MNB/LJM Nursing Examination study plan

Map the 20% Medical-Surgical domain into 8 body-system blocks and assign each block a study date on a calendar

Explain the pathophysiology, assessment findings, and first-line nursing priorities for the 10 highest-yield adult conditions (e.g., heart failure, COPD, MI, stroke, DKA, AKI, sepsis)

Interpret 20 common lab and diagnostic values (ABG, electrolytes, CBC, cardiac markers, renal panel) and state the nursing action for each abnormal result

Answer 40 practice questions on cardiovascular and respiratory adult health and log every missed item with the reason for the error

Differentiate the pathophysiology of the remaining adult systems (endocrine, renal, GI, neuro, musculoskeletal, hematologic) and link each to its hallmark assessment findings

Trace how a single disease process produces its complications by drawing cause-and-effect chains for 6 conditions

Apply fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base physiology to 15 clinical scenarios and select the correct nursing intervention

Complete 50 mixed Medical-Surgical and pathophysiology questions and re-test every previously missed item

Demonstrate the sequence and rationale for 12 core psychomotor skills (sterile technique, catheterization, wound care, NG tube, IV initiation, suctioning) in written step order

Apply the nursing process to 10 case vignettes by writing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation for each

Rank Maslow-based priorities for 15 clinical scenarios and justify each ranking in one sentence

Calculate intake/output, BMI, and dosage-free basic math problems with 90% accuracy on a 20-item self-quiz

Classify 40 high-alert medications by drug class, mechanism, key adverse effect, and monitoring parameter

Apply the rights of medication administration and safe-practice checks to 15 error-prone scenarios (look-alike/sound-alike, pediatric weight-based, IV push rates)

Calculate 25 dosage problems including weight-based, IV drip rate, and reconstitution items with 90% accuracy

Sequence standard and transmission-based precautions and select correct PPE for 10 isolation scenarios

Outline the stages of labor with expected maternal and fetal findings and the nurse's action at each stage

Identify 10 maternal and 10 newborn complications and state the priority nursing response for each

Compare pediatric growth and development milestones across infancy, toddler, preschool, school-age, and adolescent stages and match nursing approaches to each

Apply pediatric assessment differences (weight-based dosing, dehydration signs, respiratory distress signs) to 10 case scenarios

Distinguish therapeutic communication techniques from non-therapeutic responses across 15 nurse-client dialogue examples

Identify assessment findings and priority interventions for 8 major psychiatric conditions, including suicide and withdrawal risk

Apply the levels of prevention to 12 community health scenarios and classify each as primary, secondary, or tertiary

Describe reportable diseases, outbreak investigation steps, and the community nurse's role in 5 public health situations

Apply informed consent, confidentiality, advance directives, and mandatory reporting rules to 12 legal-ethical scenarios

Distinguish the scope of practice of RN, LPN/LVN, and unassisted personnel and assign 15 tasks to the correct role

Apply the five rights of delegation to 10 leadership scenarios and identify what may not be delegated

Describe the nurse's role in quality improvement and incident reporting using 3 worked examples

Complete two full-length timed mock exams under test conditions and record domain-level scores for each

Re-study only the two weakest domains identified by mock exam data and re-test those domains

Review the cumulative error log and restate the corrected concept for every missed item in one sentence

Build a one-page pre-exam review sheet of high-yield facts, formulas, and priority frameworks