Mnemonics and Memory Aids

[VickyRN]

The HYPERKALEMIA "Machine" - Causes of Increased Serum K+

 M  Medications - ACE inhibitors, NSAIDS

 A  Acidosis - Metabolic and respiratory

 C  Cellular destruction - Burns, traumatic injury

 H  Hypoaldosteronism, hemolysis

 I  Intake - Excessive

 N  Nephrons, renal failure

 E  Excretion - Impaired

[dani_girl]

mopnglo42 said:

Trouble figuring out which eye is which?

OS is left eye

OD is the right eye

You can remember which one is the right eye (OD), because you can make the D into an R - You just have to draw to stick legs on the bottom of the D. Write it down on paper, you'll see what I mean (it's hard to show you when all I can do is type) ?

Another way to remember the eyes is:

You look OUt with Both eyes.

Take the Right dose so you won't OD [overdose].

The only one that is Left is OS.

- Both eyes=OU, Right eye=OD, Left eye=OS.

Works for me

[sungoddess]

you ae a genius......where were you before I took the NCLEX Bellaluna

[dani_girl]

Still figuring out my direction in life I guess :) But hey you can help me when I take it!!!

[Phillygryl, LPN]

I would love to have any mnemonics you (board members) might have. I am posting this one on someone showed me at an NCLEX review couse I took.

It is about fetal accelerations and decelerations!!!

Just remember VEAL CHOP

Variable Cord compression

Early Head compression

Accelerations OK

Late Placental insufficiency

[nataliaxtine]

OURN83 said:

OR

ALL People Enjoy Time Magazine

or

All People Eat Turkey Meat

[porterwoman]

Heart sounds:

S3= Heart fail-ure (3 syllables)

S4=Hy-per-ten-sion (4 syllables)

And the effects of anticholinergics:

Can't see

Can't pee

Can't spit

Can't --defecate

I got these from Nursing Made Insanely Easy, authors Loretta Manning and Sylvia Rayfield. They teach a NCLEX review class based on the book. It's all mnemonics, songs, jingles, that kind of thing. It really helped me.

Rebecca

[OURN83]

Nine-point Postpartum Assessment...

BUBBLEHER

B- Breasts

U- Uterus

B- Bladder

B- Bowel function

L- Lochia

E- Episiotomy

H- Homan's sign

E- Emotional Status

R- Respiratory System

[gofigure]

LDL ("bad" cholesterol)

L=Lowdown

D=Dirty

L=lipoprotein

:smackingf

[carrieprc, RN]

This one really helped me in the cardiac system when you need to know when you hear a murmur like on Mitral regurgitation you hear it on systole.

(H)ARD ASS MRS. MSD

ARD = Atrial regurgitation diastole

ASS = Atrial stenosis systole

MRS = Mitral regurgitation systole

MSD = Mitral stenosis diastole

[Angie123]

I need help remembering the personality disorers. Any help?

[emeraldjay]

I remember one that got drilled in during our post-op lecture. The 5 P's of circulation loss in a limb.

Pain, Pallor, Pulselessness, Parasthesia, Poikilothermia

[scholar]

OURN83 said:

OR

ALL People Enjoy Time Magazine

Or ALL people Eat too much!

aortic pulmonic erb's point tricuspid mitral