mg
SaO2 95-98%
PaCO2 35-45 mm/hg >45
HCO3 22-26meq/l 26

Conversions:

1 cup= 8 oz= 240 ml or cc
1 pt= 2 cups
1 litter= 1000 ml or cc
1 tsp= 5 ml or cc
1 oz= 30 ml or cc

ambles · Mar 31, 2014

Hi, I got these Lab values from my Kaplan class and they said to use these for NCLEX. Hope they help and good luck.
Lab values
Hgb: Male: 13-18
Female: 12-16
HCT: Male: 42-52%
Female: 37-47%
RBC: 4.0-6.0 million
WBC: 5,000-10,000/cu mm
Platelets: 100,000-400,000/ cu mm
K: 3.5-5.0 (5.5)
Na: 135-145
Ca: 8.5 -10.5 mg/dl total serum or 4.5-5.1 ionized serum
Mg: 1.5-2.5
Cl: 95.-105 meq/l
CO2: 24-30 meq/;
BUN: 6-20 mg/100 ml
Albumin: 3.5-5.0
Creatinine: 0.6-1.5
CrCl: 1-7-2.5ml/s
Glucose: 70-100
Theophylline: 10-20
PTT: 24-45
PT: 9-12
ESR: 0-20
INR: 0.8-1.2
Lithium Levels: 0.6-1.2
Urine:
Specific Gravity: 1.01-1.03
Urinary out put: 1000 cc -2000cc / 24 hour

ABG:
Value Normal Acidosis Alkalosis

pH 7.35-7.45 7.45
PaO2 80-100mg
SaO2 95-98%
PaCO2 35-45 mm/hg >45
HCO3 22-26meq/l 26

Conversions:
1 cup= 8 oz= 240 ml or cc
1 pt= 2 cups
1 litter= 1000 ml or cc
1 tsp= 5 ml or cc
1 oz= 30 ml or cc

really helpful. thanks