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I too am using Saunders and ATI and YES... I would agree there are HUGE discrepancies between the two.. Which is most creditable??? I just want to know that I'm obtaining and studying the RIGHT information.

I know that many hospitals are now transitioning to "Magnet" status, and thus require all nursing to have BSN degrees. How will this affect LPN or associate RN nurses? Im greatful that I will be obtaining a BSN, but what about those who are satisfied with ASN and/or just dont care for continuing education??

Thanks everyone for the feedback... As mentioned earlier I learn best through visual methods. It may not work for everyone but I'm still grateful and interested in feedback. Thanks!!!

Wow! I love this. thanks for posting. :heartbeat

Everyone has different styles of learning. Ive tried several times and many ways to memorize lab values and they never seem to stick with me. Im more of a visual person so I have to relate the values to something. Hopefully those who share my same learning style will find it useful. Thanks for the feedback, and welcoming me!

Hi all, my name is Iisha, I am new to allnurses.com. Though I love and have viewed the site and member posts previous times, strangely Ive never thought of becoming a member until now... Anyhow, I have created a nursing LAB mnemonic that really helped me to remember my lab values. Ranges may vary depending on resource...HOPE IT HELPS! MY LAB VALUE MNEMONIC: I arrived in Cali at 8.6 oclock. Stepped out like I had won the 3.5 million jackpot, with my 105 bleached streaks, 2.5 phos. eyelashes, and size 7-22 buns. Let's just say that my daily diet of 6-8 protein shakes, 70-110 carbs, and 200 total cholesterol helped contribute to my loosing 1,030 of specific gravity. It was now time to give em a 21 sec. - 2 min sneak PK of my new bumin body. As I exited the plane, I was swarmed by .6 creatures who thought that I had walked right out of the 1.2-2.5 Ebony magazine edition. They tried hitting on me 40-50 times and were all salty as I ignored all 145 of their comments. Then there was Bili, the only 1 who caught my eye, stepping out of his 100-190 powered LDH corvet. I starred, lost for words as he asked me 3.5-7.5 times if we could have lunch. I couldn't pass up this oppurtunity, I was almost 80 -100% sure that this was love at first sight. Cali = Calcium, pot = potassium, bleached =chloride, phos= phosphorus, buns = BUN, carbs = glucose, Creatures = serum creatinine, PK (sneak peak) = CPK, bumin = Albumin, magazine = magnesium, tried = triglyceride, salty = sodium, Bili = bilirubin, asked = uric acid, Pass = PaO2