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
miotic- little word, little pupil, constricts pupils
mydriatic - big word, big pupil, dilates pupils
ldl versus hdl
ldl you want low (below 130 mg/dl) or it will lower you into the ground - bad cholesterol
hdlyou want high (above 45 mg/dl) for client to feel healthy. good cholesterol. carries cholesterol away from the heart.
care of a patient in traction
t = temperature
r = ropes hang freely
a = alignment
c = circulation - the 5 p's - pain, pulse, pallor, paresthesia, paralysis
t = type and location of fracture
i = increase fluid intake
o = overhead trapeze
n = no weights on bed or floor
while we are at it, any hints for the nclex. i sat there and thought i was such a dummie :sstrs:. not once did my instructors talk about haart and i thought it had something to do with the heart. imagine my shock when i came home and it had to do with hiv
Dayo, I am also a foreign Nurse from Nigeria just found out I failed at 237 Questions. I am so devastated. I still have some days left on Kaplan and I am thinking of augmenting with learningext but I found out they have a special package for International Nurses. Is that what you got. It,s going to run for 8 weeks as well. Please advice I am at a crossroad now. I can't even cry anymore.
This thread is very wonderful and full of information. I am lucky I bumped into this :yeah:I am reading the other posts however I am still at page 30.. Hopefully I can read all of your posts because they really help refresh my memory. However, I have a question, hope someone can help. Scenario: A 13 year old gives birth to a baby who in turn needs a cardiac surgery, can the 13 year old mother sign the consent for her baby?
For me, I think the 13 year old mother can give consent since she is already considered an emancipated minor (?). Although I am really not sure. Thanks in advance for your reply :wink2:
By the way, kindly pray for me, I will be taking the dreaded NCLEX-RN on March 26, 2009. Thanks! :rcgtku:
This thread is very wonderful and full of information. I am lucky I bumped into this :yeah:I am reading the other posts however I am still at page 30.. Hopefully I can read all of your posts because they really help refresh my memory. However, I have a question, hope someone can help. Scenario: A 13 year old gives birth to a baby who in turn needs a cardiac surgery, can the 13 year old mother sign the consent for her baby?
For me, I think the 13 year old mother can give consent since she is already considered an emancipated minor (?). Although I am really not sure. Thanks in advance for your reply :wink2:
By the way, kindly pray for me, I will be taking the dreaded NCLEX-RN on March 26, 2009. Thanks! :rcgtku:
You are right on the right track, yes she can sign the form:up:
the client with uncontrolled atrial fibrillation with a ventricular rate over 100 beats/min is at risk for low cardiac output due to loss of atrial kick. the nurse assesses the client for palpitations, chest pain or discomfort, hypotension, pulse deficit, fatigue, weakness, dizziness, syncope, shortness of breath, and distended neck veins.
hi, i have a question; does anybody know anything about "feebleness", if it's a disease, its signs and symptoms? another one, what is a "petered abdomen"? :thnkg::rcgtku:
hi, i have a question; does anybody know anything about "feebleness", if it's a disease, its signs and symptoms? another one, what is a "petered abdomen"? :thnkg::rcgtku:
this is what i found out. feebleness means lacking strength, weak. (i think) petered.. well all that i can think of is this for example. the pain has petered the abdomen. meaning no more pain in that area. (i think) :typing:banghead:
graduated from nursing school in 1993 but never took boards until last month and failed . took a refresher course, etc. have been reading these to help and found nothing on this so hopefully will help all of you taking boards. what does it mean when the results says "near passing standard"? any help would be greatly appreciated.
haart - haart stands for highly active antiretroviral therapy. it is the combination of at least three arv drugs that attack different parts of hiv or stop the virus from entering blood cells.
a. the standard of haart is to take a minimum of 3 different drugs from at least two different drug classifications.
nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors - medication used 1st for hiv.
nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
protease inhibitors - advise patient not to eat grapefruit juice.
entry inhibitors
b. haart refers to any medication regimen that interferes with hiv viral activity and ideally suppress vial activity.
c. advise patient that if they stop taking the antiviral medications at the same time, they must stop all antiviral meds. taking only some antiviral meds will create a resistance to hiv and lead to a loss of effective treatment options for this patient in the future. successful haart requires 90% adherence to program.
d. never assume the family or loved ones know the patient is hiv positive. always ask patient who knows in order to keep patient confidentiality. encourage patient to share diagnosis to decrease isolation. offer to be with the patient if they decide to inform those they choose.
. took a refresher course, etc. have been reading these to help and found nothing on this so hopefully will help all of you taking boards. what does it mean when the results says "near passing standard"? any help would be greatly appreciated.
mamaellis2many
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miotic- little word, little pupil, constricts pupils
mydriatic - big word, big pupil, dilates pupils
ldl versus hdl
ldl you want low (below 130 mg/dl) or it will lower you into the ground - bad cholesterol
hdlyou want high (above 45 mg/dl) for client to feel healthy. good cholesterol. carries cholesterol away from the heart.
care of a patient in traction
t = temperature
r = ropes hang freely
a = alignment
c = circulation - the 5 p's - pain, pulse, pallor, paresthesia, paralysis
t = type and location of fracture
i = increase fluid intake
o = overhead trapeze
n = no weights on bed or floor
while we are at it, any hints for the nclex. i sat there and thought i was such a dummie
:sstrs:. not once did my instructors talk about haart and i thought it had something to do with the heart. imagine my shock when i came home and it had to do with hiv