Prioritization, Delegation & Management of Care

Who you see first, what you can hand off, and the legal and ethical scenarios the exam repeats.

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NCLEX Prioritization: ABCs, Maslow and Who You See FirstThe order the NCLEX wants you to think in: airway, breathing, circulation, then Maslow, then acute over chroni…8 min read

NCLEX Delegation Rules: What an RN Can Never Hand OffWho can do what on the NCLEX: the RN keeps assessment, teaching, evaluation and unstable clients. Full compari…7 min read

Delegation: LPN/LVN vs. UAP — A Clear ComparisonDelegation questions are common because Management of Care is the biggest category on the exam. They are also …4 min read

The Five Rights of Delegation, Used on Real QuestionsThe Five Rights of Delegation come from NCSBN and the American Nurses Association. They are the framework behi…4 min read

Disaster Triage: START Tags and Who You Actually TreatIn normal nursing, the sickest client comes first. In a disaster, the sickest client may be left to die.…4 min read

Informed Consent, Advance Directives, and Who Can SignThese questions look like legal questions. They are really about one idea: who has the right to decide?…4 min read

Client Advocacy: What the NCLEX Wants You to Do FirstAdvocacy means standing up for the client. On the exam it usually means one of three things:…4 min read

HIPAA and Confidentiality: The Scenarios That Show Up Every ExamNeed to know = involved in this client’s care. Not need to know = everyone else, no matter who they are.…4 min read

Handoff, Transfer, and Discharge: The Question PatternsCare moves between people and places all day. Every move is a risk point. The exam tests whether you make thos…4 min read

Emergency Department Triage: ESI Levels and Who Goes Back FirstThe Emergency Severity Index in two questions — is this person unstable, and how many resources will they need…7 min read

Leadership, Conflict and the Impaired ColleagueThe impaired-colleague sequence, the leadership styles and when each fits, and the conflict approach the NCLEX…7 min read

Documentation: What the NCLEX Considers Legally Defensible ChartingObjective, specific, timely, and written by the person who did the work. The objective-versus-subjective rewri…7 min read