Values,labs,amounts to know for NCLEX-RN

Nursing Students NCLEX

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Specializes in ICU/CCU/SICU.

I am taking the NCLEX-RN this Friday and I am in the process of making sure I know my lab values,drug values and tidbits to remember that I see come up frequently when studying the practice questions.

Here are some I can think of...anyone else know of any I missed??

Na 135-145

K 3.5-5.5

Ca 8-10

Mg 1.5-2.0

Platelets 150,000-450,000

ptt 30-60 seconds

WBC 5,000-11,000

RBC 4.5-6.0 million

Hct 35-45%

Hgb 12-16

BUN 7-20

Creatinine 0.5-1.5

Quickening 16 weeks

fetal heart tones 20 weeks

fetal heart rate 120-160

Litium intial 1.0-1.5, therapeutic 0.6-1.2

Dilantin 10-20

Digoxin 0.8-2.0

Heparin look at ptt and antidote is Protamine Sulfate

Coumadin look at INR and antidote is vitamin K

Mag Sulfate antidote is Calcium Gluconate

narcotic antidote is Narcan

Tyenol antidote is Mucomist

Insulin: Reg 30-60 min onset, 2-4 hr peak and 5-7 duration

NPH 1-3 hr onset, 6-12 hr peak and 18-24 duration

Lispro-fast acting and to eat right away

pH 7.35-7.45

PaCO2 35-45

PaO2 90-100%

HCO3 22-26

Rules of Nines: 9% is head and both arms, 18% is front torso, back torso and both legs and 1% is groin

5 P's with fractues: pain, pallor, pulselessness, paresthesia and paralysis

Cranial nerves: Olfactory, Optic, Oculomotor, Trochlear, Trigeminal, Abducens, Facial, Acoustic, Glassopharnygeal, Vagus, Spinal Accessory and Hypoglossal

Fetal Heart strips: VEAL CHOP (Variable is cord, early is head, accelerations is ok and late is placental insuffenciency)

Cancer: CAUTION signs

starve a gastric ulcer, feed a duo ulcer

200-300 ml blood loss with lady partsl birth, 500 ml with c-section, over is hemorrhage

Okay...Did I miss anything? I think I went on a tangant and probably can think of more but anyone have others??

Thanks!

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Specializes in ob/gyn med /surg.

wow thats good.. i am using it to study for my boards.. i have never heard of veal.. that it very good.. and for once i can remember them.. thank you .. awesome

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Specializes in peds hem/onc/research/cpon.

awesome comprehensive list!!

here is some of my list:

urine specific gravity: 1.010-1.030

diabetes insipidus:â adh, á uo (dehydration), â urine specific gravity, á serum na

siadh: á adh, â uo á urine specific gravity, â serum na,

hhnks: glucose > 800, no ketones, acidosis

total cholesterol: optimal 239.

ldl: optimal 160.

ast: 10-40

alt: 5-35

serum albumin: 3.5-5.5

hemophilia a: no asa, nsaids

blood type o = universal donor. blood type ab = universal recipient

cvp: nl 3-12. >12: hypervolemia,

isotonic: 0.9% nacl, lr, d5w

hypotonic: 0.45% nacal

hypertonic: d10-15w, 3% nacl

60mg=1grain

carbamazepine: therapeutic 5-12

antabuse: avoid otc cough/cold-contain alcohol

24-34wks: fundal height correlates with wks gestation

no grapefruit juice: cyclosporine, carbamazepine, buspar, zocor, verapamil

od benzodiazepines – antidote: flumazenil (romazicon)

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Specializes in ICU/CCU/SICU.

Thanks for the extras! I also thought of a little bit more:

24 hour old jaundice is abnormal, normal is over 24 hrs old

Parkland Formula: 4 ml(kg)(%BSA)=24 hour fluid replacement with ½ first 8 hrs and 2nd ½ second and third 8 hrs ie; 4ml(54.5 kg)(60%)=13080 with 6540 first 8hr and 3270 second and third 8hr

PR Interval is 0.12-0.20 and QRS Complex is 0.04-0.12

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addison's (ad-aldosteron deficiency to remember) disease- ↓na and ↑ k, hypoglycemia.

remember – if there is low/absent na+ in the body, than nothing holds h2o in. thus, ↑urine output, hypotension +, hypovolumia, dehydration and ↓ co.

major function of aldosteron – is to keep na+ in & k+ out of the body .

cushing’s (too much glucocorticoids) syndrome is opposite to addison’s. adrenal hypersecretion of glucocorticoids. ↑ na ↓k and ca, hyperglycemia.

when assessing think of the cushion (moon face, buffalo hump, truncal obesity).

pheochromocytoma - htn is a hallmark.

@ 20 weeks of gestation - fundus is @ umbilicus.

neutrophil count - 1800 - 7800; indicate +/- of infection

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very informative thread....keep on coming guys.

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Specializes in ob/gyn med /surg.

this is so good.. thank you yes keep them coming

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very informative thread....keep on coming guys.

very very helpful.......and all the best to those who r yet to take exam.

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Now that was an awesomw list!! I'm gonna use those to study by.

Thanks

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very good to make a list of all these... and i suggest you write them down before you start the test! i jotted everything down on the dry erase board they gave me... i did this right before i even started the tutorial.

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That's an incredible list! Thanks for sharing :)

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Hey that's good advice. Thanks!

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