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
Primary (essential) hypertension, accounts for most cases of hypertension. There is no known cause.
Risk Factors
Smoking, Obesity, Heavy alcohol consumption, Family history, Age, African American, High dietary sodium intake
Secondary hypertension may be caused by certain disease state such as renal disease, Cushing's disease or as a side effect of some medications (estrogen, steroids...)
Three fetal cardiac structures – the ductus venosus, foreman ovale, and ductus arteriousus, disappears after birth
The examiner can hear the fetal heartbeat with the Doppler device as early as the tenth to twelfth week of pregnancy
Pregnant patients should avoid oral anticoagulant because these agents cross the placenta
If the patient with the indwelling urinary catheter complains of abdominal discomfort, the nurse should check for bladder distention
Bladder and urethral injury may result from any indwelling urinary catheter that isn’t properly positioned and secured
The nurse who accidentally inserts a urinary catheter into the patient’s lady parts should leave the catheter in place temporarily while starting the procedure over again while using a new catheter
A partial – thickness burns involves the epidermis and part of the dermis
Taking the axillary temperature is the least accurate way of measuring body temperature
After suctioning, the nurse must document the colorr, amount consistency, and odor of secretions and the patients tolerance for the procedure – medical surgical
Addisonian crisis is manifested by severe hypotension and requires the administration of I.V. Cortisol to reverse the signs and symptoms associated with the crisis
GOD BLESS US ALL FUTURE RNs:heartbeat:nurse::heartbeat
normal specific gravity = 1.016-1.022 (depending on laboratory)
CVP= the pressure under which blood is returned to the superior vena
cava and right atrium
Specific Gravity = Urine test that measures the kidney's ability to
concentrate urine.
Note: Decreased specific gravity occurs with increased fluid
retention. Could you guess, why? feliz3
Hi you all,
I want to add more information to the subject of dehydration. Now I want to add the possible Causes of Deficient Fluid Volume (another name for good old dehydration) feliz3 :typing
Causes of Dehydration:
1) diarrhea
2) conditions that cause increased respiration such as vigorous exercising
3) conditions that cause increased urine output such as diabetes insipidous
4) insufficient IV fluid replacement
5) draining fistulas
6) ileostomy
6) colostomy
7) use of hypertonic fluid for replacing isotonic fluid loses--do you know why is this? Why you cannot replace fluid for isotonic dehydration with a hypertonic fluid? think about it, and if you do not come up with the right answer lets discuss it if you like to do so. feliz3
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Dear coolblein,
Thank you very much! feliz3 :urck: