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NCLEX Refresher Course
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NCLEX Refresher Course

This NCLEX Refresher Course gives nursing graduates a focused, comprehensive review of every content area tested on the exam. From pharmacology and physiological adaptation to psychosocial integrity and clinical judgment, you'll build the knowledge and test-taking skills needed to pass with confidence. Stop second-guessing yourself and start preparing the right way.

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What you will learn:

You will review all major NCLEX content areas, including safe care environments, health promotion, pharmacology, and complex physiological disorders. You will learn how to apply the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model to both traditional and Next Generation NCLEX item types. The course covers high-alert medications, critical lab values, delegation principles, and psychiatric nursing priorities. You will also develop structured test-taking strategies to eliminate wrong answers and manage exam time effectively. By the end, you will have the clinical knowledge and exam readiness to walk into your testing centre prepared.

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Course content

8 Chapters • 36 LessonsDuration between 4 and 360 hours (you decide)

Chapter 1See details

NCLEX Exam Format and Test Strategy

  • Lesson 1 • Evidence-Based Test-Taking Strategies

    Teaches elimination techniques, priority frameworks, and time management for exam day. Reduces test anxiety through structured decision-making habits.

  • Lesson 2 • Next Generation NCLEX Item Types

    Introduces all NGN item formats including case studies and clinical judgment items. Prepares candidates to recognize and respond to new question structures.

  • Lesson 3 • Clinical Judgment Measurement Model

    Explains the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model and its six cognitive skills. Connects the model to how NGN items are scored.

  • Lesson 4 • Understanding the NCLEX Structure

    Covers exam blueprint, passing standards, and computerized adaptive testing logic. Establishes the framework for all subsequent content review.

Chapter 2See details

Safe and Effective Care Environment

  • Lesson 1 • Infection Control and Standard Precautions

    Covers transmission-based precautions, PPE selection, and hand hygiene protocols. Prepares candidates for infection control questions across all clinical settings.

  • Lesson 2 • Management of Care Principles

    Addresses delegation, supervision, and scope of practice for professional nurses and LPNs. Directly maps to the highest-weighted NCLEX content area.

  • Lesson 3 • Emergency Response and Disaster Preparedness

    Teaches triage principles, emergency codes, and mass casualty response roles. Builds readiness for high-acuity safety scenarios on the exam.

  • Lesson 4 • Safety and Injury Prevention

    Reviews fall prevention, restraint use, and error-reporting systems. Connects safety standards to NCLEX priority and select-all-that-apply items.

Chapter 3See details

Health Promotion and Maintenance

  • Lesson 1 • Nutrition and Lifestyle Modification

    Reviews therapeutic diets, nutritional deficiencies, and behavior change counseling. Supports NCLEX items linking nutrition to disease management.

  • Lesson 2 • Health Screening and Preventive Care

    Covers recommended screenings, immunization schedules, and risk factor assessment. Connects preventive care knowledge to health promotion NCLEX questions.

  • Lesson 3 • Developmental Milestones Across the Lifespan

    Reviews physical, cognitive, and psychosocial milestones from infancy through older adulthood. Provides the developmental baseline needed for pediatric and geriatric NCLEX items.

  • Lesson 4 • Patient and Family Education

    Teaches principles of health literacy, teach-back method, and discharge planning. Prepares candidates to select the best educational intervention in NCLEX scenarios.

Chapter 4See details

Psychosocial Integrity

  • Lesson 1 • Major Psychiatric Disorders

    Reviews schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and personality disorders. Connects symptom recognition to nursing interventions on the exam.

  • Lesson 2 • Therapeutic Communication Techniques

    Covers active listening, open-ended questioning, and non-therapeutic responses to avoid. Builds the communication foundation required for psychiatric NCLEX scenarios.

  • Lesson 3 • Substance Use and Withdrawal Management

    Covers alcohol, opioid, and benzodiazepine withdrawal timelines and nursing priorities. Links substance use disorders to pharmacological and safety NCLEX items.

  • Lesson 4 • Grief, Loss, and End-of-Life Care

    Reviews Kübler-Ross stages, palliative care principles, and cultural death practices. Supports NCLEX items on therapeutic responses to dying patients and families.

  • Lesson 5 • Crisis Intervention and Suicide Risk

    Teaches suicide risk assessment, safety contracting, and de-escalation strategies. Prepares candidates for high-priority psychiatric safety questions.

Chapter 5See details

Physiological Integrity: Basic Care

  • Lesson 1 • Pain Assessment and Management

    Covers pain scales, non-pharmacological interventions, and opioid safety monitoring. Connects pain management to both basic care and pharmacological NCLEX content.

