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...
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Specializes in oncology, palliative care, wound care,.
Hi new to USA and new to this. Hoping to sit nclex after cgfns this year. This thread has been very useful. Couldnt resist contributing! Here goes......
1) Gout : low purine diet, avoid organ meat e.g. liver.
2) Hypertension : low sodium diet.
3) Renal calculi, calcium kidney stones : follow alkaline ash diet e.g. spinach, milk, banana. Aim is to increase pH.
4) Post MI : incr troponin T, n/r : 0.1 to 0.2 ng/ml.
5) Post MI: incr isoenzyme for lactic dehydrogenase LDH1.
i have a queston about transcribing meds in a priorization problem. How do u determine which meds to transcribe 1st and least and wat exactly is transcribing? We werent thought that but i found that in alot of qustions i have taken including my finals which i found interesting of them to do.
Usually the hospital administrative staff transcribes from the medication order written by the physician and the nurse validates it. However, that system is no longer effective for its high probability of error. Transcribing orders means the doctor gives the handwritten or phone order to the nurse who interprets and validates what has been written. The nurse gives it to the administrative staff which writes it down on an official medical order form puts it in the computer and sends it the pharmacy. Transcribing orders is a basic competency of registered nurses and registered nurse practitioners who administer medications as part of their scope of practice. Electronic order entry systems has slowly replaced transcribing, because electronic systems allow the doctors to enter medical orders into a computer program which automatically transcribes the medical orders, thereby reducing the probability of medication error. I found this link to Power Point presentation called Medication Practice Standard: Transcribing Orders. http://www.cno.org/prac/learn/modules/medication/slides/Transcribing.pdf. feliz3
I still don't understand the immunization schedule for infants and children. Can someone clarify for me? I checked out the chart on the CDC website, but it just confused me more.
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Hello,
Thank you very much for everybody here. I'm telling you. I passed.