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SPECIAL RESEARCH SECTION IN THE NCLEX RN EXAM If you are planning to appear for the NCLEX RN examination between July and September 2017 there is a high chance that you may be given an opportunity to participate in the Special Research section at the end of your NCLEX RN examination. Once you have finished all your questions in the examination, you will be asked whether you wish to participate in the Special Research section. “This section is designed to collect data on new item types that could expand or enhance the measurement of entry-level nursing competence including clinical judgment”, according to the NCSBN website. This research section will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. Data pertaining to developing better scoring rules, providing evidence of item characteristics and finding how much time the candidate spends on them are some of the types of information that the research will intend on collecting. This section is purely optional and will not be sc...

Chemotherapy, which is accepted worldwide as the treatment of choice for many cancers, has been recently alleged to be actually the reason for the spread of cancer. This shocking discovery was published recently in leading magazines like the Telegraph and Science Translational Medicine. Those who receive chemotherapy drugs have an increased number of so called 'entry points' in their blood vessels that can be used by cancer cells to get into the blood flow and spread throughout the body. A study in mice with breast cancer demonstrated that chemotherapy does shrink the primary tumour but it increases the number of cancer cells in the lungs and circulating body. This information will definitely be of interest to many in the healthcare field, especially to chemo nurses who administer chemotherapy and deal with patients suffering from various cancers.  Such updated information is routinely presented to nurses who undergo the NCLEX Examination which is a licensure examinati...

Well known is the above mentioned saying and the incident which took place a couple of days ago proves the same true. A five year old boy named Oliver Bevans saved his brother's life who was choking on a meatball that he had swallowed. Interestingly, the two brothers were all by themselves in their grandmothers house when the younger one happened to choke. Oliver Bevans was smart enough to remember and carry out the training that he received at his school in first aid class and hit his brother on the back three times and successfully dislodged the stuck meatball thereby saving his brother's life. Oliver's mother says that he is too young to understand what he has done for his brother. No wonder, knowledge empowered little Oliver to do what was needed at the right time to save his brother's life, an act that cannot be repaid by any means. How important such training and knowledge is! Something as small as three hits at the right place and the right tim...

Modern research suggests that memories that trigger anxiety or stress can be virtually erased without affecting normal memory. It has been understood that long term memories are stored by increasing the length of neural connections in the brain that are called synapses. In order to strengthen different memories, different proteins are used by the body. During the experiment, researchers were able to delete one memory by blocking a specific protein without harming other memories.  It was also noted during a four year old study on mice that sleep actually helps make some neural connections stronger and larger. On the other hand, the weak connections are destroyed in order to make more space for new memories. This strengthening of neural connections helps increase learning but also increases the brains energy consumption and may cause an overload of its information processing capacity. Sleep is necessary to normalise the overall strength of the neural connections in the brain....

The need to get enough sleep cannot be underestimated. Without proper sleep one may end up suffering many health problems, some of which can be very serious in nature. To make sure that you get enough sleep here are some simple points to follow. Go to bed and get up at the same time each day. Have a quiet room which is dark, with the right temperature and relaxing. Skip taking your gadgets to bed or watch TV while in bed. Have a comfortable bed, neither too hard nor too soft. Avoid heavy meals, alcohol and caffeine before bed time. If you still have problems sleeping even after following these tips, then it would help consulting a medical professional to diagnose the underlying medial problem. There is much more to sound sleep and good health. The above mentioned points are also a part of the curriculum for NCLEX Examination which is a licensure examination for nurses who want to work in the Unites States and Canada. To obtain employment in the nursing field i...

Are you a registered nurse desiring to work in the United States or Canada ? If yes, then it is mandatory by law to take the licensure examination to practice your profession in these countries. For both these countries, one examination is sufficient and it is known as NCLEX. You would have probably heard many rumors about this course including this one that it is a very difficult test and one has to be exceptionally brilliant to be able to pass the test. However, the fact is that this exam is designed to test the level of your professional knowledge so as to render a safe practice both for the patient and the practitioner. This being said, it is important to have a thorough knowledge of various topics that are covered during your nursing program. Before you take the test, here are some important and helpful tips that will help you to pass the test and make your dream of working abroad as a nurse come true . TIP 1: Make a study list of the entire syllabus The syllabus f...

NCLEX-RN stands for National Council Li-censure Examination for Register Nurses. This examination measures the knowledge of doing all the public protection and legitimate tasks safely and effectively. •    It's a Computer Based Examination •    There are max 265 questions in examination and out of which you have to attempt minimum 75 questions. •    Examination results comes in two form either you "Pass" or "Fail". Pass and Fail based upon the percentage earned by the candidate in examination. •    Exam duration is depending upon the pace of candidate who is giving exam. Exam stops straight after when testing software knows that the candidate either pass or fail. •     Number of questions are also varies according to the correct and incorrect answers given by the students. •    You’ve attempt the exam within 5 hours in which you’ll get two 10 minutes breaks also. •    N...