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
This thread is great - its really helpful when I don't have the energy to take any more Kaplan tests. Here are some concepts I've missed. The info is from Kaplan, ATI, and/or Saunders.
1. Addisons vs Cushings. Their labs and appearances are opposite. A pt with Addisons will be thin & bronze. They will have decreased BP, glucose, NA and elevated K. A pt with Cushings will appear round with a moon face and buffalo hump. They will have decreased BP, glucose, NA and elevated K.
2. Hyper vs Hypo glycemia. This saying came from NursingEd.com. 'Hot & dry = sugar high." "Cold & clammy = need some candy." So a hyperglycemic pt will hot, dry, flushed and a hypoglycemic pt will be cold, dizzy, irritable, hungry, headache, tremors.
3. In a post-op hyperthyrodism pt watch for complications such as thyroid storm (elevated temp, pulse, BP, abdominal pain) and also hoorificeness which could indicate laryngeal nerve injury.
4. Don't usually pick answers that ask your pt "why". Its not therapeutic and not focused on the problem at hand. (This is only a general rule, if you think the therapeutic response involves a why then go with it)
5. Abdominal pain: Pain in the upper right quadrant think cholecystitis and pain the lower right quadrant think appendicitis. Also cholecystitis will present with nausea & vomiting before pain and appendicitis will present with pain before nausea & vomiting.
I hope some of these concepts I've missed can help someone else answer a question right during the NCLEX! Good luck everyone!!
With out adequate cardiac perfusion, there will be no renal perfusion, which can lead to kidney failure. By looking at BUN (normal: 7-20) and creatinine (n: 0.8-1.4) you can evaluate renal function. The renal and cardiac system are always closely related, always working in response to each other. It is also important to asses I & O and fluid volume to evaluate renal function
I just took my NCLEX-RN this morning; 75 questions in 90 minutes. I got the good pop-up, so fingers crossed! :) This thread was very helpful in reviewing for the exam. Good luck to all of you!
Hello there guys, I have been reading all these threads before I was even graduated, to be honest it helped me a lot. I graduated on december 2010. I had been doing the kaplan and then read through this. I took my exam yesterday...the computer shut off on question 75. I do not know if I will be able to check the results during the weekend. I am in MidMissouri. I checked pearsonvue website, I follow all the steps and pop up the little window that says i need to contact my member board for further assistance, so i hope that is a good sign.
Hi Lanepn, I saw others asking you for the random fact throwing file + was wondering if by chance you'd be willing to send to me or tell me how to go about attaining. I know your posting was very helpful + would love more if not too much trouble.
Sorry I did not get here to update my results...I did pass!!! After a long two days of waiting I can finally relax and go back to sleep. This site awesome. I learned a lot from it. Thanks for whoever started this thread.
This thread has been very helpful! I take my boards on the 16th for the 2nd time! VERYYY nervous!!! I don't really have the time to post and facts! Thanks for all the helpful feeds!
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This thread is great - its really helpful when I don't have the energy to take any more Kaplan tests. Here are some concepts I've missed. The info is from Kaplan, ATI, and/or Saunders.
1. Addisons vs Cushings. Their labs and appearances are opposite. A pt with Addisons will be thin & bronze. They will have decreased BP, glucose, NA and elevated K. A pt with Cushings will appear round with a moon face and buffalo hump. They will have decreased BP, glucose, NA and elevated K.
2. Hyper vs Hypo glycemia. This saying came from NursingEd.com. 'Hot & dry = sugar high." "Cold & clammy = need some candy." So a hyperglycemic pt will hot, dry, flushed and a hypoglycemic pt will be cold, dizzy, irritable, hungry, headache, tremors.
3. In a post-op hyperthyrodism pt watch for complications such as thyroid storm (elevated temp, pulse, BP, abdominal pain) and also hoorificeness which could indicate laryngeal nerve injury.
4. Don't usually pick answers that ask your pt "why". Its not therapeutic and not focused on the problem at hand. (This is only a general rule, if you think the therapeutic response involves a why then go with it)
5. Abdominal pain: Pain in the upper right quadrant think cholecystitis and pain the lower right quadrant think appendicitis. Also cholecystitis will present with nausea & vomiting before pain and appendicitis will present with pain before nausea & vomiting.
I hope some of these concepts I've missed can help someone else answer a question right during the NCLEX! Good luck everyone!!