Here's a few that I have found:HYPOGLYCEMIA: TIREDT TiredI IrritabilityR RestlessE Excessive hungerD Diaphoresis-DepressionHEART MURMURS: SPASM S StenosisP Partial obstructionA AneurysmsS Septal defectM Mitral regurgitationThanks for sharing! Knowledge make us stronger.
suzy253, RN 3,815 Posts Specializes in Telemetry/Med Surg. Jun 17, 2005 Endocrine--my favorite (NOT!)Hyperthyroidism (s/s)THYROIDISMTremorHeart rate upYawning (fatigueability)RestlessnessOligomenorrhea & amenorrheaIntolerance to heatDiarrheaIrritabilitySweatingMuscle wasting & weight loss
Teachchildren123 187 Posts Specializes in CCU. Jun 17, 2005 Hey! Thanks a lot! :balloons: I have most of the Nursing Made Incredibly Easy books, did you know about their magazine now. Loving it, easy, easy and to the point.I'll look on Amazon for Memory Notebook of Nursing .Sorry, I realized that I started this thread in : humor! I wish I could move it to the appropriate category. 5W's of common causes of post-op feverWind (think pneumonia, splinting, incentive spirometer exercises not done, DB+ coughing not done)Water (dehydration...)Wound (infection, dehiscence...)Walking (PE...)Wonder drug (approriate antibiotic...)
elizabells, BSN, RN 2,094 Posts Specializes in NICU. Jun 18, 2005 Cranial NervesOh Olfactory SomeOh Optic SayOh Oculomotor MarryTo Trochlear MoneyTouch Trigeminal ButAnd Abducens MyFeel Facial BrotherVirgin Vestibulocochlear SaysGirl's Glossopharangeal BigViolins Vagus BreastsAh Accessory MeanHeaven Hypoglossal MoreFor the third column, S stands for sensory, M for motor, and B is both. Also, you have one nose, so Olfactory is CNI, two eyes, so optic is CNII. To remember which order the As come in, ABducens comes before ACcessory alphabetically. And yes, I know the original version is not "violins". :stone
lapappey 103 Posts Jul 4, 2005 Acute Pancreatitis: I GET SMASHEDI - idiopathicG - gallstoneE - EtOHT - traumaS - steroidsM - mumps (paramyxovirus) and other viruses (EBV, CMV)A - autoimmuneS - scorpion sting / snake biteH - hypercalcemia, hyperlipidemia and hypothermiaE - ERCPD - drugs, duodenal ulcers
Farkinott, RN 581 Posts Specializes in Renal, Haemo and Peritoneal. Has 22 years experience. Jul 5, 2005 P pi**edF fellO overPi**ed and fell over :chuckle :chuckle
hanex 17 Posts Oct 20, 2005 how many arteries & veins are there in a newborn? =AVA,2 arteries 1 veinArteryVeinArtery
Antikigirl, ASN, RN 2,595 Posts Specializes in Education, Acute, Med/Surg, Tele, etc. Has 13 years experience. Oct 21, 2005 Oh these are what I live for!!!!!!!OLFDBHOld Lady Fell Down Broke HipEGBDFEvery Geriatric Believes Doctors Findings! (case of white coat syndrome!)NRPDNurses Rule, Patients Drewl!CTDCircling the DrainTBWTTalented butt wiping technitionGDFDWBGot Drunk Fell Down Went BoomOPQRST (real one for actute pain/situations)Onset, Preexisting factors, Quality, Relieving factors, Scale (1-10), Time elapsed.MLDAMurphys law dictates all!the rest I know are from EMS and are too..umm...well lets say funny but rude...LOL!!!!!!!
Always Learning, RN 44 Posts Specializes in OR, Robotics, Telemetry. Has 2 years experience. Oct 28, 2005 Cranial NervesOh Olfactory SomeOh Optic SayOh Oculomotor MarryTo Trochlear MoneyTouch Trigeminal ButAnd Abducens MyFeel Facial BrotherVirgin Vestibulocochlear SaysGirl's Glossopharangeal BigViolins Vagus BreastsAh Accessory MeanHeaven Hypoglossal MoreFor the third column, S stands for sensory, M for motor, and B is both. Also, you have one nose, so Olfactory is CNI, two eyes, so optic is CNII. To remember which order the As come in, ABducens comes before ACcessory alphabetically. And yes, I know the original version is not "violins". :stoneOne of the A&P Prof.s at my school uses this one too, and my A&P book had one about Oh Our Old Trusty Truck but I would get the O's T's and V's all mixed up so I made up my own using the first few letters of each nerve.OLdOPenOCeansTROpicalTRIanglesABDUCtFAmousVESselsGLOriousVoyagesACCrossHemispheresThen I made up a songSensory 1-2-8,. . . Sensory 1-2-8,. . . 5-7-9-10 mixed,. . . 5-7-9-10 mixed.Made up songs for all sorts of stuff, sung them all the time and eventually the information became so well lodged in my head I could recall it easily (without the song). It was a little embarrasing for the Profs to see me bopping my head to the rhythem of my songs during the tests though:chuckle . I know for a fact one saw, he got a kick out of it.
Anernurse2b 16 Posts Specializes in Neuro/Ortho/Med-Surg ICU. Has 1 years experience. Dec 12, 2005 ARTAssumingRoom Temperature CTDCirclingTheDrain
veegeern, BSN, RN 179 Posts Specializes in Internal Medicine Unit. Dec 12, 2005 These are great! I've heard and used some, but many are new to me.
