Published Jan 27, 2010
Testa Rosa, RN
333 Posts
Am having a hard time remembering Airborn vs Droplet vs Contact precautions--anyone know of any good tricks or memory triggers that can help?
Thinking positive thoughts and trying to study but have had one of my three kids home sick all of January. Am only 18% thru Kaplans Qbank and am scoring in the high 60's and have much more studying to do. Need to work on my endro and lab values too.
I'm sitting for NCLEX Feb 20th in California--wish me luck.
Many blessings on your path my fellow nurses. HUGS
RNsince2010
42 Posts
I found this from the 'random facts' sticky..REALLY helpful to memorize! It's been helpful for me when I've been practicing Kaplan questions
AIRBORNE
My - Measles
Chicken - Chicken pox
Hez - Herpes zoster
TB - Tuberculosis
DROPLET - Just remember SPIDERMAN
Sepsis
Scarlet fever
Streptococcal pharyngitis
Pertussis
Parvovirus B19
Pneumonia
Influenza
Diptheria (pharyngeal)
Epiglottidis
Rubella
RSV
Mumps
Meningitis
Mycoplasma
Adenovirus
CONTACT - Remember MRS. WEE
Multiresistant drug organisms (MRSA, etc)
Respiratory infections (except those listed previously)
Skin infections
Wound infections
Enteric infections (C. Diff., etc)
Eye infections (conjunctivitis)
SKIN INFECTIONS - Remember VCHIPS
Varicella
Cutaneous diptheria
Herpes simplex
Impetigo
Pediculosis (lice)
Scabies
Thank you so much--I think one of my best friends from nursing school was trying to give me this very same info a couple weeks ago but I was not ready to process it. Now this info is like GOLD!
princeza28
64 Posts
Thank you Bertolozzi.
jjjoy, LPN
2,801 Posts
For me, remembering that much detail just threw me off course on NCLEX-style questions. The question might mention a communicable disease, a situation, & ask what you would do. I'd comb my brain for info on PPE options, contact vs. airborne precautions, or whatever else I thought might be relevant. Then I'd read the answer choices and they'd be completely different... a. call the doctor b. assess pt c. put on full PPE after you enter the room d. educate the patient on preventative measures.... or something like that. Basically, the question would be basic, basic, basic... nursing tests rarely have 'call the MD' as a correct answer, assessing IS the first step in ADPIE and is often a good answer, the particular disease MAY require full PPE but it says "after" entering the room, educate is often a great answer, but look carefully, the question says "what would you do FIRST?" - before educating you'd have to assess the patient's education needs... like that. Ugh! Maybe they've changed NCLEX questions since I took the test back when!
Nope JJJoy--still the seems like the same random, esoteric, abstract and vague type of questions you are talking about--or at least seems to be based on what I'm studying. Kaplan calls it "Ivory Tower Nursing." Will let you know for sure after the 20th.
caliotter3
38,333 Posts
I found this from the 'random facts' sticky..REALLY helpful to memorize! It's been helpful for me when I've been practicing Kaplan questionsAIRBORNEMy - MeaslesChicken - Chicken poxHez - Herpes zosterTB - TuberculosisDROPLET - Just remember SPIDERMAN SepsisScarlet feverStreptococcal pharyngitisPertussisParvovirus B19PneumoniaInfluenzaDiptheria (pharyngeal)EpiglottidisRubellaRSVMumpsMeningitisMycoplasmaAdenovirusCONTACT - Remember MRS. WEEMultiresistant drug organisms (MRSA, etc)Respiratory infections (except those listed previously)Skin infectionsWound infectionsEnteric infections (C. Diff., etc)Eye infections (conjunctivitis)SKIN INFECTIONS - Remember VCHIPSVaricellaCutaneous diptheriaHerpes simplexImpetigoPediculosis (lice)Scabies
If you memorize just one of these you will be ahead of the game. Good luck.