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
hey Prado, I see ur trying to copy the random facts into word, i've been doin that lately, i thnk thats a good idea, I'll be happy to give you a hand with that...i see you done at first 25, what if i start at page 100 and u continue with urs and we can prolly combine it to a single document. what d u say about dat? (mah bad dis is my first post so i cant pm u for now) email address would work...or pm me I guess...
Here are a few facts that were posted earlier in this thread that I thought may help some with infection control.
airborne: private room-negative pressure with 6-12 air xchanges/hr Mask, N95 for TB
My-measles
Chicken-chicken pox
Hez-Herpes zoster
TB
CONTACT:
MRS. WEE
M-multi drug resistant organism
R-respiratory infection
S-skin infection
W-wound infection
E-enteric infection- clostridium dufficile
E-eye infection-conjunctivitis
this was sent to me by the person who referred me to allnurses.com I believe she rcvd it form here! hope it helps
Hi there! just took my California nclex-rn exam last july 27..i passed!..i guess i wouldn't have made it without this infection control mnemonics..for i got a lot of questions coming from infectn control precautions, delegation and prioritization..thanks so much to the one who originally posted it last year(2008)..it really helped me a lot!..to the one who reposted this, thanks!..but you forget Droplet Precautions - think of spiderman!..
sorry about that. i did forget to post it. so here you go guys this is all of the infection control mnemonics that were posted earlier in this thread.
transmission-based precautions:
remember adc - airborne, droplet, contact
airborne
my - measles
chicken - chicken pox
hez - herpez zoster
tb
private room - negative pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr
mask, n95 for tb
droplet
think of spiderman!
s - sepsis
s - scarlet fever
s - streptococcal pharyngitis
p - parvovirus b19
p - pneumonia
p - pertussis
i - influenza
d - diptheria (pharyngeal)
e - epiglottitis
r - rubella
m - mumps
m - meningitis
m - mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia
an - adenovirus
private room or cohort
mask
contact precaution
mrs.wee
m - multidrug resistant organism
r - respiratory infection
s - skin infections *
w - wound infxn
e - enteric infxn - clostridium difficile
e - eye infxn - conjunctivitis
skin infections
vchips
v - varicella zoster
c - cutaneous diphtheria
h - herpez simplex
i - impetigo
p - pediculosis
s - scabies
private room or cohort
gloves
gown
hope these help. i know i am planning on using them on the 25th when i take mine. the closer it gets the more terrified i am feeling due to all of the negative threads that i have read from those who failed. so i think i am just going to concentrate on this thread and continue to post facts until my big day. good luck to those who have tested and those that are waiting to test.
I am new to this and have a couple questions if anyone can answer them for me.
First is if a pt is receiving internal radiation will they have a catheter or are they able to get out of bed and use the bathroom/commode?
Second any info on room assignments and infection control would be helpful. I know that you can cohort the same organisms but otherwise would they just have to have a private room? What if there becomes an issue of not enough rooms? You know those questions of should they be placed with someone who has a broken hip or dementia? I have trouble with these so really any input would be very helpful.
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hey Prado, I see ur trying to copy the random facts into word, i've been doin that lately, i thnk thats a good idea, I'll be happy to give you a hand with that...i see you done at first 25, what if i start at page 100 and u continue with urs and we can prolly combine it to a single document. what d u say about dat? (mah bad dis is my first post so i cant pm u for now) email address would work...or pm me I guess...