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
My first post of the year is about the Alternate Item Formats (AIFs) questions which are very much part of the NCLEX-RN. I am referring to questions in which the candidate has to Select All That Apply (sata) or Multiple Response, Fill In The Blank, Prioritizing (ordered response/drag and drop) Figure Illustration (hot Spot) Drug calculations and Chart/exhibit. All those testing formats fall into the AIFs category, and some of us would like to develop stronger skills in answering those types of questions, correctly. The author of Saunders 4th edition, Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination, Linda Silvestri has a special book which comes with a CD-ROM which features questions with audio components, rationales and AIFs test taking strategies for each question. The book name is: Strategies for Alternate Item Formats on the NCLEX-RN Exam. The publisher is Saunders/Elsevier and the authors are Linda Anne Silvestri and Yazmin Mojica. This book is all about alternate questions formats. If you are not strong on the core content of nursing knowledge I suggest you start by learning what you need to know as far as basic nursing information in order to be able to answer NCLEX-RN type questions in general. When you are strong on the core content of nursing knowledge move on to practice for the alternate format questions for when you sit for the NCLEX you may get to answer a few of those like the NCLEX candidate, folashade37 who said she answered four select all that apply type questions when she took the NCLEX. I just threw in this new reference for it is an excellent book, but you have to be ready for it. I like to share what I think would get you closer to your goal of becoming a registered nurse, that's all. May God grant you the innermost wishes of your heart in this new year 2009, specially to you folashade37 and the others who are waiting for their test results. feliz3
hi felix, just to let u know that i got my result on new years day and i pass with 89 questions. that was my best new year gift . my god is alive and well.
hi felix, just to let u know that i got my result on new years day and i pass with 89 questions. that was my best new year gift . my god is alive and well.
happy new year to you and yours.
thank you for sharing the good news!!! i am so glad for you...this is excellent. :clphnds::ancong!:
the arm on the same side of a mastectomy, by the way, do not take a blood pressure or take blood sample from that arm, either. Usually there is a big sign on the wall in the client's room telling the health care personnel notto use that arm for any kind of blood work, etc.
an arm which has an arteriovenous fistula or shunt for dialysis---avoid--the surgeon who did the shunt would be incredibly angry if he/she sees that arm which has the shunt for dialysis with a blood pressure cuff on it :flmngmd: or a peripheral IV hooked to that particular arm.
infected tissue is another NO! as an option for a peripheral intravenous site
veins in the lower extremities (legs and feet) are not suitable site to start a peripheral IV for an adult client because of the risk of a thrombus formation and possibly pooling of medication in areas of decreased venous return
What are the good sites for starting a peripheral IV?
If you get a question like this as an Alternate Item Format in which you have to point the cursor to what would be the best sites, point the cursor at dorsal veins in the hand, forearm and the antecubital fossa. Those are right sites for starting a peripheral IV onless it is contraindicated for the reasons pointed out above.
Does anybody know if longterm using of oral contraceptives increases or decreases risk of cervical cancer. Information I've found are quite controaversial. Thanks:nuke:
hi all! i'm happy to find this thread. i'm a slow reader and so it will take time for me to read all the 262 pages and counting... keep throwing the "facts", guys! so far, i love the tip about psychotropic drugs and CNS stimulant/depressant. somehow, i get lost with psychotropic drugs and its side effects because there's so many of them.
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Select all the applies...took NCLEX RN on Monday...lots of Meds and deligation Question..glory to God i passed w/75 questions..