A graduate is preparing for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®) examination. Based on the latest practice survey, the candidate would focus the least amount of time on which content?
a. Stages of grief
b. Pharmacological pain management
c. Practices to promote rest and sleep
d. Prioritization of workload to manage time effectively
ANS: A
Correct: The least amount of time was spent on psychosocial integrity activities (10%), with equal amounts spent on management of care (14%), basic care and comfort (14%) and pharmacologic and parental therapies (14%).
Incorrect:
b. Pharmacologic pain management falls under the category of Pharmacologic and parental therapies (14%).
c. Practices to promote rest and sleep fall under basic care (14%).
d. Prioritization of workload would fall under management of care, which is 14%.
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