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
Congratulations! I take it this upcoming Friday and I'm quite nervous. Cramming everything I can. I graduated on the 15th of June and scheduled my test ASAP. I'm worried too. I took the Saunder's Online NCLEX-RN CAT ... and failed with 75 questions. However, in school I took the comprehensive ATI predictor and it said I had a 98% chance of passing. I do around 400 questions a day and review content after content! -sigh- I wish my life didn't 'depend' on this test, it'd be a lot less stressful!
If you can find a way to do Kaplan questions, I would do that, they really help, and learn how to critically think, that's also a big help. I did NCSBN learning extension online, you can pay about 50 dollars for access for a week or something. The questions were a lot like NCLEX. Saunders seemed way easy, but I did do a lot of Saunders questions and passed :) Good luck to you, you can do it. Don't be too nervous....think of it as just any other day, and try to get enough sleep. I was bad at that one...lol.
1. Adverse effect of PTU is AGRANULOCYTOSIS. Patient should immediately report SORE THROAT or FEVER
2. Russel's skin traction flexes the hip and knee for LE fractures (Russel's has an E and an L in it!). Buck's skin traction is for hip fractures (I think of riding a mechanical bull that is bucking and you move from your hips a lot.. dumb but it helps me!). Dunlop traction is for UE fractures (I think of the tennis brand Dunlop- you play tennis with your arms)
3. Prostaglandins (often used for postpartum bleeding) should be questioned if the woman has asthma
4. In an alkaline-ash diet (ex. might be used with renal calculi) all fruits are allowed except cranberries, blueberries, prunes, and plums
5. Roseola is transmitted by saliva- no sharing glasses or utensils
6. Normal tonometry reading is between 10 and 21 mm Hg (I remember 10 is the lowest because ton sounds a little like ten). Higher numbers indicate glaucoma.
/shrug I just finished my first year and that's the level of stuff we were expected to know on our tests.
I don't expect us to be held to the same level of knowledge as doctors, but I think it would be important to know what the Calcium actually does versus "It's an antidote," which it isn't.
Calcium gluconate is the antidote for overdose of magnesium sulfate. When asked a question on the NCLEX what should be by the bed of a patient recieving IV magnesium sulfate, the correct answer is calcium gluconate. *This pertains to the OB patient as a treatment for gestational hypertensive diseases. This med is also an anticonvulsant.*
I never heard that. I know an emergency tracheostomy kit should be @ the bedside.
-CONSULTS the med surg book!-
Because when a thyroidectomy is performed, it is possible to nick/remove/destroy/damage the Parathyroid... which leads to a lower level of PTH, which leads to Hypocalcemia... thus the need for Calcium Gluconate!
Because when a thyroidectomy is performed, it is possible to nick/remove/destroy/damage the Parathyroid... which leads to a lower level of PTH, which leads to Hypocalcemia... thus the need for Calcium Gluconate!
And yes, of course, the emergency trach kit. :-)
Alright, I will keep this in mind! I didn't read this in any of my texts though.
Alright, I will keep this in mind! I didn't read this in any of my texts though.
I didn't either... never heard ANY of it until I started studying for this crazy test... and Kaplan. Of course, they might have said it, but I didn't remember it/hear it.
I believe that if the last question you had was above the passing level, application or analysis, iow, you passed, whether or not you got it right. On the other hand, if it was a knowledge or comprehension question, it doesn't matter, it isn't passing even if you did get it right. That's what the course said, anyway...
Good luck!
One of my classmates took the NCLEX-RN three days ago and she told me her last question was a knowledge/comprehension question. She felt she answered the question correctly and she also passed. (= So I do not know how accurate the whole 'very last question' thing is.
1. tension pneumothorax is the creation of a one-way valve into the pleural space where air enters and does not leave, which collapses the lung-- can result from complicated pneumothorax or chest trauma: must be treated immediately with needle decompression (also called needle thoracostomy; where 3" needle catheter is inserted perpendicular to chest wall in 2nd intercostal space, midclavicular line; should hear rush of air). early signs: tachycardia, tachypnea/dyspnea, hypoxia. late signs: tracheal deviation & jugular vein distention.
2. side effects of corticosteroid therapy: short-term: elevated intraocular pressure, elevated blood pressure, mood swings, fluid retention. long-term: calcium loss from bone, increased risk for infection, thin skin, easy bruising, hyperglycemia and suppressed adrenal gland functions. tell patients to stay hydrated, inform providers about steroid use esp. when going to surgery, and protect from infection.
3. addison's disease = hypocortisolism a.k.a. adrenal insufficiency. addisonian crisis (syncope, n/v, hypotension, hypercalcemia, convulsions, fever) can result from sudden withdrawal from cortiosteroid therapy, or when someone with the disease has surgery.
4. cyanotic congenital heart defects: tetralogy of fallot, and transposition of the great vessels. acyanotic include patent ductus arteriosus, ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect, and coarctation of aorta.
5. cpr for child age 1 to 8:
a. establish that victim does not respond.
b. witnessed: activate emergency system after verifying unresponsiveness. unwitnessed: activate emergency system after 5 cycles of cpr.
c. look, listen, feel. then open airway-- head tilt, chin lift.
d. give 2 breaths, verify chest rises.
e. check pulse-- carotid for child age 1 to 8.
f. compress center of breastbone between nipples with heel of one hand, 1/3 to 1/2 depth of chest, at rate of 100/min.
g. compression:ventilation ratio = 30:2 single rescuer; 15:2 dual rescuer.
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If you can find a way to do Kaplan questions, I would do that, they really help, and learn how to critically think, that's also a big help. I did NCSBN learning extension online, you can pay about 50 dollars for access for a week or something. The questions were a lot like NCLEX. Saunders seemed way easy, but I did do a lot of Saunders questions and passed :) Good luck to you, you can do it. Don't be too nervous....think of it as just any other day, and try to get enough sleep. I was bad at that one...lol.