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Hey Future RN's & LPN's,

I haven't seen a group established for us!!! I wish everyone much success on their exam! For me I will be taking it for a 2nd time!! Please leave prayers, advice and words of encouragement to everyone in this group!:heartbeat

800 000 mcg 12 ml 1hr 1

250 ml x 1 hr x 60 min x 70kg

this does not look right:

you have to place the 800 000 mcg above the 250 ml then multiply having the 12 ml above the 1 hr..then multiply the 1hr above the 60 min then multiply the 1 above the 70 kg. cancle etc you get the picture. It just does not easily convert here to how it looks on my paper lol.

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ok, i'll just have to copy the formula and that's fine, thanks again..

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you can do it guys, relax, one thing that i did was before i start the exam , i wrote the normal values, mnemonics in infection control, coversions , some notes, so that you can easily look at them .they will provide you pen and paper.

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That is what I do with my tests. The values that I always seem to forget I write down first and then I start my test, this way I dont have to have this on my mind while taking the test.

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i just follow the advice of some members here, that's why, im so excited for you susanne

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I am almost too calm today lol. Sometimes that can be worrysome too lol. However, I have not slept real good the last two nights , having Nclex dreams mixed with others. Strange how a test can impact your sleeping habits. Thanks for your advise Aleena...I like it when people post what they do and I can pick from there and figure out what works for me.

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yah this forum help us a lot,

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thinking of all of you!! hope studying has been going well! you are almost there! congrats to those who have passed! i hope our pass rate is still 100% which means all of you will do it!

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So far on this forum we still have 100%. Is anyone testing today or tomorrow?

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Susanne and Aleena, I have been following your posts for quite some time. I really appreciate your advice and comments. I want to especially wish you good luck on the exam and look forward to hearing your success story. Could you guys maybe post the conversions and the infection control mneumonics for the rest of us. If their is a post some where, please paste the link for me. I am down and out because I know where I went wrong the first time around. I just don't know what to expect the second time, but I am ready to try due to all of you guys posting words of encouragement to all who take out time to read. Thank you all and good I wish you all the best.:)

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i used this mnemonics, credit who post this one.

airborne precaution (credit goes to the one who posted this on april thread, sorry can't remember your name)

my - measles

chicken - chickenpox

hez - herpes zoster (disseminated)

tb - tb

private room

negative pressure with 6-12 air exchanges per hour

uv

mask

n95 mask for tb

droplet precaution

think of spiderman!

s - sepsis

s - scarlet fever

s - streptococcal pharyngitis

p - parvovirus b19

p - pertussis

p - pneumonia

i - influenza

d - diptheria (pharyngeal)

e - epiglottitis

r - rubella

m - mumps

m - meningitis

m - mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia

an - adenovirus

private room

mask

contact precaution

mrs.wee

m - multidrug resistant organism

r - respiratory infection - rsv

s - skin infections

w - wound infections

e - enteric infections - clostridium defficile

e - eye infections

skin infections:

v - varicella zoster

c - cutaneous diptheria

h - herpes simplex

i - impetigo

p - pediculosis

s - scabies, staphylococcus

private room

gloves

gown

insulin, coumadin, heparin, antihypertensives, viagra, digitalis, ritalin, actonel, accutane, anti-ulcer medications, nitroglycern, to name a few. try to look at the suffixes:

ace inhibitors end with 'pril (eg: captopril) *note that this drug increases potassium in the blood,

angiotensinogen 2 inhibitors end in 'sartan (eg: losartan),

beta blockers end with 'olol (eg: metoprolol) *caution with patients who are diabetic or who are asthmatic,

cholesterol reducing drugs usually end with 'statin (eg: atorvastatin) * note that if the patient experiences muscular pain, they should stop immediately and report it to the doctor, also not to consume grapefruit juice,

impotence drugs end with "defil (eg: sildenefil-hope i spelled it correctly...if not please excuse the typo) *note that you cannot take this drug if you are taking nitrates such as nitroglycerin or isosorbide and go to the doctor if an erection last longer than 4 hours,

accutane is an acne drug, where a pregnancy test must be done on females before prescribing them

actonel (again, this may be a typo) cannot be taken unless a person is able to sit up for at least 1/2 hour to an hour after adminstration.

