short cut to remember!nclex study tip...

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

Somebody know how to easier to remember glascow coma.

Thanks.

how to remember the basic framework of the 'GLASCOW COMA SCALE'?

EYE opening: 4 eyes (glasses)

MOTOR: 6 cylinder engine

VERBAL:jackson 5

gives you a total of 15

Do you know easy way to remember lab. values?

hi,im back! hehehe:chuckle :D well,think "Hotdog in a BUN"

(BUN)Blood Urea Nitrogen,is a by product of metabolism. An elevated BUN is a sign of dehydration,renal failure or GI bleeding. A key to remember the normal value of BUN level is to;

Think of the junk food thatmost people in the 8-20 y/o age group eat:hamburgers,hotdogs.Then associate it with hotdog buns and hamburger buns.Thus 8-20mg/dl is the normal BUN range.

well,it varies in different books...:roll

Mag Sulfate

(:Melody: Sung to the tune of "Achy,Breaky Heart")

Decreased BP,

Decreased Pee Pee,

These are toxic signs of Mag Sulfate.

Drop in respiratory rate,

Patellar reflex there ain't,

Give antidote calcium gluconate!

(One more time)

*taken from the Pharma Book Made Insanely Easy by Manning and Rayfield.

i really like this one...hehehehe :lol2:

Factors affecting CHOLECYCTITIS/CHOLELITHIASIS, remember 4 F's

F - female

F - forty (40 yr olds)

F - Fat (obesity)

F - Fried foods

Mnemonic for remembering "antiarrhythmics" DRUGS

CLASS IA

procainamide = professor

quinidine = quackers

disopyramide= dissed/dismiss

CLASS IB

lidocaine = lydia's

phenytoin = penny

mexiletine = mexican

tocainide = tacos

CLASS IC

flecainide = feeling

propafenone= profaned

CLASSII

propanolol = proper

beta blockers = bertha butt

CLASSIII

amiodarone = amiable

bretylium = british

solatol = socialite

CLASS IV

verapamil = virtually

diltiazem = dismembered 'im

READ AS: :idea: Pofessor Quackers"dissed" - Lydia's penny Mexican tacos.

Feeling profaned,proper Bertha butt,(amiable British socialite),

virtually dismembered 'im.

got these thru browsing on the net.... hope it helps coz i heard a lot who took nclex that the exam is more on medication,same experienced as mine when i took my nclex for the 1st time and unfortunately i failed. so all i can say is goodLUCK to all of us try and try until we succeed

INTRAUTERINE DEVICES (IUD) - complications

P - Period late; abnormal spotting or bleeding

A - Abdominal pain; pain with coitus

I - Infection exposure, abnormal lady partsl discharge

N - Not feeling well, fever or chills

S - String missing, shorter or longer

taken from: Maternity Nursing 6th edition by Lowdermilk and Perry

i love this!!!

thanks,

lpn student in oregon

Thanks:yelclap: ..I am adding this page to my favorites...how come they have not mark this page as a sticky?:idea:

some good ones in the nursing student main forum, also stickied:

https://allnurses.com/forums/f205/mnemonics-memory-aids-146408.html

love the ones listed here!

:smilecoffeecup:

"POSPARTUM COMPLICATION"

Ms.PITCH

M=mastitis

S=subinvolution

P=pulmonary embolism

I=infection

T=thrombophlebitis

C=cystitis

H=hematoma

"assessment Mastitis" pospartum complication

S=swelling

P=pain

E=elevated temperature

C=complain of flu like symptoms

I=infxn

A=and

L=localized heat

well,hope it helps add to your notes...goodluck to all of us

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