OK I know this sounds stupid but I have a friend that gets really freaked out before big tests like finals, HESI, NCLEX, and usually we get together and a few days before I start throwing out random facts at her. On 2 different tests she said the only way she got several questions was from the random facts that I threw at her that she never would have thought of!
SOOOOO..... I thought that if yall wanted to do this we could get a thread going and try to throw out 5 random facts or "things to remember". NCLEX is coming and the more I try to review content the more I realize that I have forgotten so......here are my 5 random facts for ya:
OH and BTW these came from rationales in Kaplan or Saunders no made up stuff:
1️⃣ A kid with Hepatitis A can return to school 1 week within the onset of jaundice.
2️⃣ After a patient has dialysis they may have a slight fever...this is normal due to the fact that the dialysis solution is warmed by the machine.
3️⃣ Hyperkalemia presents on an EKG as tall peaked T-waves
4️⃣ The antidote for Mag Sulfate toxicity is ---Calcium Gluconate
5️⃣ Impetigo is a CONTAGEOUS skin disorder and the person needs to wash ALL linens and dishes seperate from the family. They also need to wash their hands frequently and avoid contact.
Oh, ohh, one more...
? Vasopressin is also known as antidiuretic hormone
Post-partum assessment: when finding uterus away from midline, it is usually because patient has not voided, so assist her to void or catheterize when needed. That will reduce risk for hemorrhage.
i love mental health nursing sometimes hehe so i just wanna share about some topics in mental health...its nice to know we have discussion that will help in taking nclex exams:nuke:
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
presence of neurofibllary tangles and neuritic plaques
characterized by:
Judgment
Affect
Memory
Cognition
Orientation
in other words JAMCO
course of disease, 2-20years, with sundowners syndrome
hope it helps:wink2: keep on sharing knowlege:wink2:keep on learning:wink2:
nurse practice act: authority is given to state boards of nursing to define the practice of nursing within broad parameters that are specified by the legislature, mandate the requisite preparation for the practice of nursing & discipline members of the profession who deviate from the rules governing the practice of nursing.
malpractice refers to a professional's wrongful conduct while performing his/her professional duties or failure to meet standards of care for the profession, which results in harm (physical, emotional or financial) to an individual entrusted to the professional's care. example: not giving medications properly
(liability has to be proven)
negligence is failure to provide care that a reasonable person would ordinarily provide in a similar situation.
assault: threat to touch another in an offensive manner without having that person's permission.
battery: actual touching of a person without that person's consent.
patho: congenital condition due to thyroid hormone deficiency due to defective physical development or mental retardation. appears at 3-6 months of age in bottle-fed babies. delayed in breast-fed infants.
symptoms: large puffy eyes, thick protruding tongue, dry skin, lack of coordination
if left untreated, permanently dwarfed, could be extremely mentally retarded, sterile
hey everybody, i took nclex today, it was bad!!!, i mean really bad, my test was certainly very different than others from my class have recently experienced ,i had 10 select all that apply, several meds that i have never heard of and i studied alot of meds recently, i had exotic diseases some i had never heard of and others i think i remember from micro, but we did'nt cover them in nur school, lots of prioritization and infection control but the questions were very confusing and the answers could have been any of them i had most narrowed down to 2, i believe no amount of studying could have prepared me for what i experienced today, the screen went blank at 85 which is what i wanted when i went in
hey everybody, i took nclex today, it was bad!!!, i mean really bad, my test was certainly very different than others from my class have recently experienced ,i had 10 select all that apply, several meds that i have never heard of and i studied alot of meds recently, i had exotic diseases some i had never heard of and others i think i remember from micro, but we did'nt cover them in nur school, lots of prioritization and infection control but the questions were very confusing and the answers could have been any of them i had most narrowed down to 2, i believe no amount of studying could have prepared me for what i experienced today, the screen went blank at 85 which is what i wanted when i went in
i wish you good luck!
hopefully you will pass thank god that you are through the test
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infant development:
2 months: posterior fontanel closes, decreased tonic neck and moro reflexes, turns from side to back, eyes follow moving object
3 mo: brings objects to mouth, holds head erect and steady, laughs
4 mo: absent tonic neck and moro reflexes, drools, pleasure in social contact
5 mo: birth weight doubled
6 mo: turns from back to stomach, teething begins, begins to distinguis and recognize strangers
7 mo: grasps toy, mood shifts, sits for short periods, fear of strangers
8 mo: anxiety with strangers
9 mo: sits up, says "dada" or "mama"
10 mo: crawls well, stands with support, brings hands together, first words
11 mo: erect standing posture with support
12 mo: birth weight tripled, needs help to walk, goes from standing to sitting without assistance, eats with fingers, says a few words