March 2008 NCLEX support group

[Silverdragon102]

A thread for all those in March who are planning to take the NCLEX offering both support and any hints or tips that help

Good luck to all

[ava'smomRN]

Just a doubt... Warfarin normal PT values=9.5-11...If a patient is on Warfarin and PT is 27---what would a nurse do ...give drug/not????...

yeah, i think you would hold it and notify md.

[HeartJulz]

Hi everyone.. Im still around waiting on NCLEX results.. left to get away for a few days , I needed it. I was watching this TV show last night, have no idea the name of it... it was on late, had to do w autopsies and it was interesting to see. There was a 40 yr man who had prior head injuries when he was a kid which in turn he became schitozophrenic, well this lead to high BP which enlarged the ventricle and he died in his sleep w pulmonary embolism. It was very interersting to actually see it on TV rather than just read in books ... if I remember the name or anything let you know ... just thought Id share ... what system are all of you on? Anyone taking there exam 1st week of March?:heartbeat-- Julz

[igmirnor]

Hi JulzInteresting ....about the TV show... I think mrstip905 posted some notes on maternity... and we never got to doing some systems...right now I am, doing Suzanne's second tip...keep us posted about the results:up:

[wishiwereanurse, BSN, RN]

Just in case we get a question on the nclex that demands us to put the Mechanisms of Labor in order:

ED FIRE RERE

Engagement

Descent

Flexion

Internal Rotation

Extension

Restitution

External Rotation

Expulsion

"Process of Labor" (dilating, expulsion, etc.) should be "Mechanisms of Labor". The process of labor are those "4 or 5 P's" (passenger, passageway, etc). Mechanisms of Labor notes needed to be corrected. Here's the correct info. from Saunders. SORRY!!!

Mechanisms of Labor:

Engagement: "lightening or dropping"; fetus nestles to pelvis

Descent: process of fetal head as it journeys to pelvis; continues from engagement until birth

Flexion: fetal head nodding fwd to fetal chest

Internal rotation: internal rotation of the fetus; commonly from occiput transverse position

Extension: enables head to emerge when the fetus is in a cephalic position; begins after head crowns; complete when head passes under symphysis pubis & other parts pass over the sacrum & coccyx & over the perineum.

Restitution: realignment of fetal head w/ body after the head emerges

External rotation: shoulders externally rotate after the head emerges & restitution occurs; this occurs so that shoulders are in anteroposterior diameter of the pelvis

Expulsion: birth of entire body

[worrier]

Info about Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic nervous system. Hope this helps

http://itc.gsw.edu/faculty/gfisk/anim/autonomicns.swf

[nursing100]

Susie496, have you tried the Kaplan q-bank? This worked for me. When I took the NCLEX and found Kaplan to be very similiar. I finished my test with 75 questions within an hour. I was very scared because I finished so fast. Please try Kaplan, you should do very well with your boards. Everyone I know who studied with the Kaplan Quebank, passed the NCLEX with 75 questions. Give it a try, remain positive and you will have great success!!! Good Luck to you

[igmirnor]

Hi

A website for antibiotics

http://web.indstate.edu/mary/N645/mod3.htm

[ethenmon rn]

hai..........

iam gng 2 take my exam on aprill.nw following suzanna's plan.only thing now a days d portions r not moving .so am so disappointed nd so sad ...couldnt even finish a chapter aday .........wht 2 do?

[jhayarn]

hey guys!jaz wonderin, is it true that prone position is the position of choice after a tonsillectomy?& do i nid 2 buy the latest (4th) edition of saunders given that i already have the 3rd ed?tanx in advanz!

[HeartJulz]

Interesting site passing it along .. should know my NCLEX results this week! My class mate who took his NCLEX 5 days before me found out on Friday that he PASSED! His computer turned off at 86 like mine .. so hopefully news real sooN! good luck ..

[wishiwereanurse, BSN, RN]

feb/mar/april 2008 nclex

test takers calendar

february 1

msjkm - you passed! congratulations!

ava'smomrn - you passed! congratulations!

february 7

heartjulz - still waiting for result

march 3

jaloc

caring102

march 4

gwafuh

brwnsuga83

nicu_nurse2b

[color=olive]march 6

littlenursemom

march 10

futurnurse

deetonia

march 17

camill3

march 28

wishiwereanurse

april

igmirnor

ethemon

janina08

chosenchocolate

(hi guys! just wanted to make this to keep track of who's taking when. i based these on the previous posts. let us know when you'll be testing so we can add you to the calendar, or if you rescheduled, and let us know how you did in the exam also! good luck to all of us! )

[HeartJulz]

From what I know you do not put pt in prone position but rather 30-45 degree bed up for recovery .. but I am not 100% on that. In no circumstance do I believe you put a pt in prone position after ANY procedure due to aspiration precautions ... rather left lying or head tilt 30-45 degree ...