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Nursing Students NCLEX

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hi,everyone here's some study tips to remember! example to remember antianxieties meds,think of smelling leaves not roses, normally we think smelling the roses as a way to relax. In thinking of anti anxities, Think of smelling the leaves as the way to relax...:smilecoffeecup:

L- librium

E- equanil

A-ativan

V-valium

E- equanil

S-serax

To remember how blood flows from the heart! think....

Arteries- Away ,arteries carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the tissue.

veto-viens, carry blood to the heart.

S/S OF MI(myocardial infarction)- think of DANCE PAD....:Melody: :roll

D-dyspnea

A- anxiety

N-nausea/vomiting

C-crushing substernal chestpain

E-elevated temp.

P-pallor

A-arrythmias

D-diaporesis

FIRE SAFETY! PRC & RACE

P-protect pt.from injury

R-report the fire

C-contain the fire

R-rescue or remove the pt.

A-activate the fire alarm!

C-contain fire by dosing windows & doors

E- extinguisher flames

that's all folks for now! hope it helps!!!:clown: goodluck! to all nclex takers like me:D :chuckle

Acute Pancreastitis causes:idea: "GET SMASHED

G=gallstone

E=ethanol

T=trauma

S=steroid

M=mumps

A=autoimmune

S=scorpion sting

H=hyperlipidemia/hypercalcemia

E=ercp

D=drugs (azathioprine,diuretics)

note:"GET SMASHED" is slang in some countries for drinking and ethanol is an important pancreatic.

"Bilirubin " common causes for increase level:idea: "HOT LIVER"

H=hemolysis

O= obstruction

T=tumor

L=liver dse.

"Pylori treatment regimen:idea: TOMB!

T=tetracycline

O=omeprazole

M=metronidazole

B=bismuth

"symptoms of Hyperthyroidism":idea: STING!

S=sweating

T= tremors/tachycardia

I=intolerance to heat

N=nervousness

G=goiter and gastrointestinal ( loose stool /diarrhea)

5 T's of early Cyanosis:idea:

T= tetralogy,transposition,truncus,total anomalous,triscuspid atresia.

:yeah: yeah! thats all for today... post more soon!

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

please help in memorizing growth development in children like appropriate action and reflexes...thanks!

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Specializes in Intensive Care:Gen.type.
please help in memorizing growth development in children like appropriate action and reflexes...thanks!

:smackingf same question.....

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Specializes in OR nurse.

try this site:http://medlineplus.gov/:typing :typing :typing :typing

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nice infos gr8

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THESE ARE TRULY WONDERFUL TIPS!!!

I wish I had seen them earlier. Take the test on Friday. Will use what I can.

THANKS!!!

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Specializes in ob/gyn med /surg.

does anyone have an short cuts in prioriting which pt to see first? like air way breathing circulation? i get so mixed up on who to see first? i get mixed up easliy and then freeze. any suggestions?

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for remembering laboratory needed for heparin and coumadin

he PAR in = PAR-tial tissue thromboplastin = aPTT

so coumadin will be PT.

before, i always interchange these lab values, so i devised a way to remember it. On my luck these helps me, on my examination day my first question is.

A patient with DVT and is on Heparin therapy, asking for plan of care. One of the choices stated "To monitor for the prothrombin time" i already eliminated it as one of my answer choice using my devised technique. :)

other choices , "To ambulate the patient" the other one " To assess for ecchymosis" the last one i forgot but it is implementation answer. Using the Assessment versus Implementation Strategy of Kaplan. I choose the answer assess for Ecchymosis ;)

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These helped me during pathophysiology exams:

I ate three five inch bananas (potassium 3-5)

The pool was 100 ft give or take 5 (chlorine 95-105)

When you are young, you glow (hemoglobin lower than hematocrit)

hematocrit higher (old and decrepit)

for heparin you monitor PTT (when lower case the two t's make an H for heparin)

magnum condoms are for 18-24 year olds (magnesium 18-24)

when you are 8-10 calcium is important (calcium 8-10)

triphosphate (phosphorus 2-4: three is in the middle)

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@ kizzykatlove

first thing when you encounter prioritization think first the

A= irway

B= reathing

C= irculation

if there are no problems with ABC, then use the MASLOW.

always eliminate pain, in NCLEX pain is just a psychosocial needs, and if you are choosing betweem psychosocial needs and physiological on answer choices, using the maslow, physiological needs first.

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This is so cheesy, but I remember that Verapamil is a calcium channel blocker buy thinking "Vera! Pour the milk!"

I guess the point we all realize is that the more stupid the neumonic, the greater the chance it'll help us! :-)

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Specializes in ob/gyn med /surg.

thank you so much for the tip on prioritization.. that helps and i love your tip on heparin .. i noticed the key word in your question was plan of care and not test .. i can see where ecchymosis is the correct answer... you are all so smart and i love all the tips .. keep them coming.. i love them all

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