April 2008 NCLEX test takers, COME ON IN!

[MMARN]

Per the request of janina08 I've started the April NCLEX takers support group. When do you take it? What are you using to study? Would anyone like to review any of the systems/meds that he/she feels weakest on? Let's keep each other in our prayers and good thoughts as we go through one of the biggest experiences of our lives. :)

[avalere2474]

hi and welcome

[rose143]

yes in cushing's it is hypokalemia

[MomenTs]

genny0616 said:

How are you guys studying Pharmacology? How are you guys remembering all the drugs???? I am overwhelmed

I still need to allot time just for pharm

[MomenTs]

chichimitchi said:

it depends on the condition of the disease like in leukemia where u have increased immature WBC or in infection (bacterial= increased wbc, viral and super infections decreased wbc)

feel free to correct me if im wrong in this

Thankyou. What do u mean by superinfections? Thank you

[MomenTs]

Mechanisms of Labor

Every damn fool in england residing eats rotten eggs

Every - Engagement

Damn - Descent

Fool - Flexion

In - Internal rotation

England - Extension

residing - restitution

eats rotten - external rotation

eggs - expulsion

No offence to those residing in England. Just have to to come up with strange ways to remember th ings. Thanks.

[rnaffah]

Hi,I will take my NCLEX in April 10..

Good luck for everybody,

[rnaffah]

Hi,I will take my NCLEX in April 10..

Good luck for everybody,

[MMARN, BSN, RN]

Guys, I'm sorry I haven't posted the cardiac things yet. It's just that with the holiday weekend, it's been kind of crazy in my house. I'll try to post the information tonight, if not, with no more delay I'll post it tomorrow night. I apologize again.

[jenrn2008]

Mave,

No problem! Its Easter weekend... and everyone is running around...:balloons:

I also wanted to start a mini Pharm review since that is my weakest area...and weak for others too. The ATI book breaks down Pharm into 11 units... I can post summaries each day for 11 days and hopefully that will help. I know many people said they just skip pharm questions and just assume they will get those questions wrong, but I am scared b/c I have been missing like 80% of them and the other 20% are just blind guesses that happen to be right .

The sections will be broken down as follows:

1. Meds for Infections

2.Meds for the Immune System

3. Meds for Pain and Inflammation

4. Meds for the Nervous System

5. Meds for Cardio

6. Meds affecting the blood

7. Meds for Respiratory

8. Meds for Renal

9. Meds for Digestive/Nutrition

10. Meds for Endocrine

11. Meds for Reproductive

each day i will post a summary (which will help me as well b/c I am a visual learner), and by April 1st, we will be able to cover most of the meds before anyone in this April group takes the test!

[MomenTs]

genny0616 said:

Mave,

No problem! Its Easter weekend... and everyone is running around...:balloons:

I also wanted to start a mini Pharm review since that is my weakest area...and weak for others too. The ATI book breaks down Pharm into 11 units... I can post summaries each day for 11 days and hopefully that will help. I know many people said they just skip pharm questions and just assume they will get those questions wrong, but I am scared b/c I have been missing like 80% of them and the other 20% are just blind guesses that happen to be right .

The sections will be broken down as follows:

1. Meds for Infections

2.Meds for the Immune System

3. Meds for Pain and Inflammation

4. Meds for the Nervous System

5. Meds for Cardio

6. Meds affecting the blood

7. Meds for Respiratory

8. Meds for Renal

9. Meds for Digestive/Nutrition

10. Meds for Endocrine

11. Meds for Reproductive

each day i will post a summary (which will help me as well b/c I am a visual learner), and by April 1st, we will be able to cover most of the meds before anyone in this April group takes the test!

Thank you. God bless you . And same to Mave also :icon_hug: God indeed is good ?

[MomenTs]

I still have problem connecting immune system and WBC's in your body.

When a patient has a high amount of glucorticoid in their body, it brings their immune system down, something we see in Cushing's syndrome. A/C to Saunders, with Cushings, WBC's is elevated.

So, weaker the immune system = More elevated the WBC's? And, stronger the immune system = Less amount of WBC's?

Some of you said, it depends from condition to condition. If I could just get this connection between WBC's and immune system, life would be little bit more simpler understanding somethings. PHew

Thank you for trying to make me understand guys. I still am not getting this conecept and can't connect the dots together.

[chichimitchi]

Superinfections

A frequent complication of drug therapy for microbial infection. It may result from opportunistic colonization following immunosuppression by the primary pathogen and can be influenced by the time interval between infections, microbial physiology, or host resistance. Experimental challenge and in vitro models are sometimes used in virulence and infectivity studies.