Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

Let's have some fun learning. Each person should throw out 5 random facts or "things to remember" before taking your finals, HESI, NCLEX, etc. Students NCLEX Article

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Bill E. Rubin

366 Posts

Specializes in Neuro, Cardiology, ICU, Med/Surg.

If you give terbutaline and a corticosteroid together, a possible drug interaction is pulmonary edema (Smeltzer)

CrazyScrubNurse, BSN, RN

1 Article; 99 Posts

Specializes in ER/ OR/ PACU and now Occupational Health.

3 point crutch walking is the one used for non-weight bearing (why does that word look like it is misspelled)

AGGGHHHH ADHD getting to me....look theres a cat, ohhhh I love that pen that I wrote OB notes with I have to go to the store and buy one, need it to study, dang I really need to clean out the lint filter of the dryer, oh maybe I can get a coke while looking for pens....hahahah anyone else havin this same issue while trying to study for the most important test of your career?

Accio

58 Posts

INSULIN:

Rapid: (Lispro) Onset:

Short: (Regular) Onset: 1/2hr-1hr Peak: 2-3 hr Duration: 4-6 hr

Intermediate: (NPH or Lente) Onset: 2hr Peak: 6-12 Duration: 16-24

Long Acting: (Ultralente) Onse:t 4-6 hr Peak: 12-16hr Duration: >24 hrs

Very Long: (Lantus) Onset: 1 hr Peak: NONE Duration: 24 hr continuous

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!

lasko08

25 Posts

This is an AWESOME idea, u guys....I love it! here are some facts:

Mydriatic: with a D= Dilate pupils

Miotic:with an O= cOnstrict pupils

aniticholinergic SE:

can't see

can't pee

can't spit

can't sh*t

Hyperkalemia "MACHINE"- causes of incr serup K+

M-medications (ace inhibitors, Nsaids)

A-acidosis (Metabolic and respiratory)

C-cellular destrx-burns, traumatic injury

H-hypoaldosteronism, hemolysis

N-nephrons, renal failure

E- excretion-impaired

Signs and symptoms of incr serum K+= MURDER

M-muscle weakness

U-urine, oliguria, anuria

R-respiratory distress

D-decr cardiac contractility

E-ECG changes

R- reflexes, hyperreflexia, or flaccid

HYPERNATREMIA-you are fried

F-fever (low grade), flushed skin

R-restless (irritable)

I-incr fluid retention and incr BP

E-edema ( peripheral and pitting)

D-decr urinary output, dry mouth

Hypocalcemia-"CATS"

C-convulsions

A-arrythmias

T-tetany

S-spasms and stridor

For those of you who have trouble with mcg/kg/min problems.

try this solution.

Exp: 7mg of dopamine in 500ml in NS ; pt is 110lbs

first convert 110lbsto kg =110lbs/2.2 kg=50kg

then change 7 mg to mcg =7000 mcg

Now plug in the numbers. 7000* 50kg*60mins

------------------

500ml

answer is 16.8 mcg/kg/min

Surgical_RN08

177 Posts

Specializes in Medical, Surgical.

V-FIB=DEFIB

DONT SHOCK ASYSTOLE!

EEG- MUST BE SLEEP DEPRIVED FOR THE PROCEDURE

Albumin best indicator of nutrition normal range 3.5 - 5.5

altered LOC- earliest sign of ICP

to check dehydration in an infant (inner thigh)...elderly (on top of forehead or sternum)

shift to the left when number of immature cells are increasing in the bloodstream to fight an infection

goodnight will try to think of more tommorow!:zzzzz

slbeard21

6 Posts

For all things about MMR, including isolation precautions go to CDC.gov.... if you just type in isolation precautions under the search it will pull up a COMPLETE list of every precaution for pretty much every disease known to man. LOL

Hope this helps!

slbeard21

6 Posts

A way we were taught to remember which Beta Blockers are contra-indicated in patients with Resp problems are easy....

Contra-Indicated- so think.... Coreg, Corgard, Inderal

hope this helps!

slbeard21

6 Posts

These are just some little things I've picked up along the way.. nothing new to most I'm sure.

Insulin- Clear before cloudy.

& you are an RN so draw up Regular before ....Nph.

Only insulin that can be given IV- Regular.

Administering ear medication... pull the ear UP and back for OLD, and down for young (

Fill for a thrill, listen for a bruit.

Assess your patient. not the monitor.... So, If a question asks what you do FIRST.... always, always go with assess the patient.

More to come, as I learn. Maybe these will help someone out. they did me!

MedSurgRNiowa

54 Posts

These are just some random facts for my upcoming PN exam on Friday:no:

Carbamazepine therapeutic serum level is 4 - 12 mcg/dL

Cycloserine is an antituburculan and needs weekly drug levels

foscarnet (Foscavir) can be toxic to kidneys so creatinine is monitored.

Android Pelvis is wedge shaped, narrow and unfavorable for birth

Therapeutic serum digoxin is 0.5 - 2 mg/dL

No meperidine (Demerol)to pancreatitis pt. b/c is causes spasms in the Sphincter of Oddi

Hyperkalemia = narrow, peaked T waves on cardiac monitor

Hypokalemia = Peaked P, Flat T, Depressed ST and Prominent U

p24 Antigen Assay confirms HIV in an infant

Thanks to everyone for their facts!

Surgical_RN08

177 Posts

Specializes in Medical, Surgical.

Morphine is contraindicated in acute pancreatitis because is causes the spasms but the demerol is the drug of choice. At least that's how I learned it.

Let me know if this has changed

lasko08

25 Posts

theresa1166 said:
These are just some random facts for my upcoming PN exam on Friday

Carbamazepine therapeutic serum level is 4 - 12 mcg/dL

Cycloserine is an antituburculan and needs weekly drug levels

foscarnet (Foscavir) can be toxic to kidneys so creatinine is monitored.

Android Pelvis is wedge shaped, narrow and unfavorable for birth

Therapeutic serum digoxin is 0.5 - 2 mg/dL

No meperidine (Demerol)to pancreatitis pt. b/c is causes spasms in the Sphincter of Oddi

Hyperkalemia = narrow, peaked T waves on cardiac monitor

Hypokalemia = Peaked P, Flat T, Depressed ST and Prominent U

p24 Antigen Assay confirms HIV in an infant

Thanks to everyone for their facts!

Hi theresa, about the drug Demerol in relation to pancreatitis, it is Morphine/codeine that causes spasm in the sphincter of Oddi. Demerol is actually the drug of choice.