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 will test on july 7 only 11 days to go...and i took kaplan live review, did all the q trainers and all the questions from the qbank, i am studying content from my weakest to strongest areas, and avg about 100 questions per day. i am using the illustrated study guide for the nclex rn by mosby mainly because i like the way its laid out (very colorful) with all the meds and dx tests with nur interventions included at the end of every chapter for that system. also i am using questions from mosbys q and a (the orange book), nclex-rn 4000 disk and this forum(its helpful in more ways than one). when i am in the car i carry around frye's 3300 nursing bullets. good luck to the all of you by the way!!
ps. i plan to go back and do qtrainer 6 and 7 because i heard its most like the real nclex questions.
only 11 days to go...and i took kaplan live review, did all the q trainers and all the questions from the qbank, i am studying content from my weakest to strongest areas, and avg about 100 questions per day. i am using the illustrated study guide for the nclex rn by mosby mainly because i like the way its laid out (very colorful) with all the meds and dx tests with nur interventions included at the end of every chapter for that system. also i am using questions from mosbys q and a (the orange book), nclex-rn 4000 disk and this forum(its helpful in more ways than one). when i am in the car i carry around frye's 3300 nursing bullets. good luck to the all of you by the way!!
Conejita, BSN
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one more positioning one:
peritoneal dialysis when outflow is inadequate --> turn pt from side to side before checking for kinks in tubing (according to kaplan)