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PACU RN — UNA Prep

NCLEX Preparation Specialty

PACU RN

NCLEX-focused post-anesthesia care nursing covering opioid-induced respiratory depression, POSS sedation monitoring, PCA safety and failure modes, and naloxone titration for the PACU and postoperative RN.

5 modules 90-day access Free module included

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5 modules

Module 1

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Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression and PCA Safety

Recognize sedation early with the POSS scale, understand why SpO2 lags behind hypoventilation and capnography does not, master the three PCA failure modes, identify high-risk patients, and run the airway-first naloxone rescue sequence with titration and re-sedation monitoring. Built for PACU competency and NCLEX success.

30 min 20 MCQs

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Module 2

Phase 1 Discharge Criteria and Level of Care Decisions

Apply Modified Aldrete scoring and the 6 mandatory hold criteria that override it, route patients to the correct level of care, master PADSS and the home-discharge escort requirement, and recognize the residual neuromuscular blockade trap using TOF monitoring. Built for PACU competency and NCLEX success.

30 min 20 MCQs

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Module 3

Neurological Complications After Surgery

Distinguish hypoactive from hyperactive delirium and apply the CAM diagnostic formula, work the pain-first principle through reversible causes, separate perioperative stroke from anesthesia emergence using SAFE and BE-FAST, and recognize the three positioning-related nerve injuries with the UCP memory aid. Built for PACU competency and NCLEX success.

30 min 20 MCQs

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Module 4

Regional Anesthesia Complications

Recognize local anesthetic systemic toxicity from the first metallic taste and run the ASRA rescue sequence, catch high or total spinal at the weak hand grip, escalate epidural hematoma on a single red flag, and identify PDPH by its positional signature. Built for PACU competency and NCLEX success.

30 min 20 MCQs

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Module 5

Airway Management & PACU Safety

Recognize the five major PACU airway emergencies before deterioration — hypopharyngeal obstruction, laryngospasm, residual neuromuscular blockade, postextubation stridor, and aspiration. Work the airway escalation continuum, read capnography waveforms where SpO2 misleads, and match every reversal agent to its paralytic. Built for PACU competency and NCLEX success.

30 min 20 MCQs

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PACU RN

NCLEX Specialty

$19.99

One-time · 90-day full access

5 full modules
Clinical scenarios + concept cards
Timed assessments (3 attempts)
90 days of full access
Free module included

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