Favorite Mnemonics / Memory Tricks

[RNsRWe]

Hi there...I was thinking, as I was studying for NCLEX, how many mneumonics and other memory tricks we use. And I thought it would be good to have a thread where people could post what they use, and others could find them and use them. :)

I see there's a thread for acronyms, but I'm talking about mneumonics.

I'll start off :)

Immediate tx of MI, think MONA:

M Morphine sulfate

O Oxygen

N Nitroglycerin

A ASA

Treatment of CHF, think UNLOAD FAST:

U sit Upright

N Nitro

L Lasix

O Oxygen

A Aminophylline

D Digoxin

F Fluids- decrease

A Afterload - decrease

S Sodium - decrease

T Tests: dig level, ABG, K+

Assistive devices -- Canes:

C Cane

O Opposite

A Affected

L Leg

Keep adding! :)

[lulu rn]

medication rights

patty------patient

doesnt----drug

do--------dose

tuesday---time

friday-----frequency

rounds----route

[Natingale, EdD, RN]

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[Reddy,RN]

check out the fact-throwing in the nclex section. this is from page 22:

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

[fredrick90005]

subcribed!

[shygoofyone]

Electrolyte Mnemonics

I got these from Mosby's flashcards, and some of them are elsewhere on this site, too:

Hyperkalemia: The MURDERous MACHINE

S/S: Murder

M-Muscle Weakness (muscle cramps first, then weakness)

U-Urine (oliguria or anuria)

R-Respiratory Distress

D-Decreased Cardiac Contractility

E-ECG Changes

R-Reflexes (hyperreflexia or areflexia)

Causes: Machine

M-Medications (ACE-inhibitors, NSAIDS)

A-Acidosis (metabolic or respiratory, acute onset)

C-Cellular destruction (burns, traumatic injury)

H-Hypoaldosteronism, hemolysis

I-Intake, excessive

N-Nephrons (renal failure)

E-Excretion, impaired

Hypocalcemia

S/S: CATS

C-Convulsions

A-Arrhythmias

T-Tetany

S-Spasms and stridor

Hypernatremia: Fried Model

S/S: FRIED

F-Fever (low-grade), flushed skin

R-Restless, Irritable, Confused

I-Increased fluid retention, Blood Pressure

E-Edema (peripheral and pitting)

D-Decreased urine output, dry mouth

Causes: MODEL

M-Medications, Meals

O-Osmotic Diuretics

D-Diabetes Insipidus

E-Excessive H20 Loss

L-Low H20 Intake

Normal Lab Values:

Calcium 8.5-10 (my bones grew strong when I was 8-10 years old)

Potassium 3.5-5 (kids 3-5 like to play with POTS)

Blood Ph 7.35-7.45

Sodium 135-145

CO2 (ABG) 35-45

[dan1100rt]

For some reason, had trouble remembering the order for pushing IV meds; preceptor told me...

SASH

Saline

Administer (med)

Saline

Heparin (1:10)

[Natingale, EdD, RN]

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[STL2008, RN]

They taugh us in school. All Physicians Take Money!!

for A.P.T.M- the only one i can ever remember is- All Prostitutes Take Money!

in school they taught us APe To Man- but i could never remember that because i don't believe in evolution.

[~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN]

I am gonna have to copy and paste these to a Word Doc and print and save them. Thanks so much to the OP for starting this thread. I have found so much helpful information on this site I feel like I will have a great head start going into NS in august!

[joan75]

thanks alot for giving this mnemonics...it really helps.

[shygoofyone]

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[LaneRN]

There is a book that we used for our NCLEX review caled Nursing made insanely easy that has these and a lot more to help remember things needed to know