NCLEX-RN® Nursing Study Blog

Electrolytes, renal function, and lab interpretation for nursing students.

Two Labs Are Abnormal. Which One Do You Act On First?

When two labs are abnormal, only one can be your next action. A repeatable way to rank them — by threat, by threshold, and by what the client is doing.

How to Study Lab Values for the NCLEX-RN®: Reason, Don't Memorize

Why memorizing lab values fails on NGN-style NCLEX-RN® questions — and the six-step N.U.R.S.E.S. Sequence™ that works a result from number to safe action.

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