Appendix D: Information Related to Other Skills Referenced on the NCLEX-PN Test Plan

On the NCLEX-PN Test Plan, some nursing skills are referenced in Activity Statements under various Client Need Categories that are not included in this OER textbook because of its alignment with a specific WTCS nursing course. View the information below on the related content in the Open RN Nursing Advanced Skills OER textbook.

Additional Skills Addressed in NCLEX-PN Client Need Categories

Pharmacological Therapies

• Monitor transfusion of blood products
• Maintain pain control devices

Reduction of Risk

• Perform an electrocardiogram (ECG)
• Perform venipuncture
• Maintain central venous catheter
• Insert, maintain, and remove nasogastric (NG) tubes

Physiological Adaptation

• Recognize abnormalities on client cardiac monitor strip
• Provide care for client drainage device (chest tube)