short cut to remember!nclex study tip...

[renri4]

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!!! goodluck! to all nclex takers like me:D :chuckle

[Leilah75_RN]

Leilah!!! That's hysterical!

I can just see me sitting at the exam tomorrow going

"ooh ooh ooh" and having the guy next to me think I am some sort of freak!!!

Love all these tips, you guys!

I am so ready for this test!

BRING IT ON ALREADY!!!!!

it is actually more hysterical than that. i just edited the letter V to make it wholesome hahaha u know nurses sometimes (or oftentimes or most of the times lol) nuts hehehe... the real meaning is actually a lil bit on a R rated side:P winks...

good luck on yer test. i'm sure you will ace it. pray...and it will be done:P

[Cherybaby]

:lol_hitti Now that you told me THAT...it's even funnier and I KNOW I will never forget it now!!!

"sweet heaven"...I think I will make that my new Media star name! :pumpiron:

That's awesome. I hope the nursing students are taking notes!

[Myxel67]

i have learned 12 cranial nerves from my nursing instructor a very kinda odd way lol. here's how he made us memorize it.

Oh-olfactory

Oh-optic

Oh=ocuomotor

to-trochlear

touch-trigeminal

and-abducens

feel a-facial

very- vestibulocochlear

good-glossopharyngeal

victory-vagus

sweet-spinal accessory

heaven-hypoglossal

lol anyways hope that makes sense.

We used On Old Olympus's Towering Tops A Finn And German Viewed Some Hopps (We called it Audiocochlear or Auditory--can't remember now!)

You could change it to Various Finns & Germans--or Vagrant Finns etc

We also used yours, but it wasn't so G rated toward the end!

[renri4]

oks! people! here's another memory jogger i can share.....

Think PLATE to remember key blood components...

P-plasma

L-leukocytes

A- AB antigens

T-thrombocytes

E- erythrocytes

To remember the classic signs of diabetes think of the 3 P'S...

POLYDIPSIA- (excessive thirst) associate "dip" with dipping for water,as in using a dipper to get water.

POLYPHAGIA-( excessive hunger) associate "g" with gas in the stomach.

POLYURIA-( excessive urination) associate "uri' urination

> These are the key assessment finding of diabetes.

When dealing with" Deppressive " pt. think COMPARE!

C-consult with the staff

O-observe the suicidal pt.

M-maintain personal contact

P-provide a safe environment

A- assess for clues to suicide

R-remove dangerous objects

E-encourages expression of feelings

To assess the postpartum pt. think BUBBLE:beer: beer bubbles:p

B-breast

U-uterus

B-Bowels

B-bonding

L-lochia

E-episiotomy

thats! all for today... thanks...goodluck! its better to share than to keep it for ur self... :biere:

[loryn]

i what to share this also for glaucoma...

C- close angle glaucoma

H- halo vision

O- open angle glaucoma

P- peripheral vision loss/ tunnel vision

H is symptom for Close angle and P is for Open angle

[renri4]

here's some tips to add!

To remember the clinical findings associated w/UTI think urinary tract is full of infection;

LOOK FOR;

F-frequent urge to void

U-urine that is foul smelling and cloudy

L-low grade fever

L-lethargy

When a child has a cyanotic heart defect,check for the

"4'C's"

C-cyanosis,especially increasing with crying

C-crabbiness or irritability

C-clubbing of digits

C-crouching or squating,which increase systemic venous return,shunt blood from extremeties to the head and trunk and decrease cyanosis

hope these tips will add and our memory bank!

:smiletea2: goodluck!

[thenurse2006, RN]

cool....alrighty, lemme share mine.. for the 12 Cranial nerve ACTIONS, here it goes.

"SOME SAYS MAKE MONEY BUT MY BROTHER SAYS BIG BOOBS MAKES MONEY"

S - SENSORY, M-MOTOR, B-BOTH S&M.

so.. the 12 CN will be..

O - SOME

O - SAYS

O - MAKE

T - MONEY

T- BUT

V - MY

F - BROTHER

A - SAYS

G - BIG

V - BOOBS

A - MAKES

H - MONEY

Eh,2bRNUS ,my mind is completely depleted of good cells! because I dont get it!pls explain..................... :idea:

[West_Coast_Ken, BSN, RN]

Remember;

P=pull the pin

A=aim the base of the fire

S=squeeze the trigger

S= sweep back and forth

Oh, wow. When I first read this, the bold letters stood out and I didn't notice the context and thought you were talking about me and my Stainless Steel HK-45. :roll

[renri4]

Oh, wow. When I first read this, the bold letters stood out and I didn't notice the context and thought you were talking about me and my Stainless Steel HK-45. :roll

lol:roll

[RNismycalling]

Okay guys found this great way of remembering the cranial nerves, courtesy of Sylvia Rayfield's :Nursing made incrediby easy" As you repeat those, do the motion and it will help you remember what each cranial nerve does:

3-4-6 Make your eyes do tricks (help move your eyes)

7 Accross your face (facial movements)

8 Fits nicely in your ears (help you hear)

9 -10 Under your chin (help with swallowing)

11 shrug your shoulders (help with back muscles)

12 stick out your tongue (that is just what is does)

[jessi.rn]

Thanks these are fantastic, will be using these to help me PASS!:roll :roll :roll

[missiejones]

wow thanks!!! really nice, please post more