{"podcast":{"title":"Nursing & Healthcare Exam Prep","slug":"nursing-healthcare-exam-prep-7652377","podcast_index_feed_id":7652377,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/nursing-healthcare-exam/","website_url":"https://open-exam-prep.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/fb38b3c9-b9fb-4aa8-a9c5-16b976973652/20260111-1010-Image-Generation-simple-compose-01keq405g5f6sbb9d.png","author":"Ran Chen, EA, CFP®","episode_count":191,"summary":"Nursing & Healthcare Exam Prep is a daily podcast designed to help future nurses and healthcare professionals pass their licensing and admission exams with clarity and confidence. Built and operated by OpenExamPrep, this podcast breaks down major nursing and healthcare exams into focused, easy-to-digest episodes covering NCLEX-RN, NCLEX-PN, CNA certification, and ATI TEAS, across national exam standards and applicable state-level requirements. Each episode targets one key concept, common exam trap, or high-frequency test topic—making it ideal for studying during commutes, workouts, or short study sessions. Created by Ran Chen, EA, CFP®, a financial professional and exam specialist who has personally passed multiple professional licensing exams, Nursing & Healthcare Exam Prep was developed from firsthand experience with how challenging—and often poorly structured—exam preparation can be. The goal is simple: make nursing and healthcare exam prep clearer, more accessible, and more effective through structured explanations and modern learning tools. Whether you’re preparing for the NCLEX-RN, NCLEX-PN, CNA, or ATI TEAS, just starting your healthcare education journey, or reviewing befo…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T10:17:18.693119+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nursing-healthcare-exam-prep-7652377"},"episode":{"title":"Phlebotomy Exam Prep 43, Centrifugation Principles and Time","slug":"phlebotomy-exam-prep-43-centrifugation-principles-and-time","published_at":"2026-06-09T22:25:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nursing-healthcare-exam-prep-7652377/phlebotomy-exam-prep-43-centrifugation-principles-and-time","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nursing-healthcare-exam-prep-7652377","url":"https://open-exam-prep.com/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/9bb357ca-5814-4ef5-ae84-ac3c31e10b17.mp3","summary":"This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The standard centrifugation setting for serum and plasma is 10-15 minutes at a Relative Centrifugal Force (RCF) of 1000 to 1300g. - Why Serum Separator Tubes (SSTs) must be allowed to clot for a full 30 minutes at room temperature before being placed in the centrifuge. - The critical importance of precisely counterbalancing the centrifuge to ensure sample integrity, prevent mechanical damage, and avoid creating biohazardous aerosols. - The absolute rule against re-spinning gel separator tubes and the associated risk of falsely elevated potassium levels. - How using the centrifuge's hard brake can disrupt cellular separation and lead to hemolysis, and why letting it coast to a stop is the correct procedure. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep","meta_description":"This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":200,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nursing-healthcare-exam-prep-7652377/episodes/phlebotomy-exam-prep-43-centrifugation-principles-and-time/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nursing-healthcare-exam-prep-7652377/phlebotomy-exam-prep-43-centrifugation-principles-and-time.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}