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
I woke up this morning around 5 am, took my breakfast and drove all the way to pearsonvue, started my exam before 8 am... oh my god! my first question was about azithromycin and the rest i forgot! i was so nervous :bluecry1:because some questions weren't clear to me! maybe im just anxious! well to cut the story short i had 1 computation, SATA, and ofcourse multiple choice. there were a lot of drugs that i encountered and patient prioritization. im just hoping for a good result! im praying hard.
pericarditis - position in leaning forward while sitting
jaundice in neonate - blanch tip of nose or area above umbilicus
dehydration in adult - assess by skin turgor on the sternum
early s/s of aspirin toxicity - rapid deep breathing
jaundice in dark skinned -sclera
cyanosis in dark skinned -nail beds, palms, soles
skin turgor in adult - below clavicle, or on abdomen
skin turgor in children - fleshy part of legs, arms
nail clubbing - angle of the nail beds should form a diamond when the nail beds are approximated
hypoglossal nerve - tested by the client sticking out his tongue
glossopharyngeal nerve - tested by taste, gag reflex, and giving the client a drink and asking him to swallow.
phalen's maneuver - used to detect carpal tunnel syndrome
hemoglobin s -specific for sickle cell disease
physical dependence occurs with opiod use
clients with inflammatory bowel disease - more susceptible to having a complication of toxic megacolon or paralytic ileus from morphine.
opiod antagonist - narcan (naloxone)
pheochromocytoma - catecholamine-producing tumor that arises from the cells of the adrenal medulla and sympathetic ganglia; causes increased blood pressure by releasing excessive amounts of norepinephrine; therefore this client would have the highest priority for blood pressure readings.
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
just believe you did well, jsamples! thinking positive brings positive results.
wow! i really like this guys if i have some info i will put it here too. kungfugigi good luck to you, just think positive and pray god bless!
thank you, lady-anne76! from your mouth to his ears. it's 0536am in mia time and i just woke up to study some more. couldnt go back to sleep. oh well.. let me go make some coffee.
here are some more to know:
1. acute attack of gout- encourage partial weight bearing while ambulating.
2. make a written schedule when to take med for a patient taking azt (for hiv).
3. complication of i-130 (med for hyperthyroidism) therapy is hypothyroidism.
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 also had horrible time, yesterday. I studied very hard , I was very good student in the school. But, the medications that were on the test are those that I NEVER heard of. They just kept coming and coming. Only two that I was familiar with were Bactrim and Congentin.I am very upset at this time waiting for the results. I feel that I wasted my time studying over and over, and absolutely nothing was on the test. I also understand that NCLEX is unpredictable. The computer shut off at 75, and I seriously think it stopped because I was way below that passing level. OMG:down:
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.
I also had horrible time, yesterday. I studied very hard , I was very good student in the school. But, the medications that were on the test are those that I NEVER heard of. They just kept coming and coming. Only two that I was familiar with were Bactrim and Congentin.I am very upset at this time waiting for the results. I feel that I wasted my time studying over and over, and absolutely nothing was on the test. I also understand that NCLEX is unpredictable. The computer shut off at 75, and I seriously think it stopped because I was way below that passing level. OMG:down:
we are definitely in the same boat, I went in feeling very confident and went out in total shock, I was mad after the test I felt shafted to recieve a test like that, they say the questions start out easy and work their way up the difficulty level, mine started hard and ended hard, and not that hard bothers me, it was just the style of the questions
maybe im just anxious! well to cut the story short i had 1 computation, SATA, and ofcourse multiple choice. there were a lot of drugs that i encountered and patient prioritization. im just hoping for a good result! im praying hard.
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