  • Lesson 2 • Mobility, Rest, and Skin Integrity

    Addresses positioning, pressure injury prevention, and sleep promotion interventions. Builds knowledge for wound care and immobility complication NCLEX questions.

  • Lesson 3 • Elimination and Bowel and Bladder Care

    Reviews urinary catheter care, constipation management, and ostomy care principles. Prepares candidates for elimination-focused NCLEX priority questions.

  • Lesson 4 • Nutrition Support and Enteral Feeding

    Covers nasogastric tube placement verification, enteral feeding complications, and TPN monitoring. Links nutrition support to safety and physiological NCLEX items.

Chapter 6See details

Pharmacology and Medication Safety

  • Lesson 1 • Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medications

    Covers antihypertensives, antidysrhythmics, diuretics, and bronchodilators with nursing implications. Connects drug classes to cardiac and respiratory NCLEX clinical scenarios.

  • Lesson 2 • High-Alert Medications

    Focuses on anticoagulants, insulin, opioids, and electrolyte solutions requiring special precautions. Directly addresses the most frequently tested medication safety NCLEX content.

  • Lesson 3 • Psychotropic and Neurological Medications

    Reviews antipsychotics, antidepressants, mood stabilisers, and anticonvulsants with adverse effects. Supports psychiatric and neurological NCLEX medication questions.

  • Lesson 4 • Medication Calculation and Safe Administration

    Practices dosage calculations, IV drip rates, and weight-based dosing for paediatric and adult patients. Reinforces the six rights of drug administration.

  • Lesson 5 • Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

    Reviews absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and drug-receptor interactions. Provides the pharmacological foundation for understanding drug effects on the exam.

Chapter 7See details

Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk

  • Lesson 1 • Vital Signs and Haemodynamic Monitoring

    Teaches interpretation of abnormal vital signs, pulse oximetry, and basic haemodynamic parameters. Reinforces early recognition of deteriorating patient status.

  • Lesson 2 • Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

    Covers dehydration, overhydration, electrolyte imbalances, and acid-base disorders with interventions. Directly supports the most complex physiological NCLEX clinical scenarios.

  • Lesson 3 • Diagnostic Procedures and Nursing Responsibilities

    Covers pre- and post-procedure care for lumbar puncture, bronchoscopy, cardiac catheterisation, and biopsies. Prepares candidates for procedural safety NCLEX questions.

  • Lesson 4 • Perioperative Nursing Care

    Reviews preoperative assessment, intraoperative safety, and postoperative complication monitoring. Connects surgical nursing to risk-reduction NCLEX priority questions.

  • Lesson 5 • Critical Laboratory Values

    Reviews normal and critical ranges for CBC, BMP, coagulation, and arterial blood gases. Builds the lab interpretation skills required for NCLEX priority and delegation questions.

Chapter 8See details

Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation

  • Lesson 1 • Neurological and Musculoskeletal Disorders

    Reviews stroke, increased intracranial pressure, seizures, and fracture care with nursing priorities. Builds neurological assessment skills for high-acuity NCLEX scenarios.

  • Lesson 2 • Endocrine and Renal Disorders

    Covers diabetic emergencies, thyroid crises, acute kidney injury, and chronic kidney disease management. Connects endocrine and renal pathophysiology to NCLEX pharmacology and diet questions.

  • Lesson 3 • Oncology and Immune Disorders

    Reviews chemotherapy side effects, neutropenic precautions, HIV management, and anaphylaxis response. Prepares candidates for oncology and immune system NCLEX priority questions.

  • Lesson 4 • Cardiovascular Disorders

    Reviews heart failure, myocardial infarction, dysrhythmias, and peripheral vascular disease with nursing priorities. Connects cardiac pathophysiology to NCLEX priority and pharmacology questions.

  • Lesson 5 • Respiratory Disorders

    Covers COPD, asthma, pneumonia, ARDS, and mechanical ventilation nursing care. Prepares candidates for oxygenation priority and airway management NCLEX questions.

Certification

Your valid completion certificate

This course is for you:

  • First-time NCLEX candidate: needs a structured review before the licensing exam.

  • Repeat test-taker: looking to identify and close persistent knowledge gaps.

  • Recent nursing graduate: transitioning from classroom learning to exam readiness.

  • International-trained nurse: preparing to meet U.S. licensure testing requirements.

  • Career-changing professional: completed nursing school after working in another field.

  • Returning nurse: re-entering practice after a license lapse requiring re-examination.

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