know the acting times of insulin, which is fast acting, long acting or the lente. they may ask when will a person become hypoglycemic, and that would be during peak hours.

penicillin: if a person has an allergy to penicillin, they may be at risk for an allergy to a cephalosporin, in that case suggest a macrolide such as clarithromycin. macrolides are known to cause severe stomach pain for some people. also, if a nurse administers penicillin or cephalosporin, that the patient should remain with the nurse for 1/2 hour afterwards to intervene with allergic reactions.

most drugs that end with 'mycin may cause nephrotoxicity or ototoxicity

parameters for digitalis administration, and also that if potassium is low and calcium and magnesium is high, there is a higher chance for digitalis toxicity.

corticosteriods usually end with 'sone (eg: predinsone), may cause medication related diabetes, increase chances of infection, cause cushoid symptoms (buffalo hump in back, thin skin, easy to bruise, etc...)

aspirin should not be consumed with alcohol, increases bleeding, causes ulcers, should be taken with food to diminish gastric distress

antidote for tylenol is mucomyst.

dont forget your diuretics ... esp. those are imp. also i have some for now ...

meds that end in -sartan=decrease blood pressure, increase cardiac load (used for those who side effect is cough with ace)

angiotensin ii receptor blockers

side effects 2nd degree av block, angina, muscle cramps monitor bun,bp and pulse

-vastatin(lovastatin)=decrease cholesterol, lower tricycerides (note*lipitor at night only do not take with grapefruit juice)

antihyperlipidemics

side effects muscle weakness, alopecia monitor liver/renal profile

cox=osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis(relieve pain by reducing inflammation)

nsaid/co2 enzyme blocker

side effects tinnitus, dizziness monitor bowel habits (could cause gi bleed, platlet count) increase risk of strokes, heart attacks***

tidine=gerd

histamine 2 antagonist(inhibit gastric acids)

side effects agranulocytosis, brady/tachycardia monitor gastric ph/bun ***if taking antacids take one hour after or before taking these drugs***

-prazole=ulcers, indigestion, gerd (take before meals better absorption)

proton pump inhibitors

side effects gas, diarrhea, hyperglycemia monitor lfts

-parin=thin blood, dvt, m.i.,post surgeries (antidote protamine sulfate--check ptt should be 1.5-2.0x) anticoag. decread vit. k levels

side effects hematuria, bleeding, fever monitor ptt, hematocrit and occult testing q 3mths

-pam

-pate

-aze/azo =benzos/antianxiety/anticonvulsants

side effects incontinence, respiratory depression/ monitor for lft, respirations

-caine (anesthetic)

-mab (monoclonal antibodies)

-ceph or cef (cephalosporins)

-cycline (tetracyclines)

-cal (calciums)

-done (opioids)

ganciclovir sodium causes neutropenia and thrombocytopenia and nurse should monitor for s/s of bleeding just as equiv. to a pt. on anticoag. therapy.

ssris and maois used together potentially fatal

caine= local anesthetics

cillin= antibiotics

dine= anti-ulcer agents

done= opiod analgesics

ide= oral hypoglycemics

iam= antianxiety agents

micin= antibiotics

nium= neuromuscular blocking agents

olol= beta blockers

ole= anti-fungal

oxacin= antibiotics

pam= antianxiety agents

pril= ace inhibitors

sone= steroids

statin= antihyperlipidemics

vir= antivirals

zide= diuretics

goodluck to all of you, me i'm still waiting for the results, hoping pvt works, godluck to those who will take exam tom.

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Thanks so much Inspired for your compliment. We are all in this together and I know for a fact that cheering others on works. In the military we have to get passed obsticles and you will be surprised when teamwork sets in and we cheer how much better people end up doing.

Thanks Aleena for posting this. I knew the precautions, but this is some great infor on meds too. Appreciate it. Just a half day left to study!!!! Whoohooo!!!

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