NCLEX Vista

Your DVT patient is on heparin and the aPTT just came back at 120 seconds! 😱
The normal range is 60 - 100 seconds, this is dangerously HIGH!
Too much heparin = too much bleeding risk!
⚡ You're the nurse, what do you do FIRST?
Drop your answer 👇 A, B, C, or D!

Acute asthma attack, sitting upright, using every muscle to breathe, O2 sat at 89%... and then the nurse listens to the lungs and hears NOTHING! 😶
No wheezing. Complete silence.
Is this good news or the WORST sign possible?
⚡ You're the nurse, what do you recognize this as?
Drop your answer 👇 A, B, C, or D!

BP = 182/98 mmHg, Heart Rate = 42 bpm, and Irregular Respirations in a client with increased ICP! 😱
These three findings together tell a very dangerous story!
⚡ You're the nurse , what do you recognize these findings as?
Drop your answer 👇 A, B, C, or D!

8 hours after delivery, the uterine fundus is boggy, displaced to the right, and sitting above the umbilicus! 😰
Something is not right with this postpartum patient!
⚡ You're the nurse , what do you do FIRST?
Drop your answer 👇 A, B, C, or D!

You're about to start a tube feeding and you aspirate 250 mL of residual stomach contents!
That's a lot! But what does it mean and what do you do?
⚡ You're the nurse , what do you do FIRST?
Drop your answer 👇 A, B, C, or D!

Patient just returned from cardiac catheterization and the femoral puncture site is showing a large expanding hematoma! 😰
This is a vascular emergency right at the bedside!
⚡ You're the nurse - what do you do FIRST?
Drop your answer 👇 - A, B, C, or D!

Blood glucose = 520 mg/dL! pH = 7.28! Breathing rapid and deep! 😱
This patient is in full blown Diabetic Ketoacidosis - every second matters!
⚡ You're the nurse - what is your PRIORITY intervention?
Drop your answer 👇 - A, B, C, or D!

Potassium level = 6.8 mEq/L in a CKD patient! 😱 Muscle weakness and palpitations are setting in!
This lab value is CRITICALLY dangerous for the heart!
⚡ You're the nurse - what do you do FIRST?
Drop your answer 👇 - A, B, C, or D!

24 hours after appendectomy - suddenly severe abdominal pain and a rigid, board-like abdomen! 😰
This is NOT normal post-op pain!
⚡ You're the nurse - what do you do FIRST?
Drop your answer 👇 - A, B, C, or D!

15 minutes into a blood transfusion and suddenly - chills, back pain, and dark urine! 🩸😰
This is a critical moment. Every second counts!
⚡ You're the nurse on duty - what do you do FIRST?
Drop your answer 👇 - A, B, C, or D!
✅ Correct answer + full explanation in the comments!

Post-op patient after knee replacement... O2 sat suddenly drops to 88% and they're restless and confused! 😰
⚡ You're the nurse — what's your FIRST action?
Drop your answer 👇 — A, B, C, or D!
✅ Correct answer + full explanation in the comments!