Appendix A – Additional Information Related to the NCLEX Test Plan

The 2023 NCLEX-PN and NCLEX-RN Test Plans contain a Client Need category entitled “Pharmacological and Enteral Therapies.” To assist students in preparing for the NCLEX based on the Activity Statements provided for this category, in addition to the content contained in this book, links to related content in the series of Open RN OER textbooks are provided below.

• Administer blood products and evaluate client response: “Administer Blood Products” chapter in Open RN Advanced Skills
• Access and/or maintain central venous access devices: “Manage Central Lines” chapter in Open RN Advanced Skills
• Perform calculations need for medication administration: “Math Calculations” chapter in Open RN Nursing Skills
• Prepare and administer medications using the rights of medication administration: “Administration of Enteral Medications” chapter in Open RN Nursing Skills
• Monitor intravenous infusion and maintain site: “IV Therapy Management” chapter in Open RN Nursing Skills
• Administer parenteral nutrition and evaluate client response: “Applying the Nursing Process” section in the Nutrition chapter of Open RN Nursing Fundamentals