How much time on Lab values?

[VANESSA WILLIAMS]

Hello,

How about last night I studied for 2 hours on lab values out of Saunders. GOD knows I want to move to the next step doing other Chapters moving right along but just can't because I did horrible on this Chapter and had to go back and review knowing the Normal lab values. Does anyone think this is good what I'm doing? I even did the same questions so far 2 days in a row. What do you all think?

[NurseGreenEyes RN]

hey vanessa! :typing

the way i could learn those values was by doing flash cards.

i did flash cards on these:

pt

ptt

inr

bun

cr

spec gravity

ca

k

iop

albumin

cvp

wbc

platelets

hgb/hct on male and female

also by knowing how the patho works in the disease process is important when you come across with a question with labs, especially if it has s/s and v/s.

hope this mini info will help ya!

im sure you will get reply's from others with good tips as well!

good luck vanessa!

just keep focused girl, you can do it! don't frustrate yourself. just keep practicing over and over and it will stick to ya!

:heartbeat nursegreeneyes :heartbeat

[VANESSA WILLIAMS]

Thanks so much for your advice I really needed to know this. And I will stay focused because I really want these license. :bowingpur

[VANESSA WILLIAMS]

Also, when you say the patho in the Disease Process how did you included this on your flash cards can you give me an example?

[NurseGreenEyes RN]

:flwrhrts: vanessa, :flwrhrts:

no problem at all my dear. that's what allnurses.com buddies are all about....to help a lending hand here! :hgu:

regarding the patho of diseases on flash cards, i actually didn't make any for those. but that's not a bad idea either vanessa to do.

but in order to understand the lab values that affect the topic of the disease you have to know how the patho with the labs that work with the disease process.

hmmm? let me think here....:thnkg:

for example im trying to think while typing......

oh? ok.....for example pancreatitis.....know that the lipase and amylase will be elevated. so what's the normal lab values for lipase and amylase?

another example is diabetes insipdus....know that pt will be having a lot of urine output and will be dehydrated so the sodium levels will be really high and specific gravity will be low........so know what is the normal sodium level what is the normal specific gravity. what sx will the pt be having?

same thing with siadh........low sodium level......low specific gravity.......fluid volume over load. you want to restrict fluids.....

so what i did i made flash cards or actually i stapled 8 sheets of papers and made key points of each disease process.

hypothyroidism

hyperthyroidism

addisons

cushings

di

siadh

hypoparathyroidism

hyperparathyroidism

and i just wrote bullets (key points) for each diagnosis.

hope this helps!

post me or email me anytime if you want!

:heartbeat nursegreeneyes :heartbeat

:cmptrgk:

[wannapass2]

thank you for the helpful tip......I try it.

[VANESSA WILLIAMS]

Nursegreeneyes dang!!!!!!! your really good and thanks for all of your help and I will have to keep in touch with you seriously.Thanks alot :nuke:

[NurseGreenEyes RN]

Vanessa!

Anytime girl!

Just keep focusing on that Nclex and be very determined about it!

Well, Day 2 and still waiting for those results. I was down this morning because I didn't see my name on the BRN website..........this is making me anxious.

But keep up the studying girl! As long as you keep at it you will feel confident!!!

Stay in touch!

Nursegreeneyes :heartbeat

[VANESSA WILLIAMS]

Trust me you passed keep your head up!!!!!!!!!! Your going places:up: