Nursing Topics to REVIEW for NCLEX RN Examination

Make sure to study all the topics below to be able to pass the NCLEX RN EXAM:

BASIC CONCEPTS:

• Definition, Scope and Roles of Nursing Profession
• Nursing Process
• Nursing Theory and Theorists
• Physical Assessment
• Diagnostic Procedures
• Therapeutic Procedures
• Drug Interactions
• Stress and Crisis
• Models of Grief and Dying
• Immunity and Immunization Schedule
• Nutrition: Nutrients, Functions and Sources

MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

• Mental Health Concepts
• Structure of the Personality
• Defense Mechanisms
• Psychosocial Assessment
• Theories of Human Development (Freud, Erikson, Sullivan, Kohlberg, Piaget)
• Maslows Hierarchy of Needs
• Therapeutic Nursing Process and Communication
• Mental Health Pharmacology
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Bipolar Disorder and Suicide
• Schizophrenia
• Personality Disorders
• Substance Related Disorders
• Alcoholism
• Cognitive Disorders (Dementia and Delirium)
• Eating Disorders (Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa)
• Paraphilias
• Psychosexual Disorders

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSING

• Menstrual Cycle
• Pregnancy (Presumptive,Probable, Positive Signs)
• Maternal Physiology during Pregnancy
• Fetal Development
• Fetal Circulation
• Expected Date of Confinement
• Leopold’s Maneuver
• Prepared Childbirth
• Factors Affecting Labor and Delivery
• False and True Signs of Labor (Progress and Stages)
• Danger Signs of Pregnancy
• Obstetrical Conditions
  • Ectopic Pregnancy
  • Hyaditiforn Mole
  • Hyperemesis Gravidarum
  • Placenta Previa
  • Premature Labor
  • Abruptio Placenta
  • PROM
  • PIH
  • GDM
  • TORCH Infection
• Newborn Care
• Norman Newborn
• APGAR Scoring
• Child Development
• Mental Retardation
• Screening Behavior Inventory
• Mnemonics for weigh and height
• Patterns of Behavior
• Breastfeeding and Milk Formula
• Pediatric Drug Calculations
• Physical Development Anomalies
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Leukemia
• Hemophilia
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Hirsprung’s Disease
• Family Planning Methods

MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING

• Perioperative Nursing
• Pre Operative Care
• Surgical Asepsis
• Anesthesia
• Medications
• Post Operative Care
• Decubitus Ulcer
• Fluid and Electrolytes
• Pain
• Myocardial Infarction Versus Angina
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Hypertension and Peripheral Vascular Disease
• Anemia and Hypovolemic Shock
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Bronchitis
• Emphysema
• Closed Tube Thoracostomy
• Care for Acute Respiratory Infection
• Renal Calculi
• Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
• Acute Renal Failure and Chronic Renal Failure
• Peptic Ulcer Disease
• Duodenal Ulcer and Peptic Ulcer
• Diarrhea and Management
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Diabetus Mellitus
• Thyroid Disorders
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Hyperthyroidism
• Other Endocrine Disorders
• Geography of the Brain
• Cerebrovascular Accident
• Increased Intracranial Pressure
• Fractures
• Arthritis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Osteoarthritis
• Gouty Arthritis
• Eyes Disorders
  • Glaucoma
  • Retinal Detachment
  • Other Eye Disorders
• Burns
• Cancer
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• Poisoning
• Syndromes (AIDS, Bell’s Palsy, HELLP Syndrome, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Cervical Rib Syndrome, Klippel Feil Syndrome) Climacteric Syndrome, Conn’s Syndrome, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome, Crocodile Tears Syndrome, Down’s Syndrome, Duanes’ Syndrome, Debowitz Syndrome, Dumping Syndrome, Eaton-Lambert Syndrome, Edward’s Syndrome, Erb-Duchenne Palsy, Fallot’s Tetralogy, Gardner’s Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Fibrositis Syndrome, Gilles dela Tourette Syndrome, Guillain Barre Syndrome, Homer’s Syndrome, Hunter’s Syndrome, Kawasaki Syndrome, Klinefelter’s Syndrome, Marfan’s Syndrome, Menopausal Syndrome, Nephrotic Syndrome, Paiful Bruising Syndrome, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Reynaud’s Phenomenon, Respiratory Distress Syndrome (Adult & Infant), Reye’s Syndrome, Sheehan’s Syndrome, Sick Sinus Syndrome, Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome, Toxic Shock Syndrome, Tuner Syndrome, Vasovagal Syndrome, Weil’s Syndrome, Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, XYY Syndrome, Toxic Shock Syndrome, Zollinger- Ellison Syndrome, Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome)

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

• Chain of Infection
• Revised CDC Isolation Precautions
• Pulmonary Tuberculosis
• Leprosy
• Whooping Cough
• Schistosomiasis
• Measles
• Malaria and Filariasis
• Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
• Chicken Pox
• Mumps
• Diptheria
• STDs

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

• Meaning of Management Process
• Management Theorists and Gurus
• Leadership

NURSING RESEARCH

• Evidence-Based Medicine
• Research Purpose and Process
• Hypothesis and Sources of Nursing Problems
• Ethical Principles in Research
• Research Designs and Sampling
• Statistical Methods

BIOETHICAL NURSING

• Basic Principles of Ethics
• Felonies
• Malpractice and Negligence
• The Practice of Nursing and Liabilities
• Nursing Jurisprudence
• Laws, Resolutions, Proclamations, Executive

Feel free to comment if you feel we missed certain topics included in the NCLEX RN Examination. For a more detailed structure of the NCLEX TOPICS click here.