NCLEX study from Mark Klimek
Crutches - odd numbered gate if
1 affected leg
1st trimester weight gain
1 lb/month or 3 lbs for 1st trimester
2nd/3rd trimester weight gain
1 lb/week
How often should WBC be drawn when pt is taking 'zap's for schizo?
1 time per week for 1 month, 1 month every month for 6 months then every 6 months
Therapeutic level for Lanoxin or Dig
1-2 (2 or more it toxic)
Excessive Lochia is
a pad saturated in less than or equal to 15 minutes
Contractions should not be longer than ____ seconds or closer than every _____ minutes.
90, 2
O2 sat lab values
93-100 pulse ox, if under 93 assess resp status and give O2
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
a potentially fatal hyperpyrexia with temp of over 104, looks like EPS except for temp
Atrial Arrhythmias (same as supraventricular) medications
ABCD Adenocard (push fast) Beta Blockers ('lol) CCB's Digoxin
Diabetes Insipidus is a dificiency of
ADH
CD4 count less than 200 equals
AIDS
Umbilical cord has what in it
AVA 2 arteries and a vein
Thoracic
Abd muscles and gut affected, ability to cough
Memorize 1st stage 2nd phase of L&D then you know the rest
Active phase CM dilated 5-7 cm CXN Freq 3-5 min Duration 30-60 sec Intensity moderate
Rule #1 for prioritization
Acute beats Chronic, unstable beats stable. Ex: COPD, CHF, CRF and acute appendicitis, who wins? Acute appendicitis. No ABC's, an acute gut beats a chronic COPD all day long
Addison's disease easy way to remember
Add a Sone (sone = steroid)
Side effects for Benzodiazepines
Anticholinergic (dry mouth), Blurred Vision, Constipation, Drowsiness
Side effects of MAOI's
Anticholinergic (dry mouth), Blurred vision, Constipation, Drowsiness
Side effects of Phenothiazines
Anticholinergic (dry mouth), Blurred vision, Constipation, Drowsiness, Extrapyramidal syndrome (parkinsons), Fotosensitivity, aGranulocytosis (low WBC's)
Side effects of Tricyclic medications
Anticholinergic(dry mouth), Blurred Vision, Constipation, Drowsiness, Euphoria HInt: Elavil starts with E so this group goes through E
MAOI's interact with LOTS
Avoid all foods containing Tyramine, causes fatal hypertension
S/S of thyroid storm
Extremely high vital signs, hyperpyrexia, psychotic delerium
Toddlers favorite food?
Finger-food
Postpartum Uterus Tone
Firm NOT boggy
Rule #2 for prioritization
Fresh post op (12 hours out) beats medical or other surgical, Ex: 2 hr post op cholesysectomy beats acute appendicitis and post op one day CABG and COPD, CHF, CRF (then do ABC's)
Tyramine foods
Fruits and Veggies are okay except remember salad BAR, avoid Banannas, Avacados, Raisins, Grains are okay except for active yeast, no organ meats, no preserved meats, no dairy, no alcohol, tinctures, caffiene, chocolate, licorice, soy sauce
Postpartum Fundal Height
Fundal height should equal day post partum, day 5 = 5 cm below navel
If a medication is taken PO and you dont know what the drug does pick a ______ side effect
GI
Water Seal bubbling intermittently or a suction control chamber bubbling continously is
GOOD
Donning PPE's order
Gown, Mask, Goggles, Gloves
Hyperthyroidism is also called
Grave's disease or hypermetabolism
If you cool a patient too fast what might happen?
Heart arrythmias
Diet for Hiatal Hernia
High Carbs, Low Protien
Treatment for HHNS
High flow rehydration, IV 150 or more
Best default order for click and drag order questions?
Hold ..... med Assess ..... what med does Prepare ...... the correction Call ..... or notify
Phases of nurse patient relationship Pre-Interaction phase
How does the RN feel, own feelings about ...
DKA
Hyperglycemia in Type 1 patients
HHNS
Hyperglycemia in Type 2 which is really just dehydration
LPN's can't do
IV anything (don't assume they have IV cert unless it says so), assessments, planning, admission, discharge, transfer, teaching, taking verbal orders or 1st of anything
Phases of nurse patient relationship Working Phase (Therapeutic phase)
Implementing the plan of care, these answers will seem very focused, directive, "tough", stern and slightly unfriendly
Treating Type 1 diabetes
Insulin, Diet Exercise
Postpartum Lochia amount
Moderage 4-6 inches on pad in one hour Excessive pad saturated in 15 min
Hypothyroidism is also called
Myxedema or hypometabolism
NPH insulin rules
Not so fast, Not IV, NPH
Prolapsed cord
OB emergency, baby will die if you don't do something
Calcemias
Opposite of prefix anything to BP
Cushing's syndrome
Over secretion of adrenal cortex, too much hormone, too much steroid.
S/S of nerve root compression
Pain Parasthesia (numbness & tingling) Paresis (muscle weakness)
Stage 3 of L&D
Placenta delivery
Postpartum assessment of extremities
Pulses, Edema, S&S of Thrombophlebitis
What to do with prolapsed cord
Push then position! Push head off cord then position in knee/chest of trendelenburg (head down)
Zoloft with Coumadin?
Question the order if the coumadin dose wasn't lowered
Drawing up Insulin rules
R then N, Draw up R then N, NRRN the whole process
TRouBLe for heart defects
RL shunting is bad Blue is bad T starts with a T so it's bad (also Hypoplastic is bad, it's just TET)
Treatment for Grave's disease
Radioactive Iodine, PTU (put thyroid under), surgically remove
A Fluttter
Rapid P waves
Regular insulin rules
Rapid, Run IV, Regular
Stage 4 of L&D
Recovery (1st 2 hrs after delivery of placenta), considered unstable patient, stop the bleeding in stage 4
Postpartum Lochia color
Rubra - Red (ruby red) Serosa - Pink (rosa pink) Alba - whitish (albino white)
#1 problem or concern for patient taking Phenothiazines
SAFETY
AIDS can do
Soap suds enema, beds, bath, ADL's VS (not the first set), Accu check (not the first one)
Zoloft interacts with other medications like
St John's wart (causes serotonin syndrome) - sweating, apprehension (impending sense of doom), dizziness (vertigo), headache, also with Coumadin so watch for bleeding
Advice words to avoid
Suggest, advise, tell the patient, if I were you, You should do, you ought to, you should not do, don't do, recommend that
Treatment for Cushing's syndrome
Surgery, bi or uni lateral adrenalectomy (bilateral is worse)
Options to intervene when inappropriate behavior of staff is discovered (not in order of what to do first):
Tell supervisor Take over immediately and intervene counsel them later NEVER IGNORE IT
Easy way to calculate appropriate weight gain during pregnancy
The week number minus 9 so if 12 weeks pregnant 12-9=3 lbs. not allowed to be off by more than 2 lbs.
How to recognize an empathy question
They have a quote in the question and the answers contain a quote
Rule #4 for prioritization
Tie-breaker, ONLY use for a tie breaker, the more Vital the organ the higher the priority.
What is bad as far as Lie?
Transverse is bad, vertical is good, parallel is good
Stable patients are experiencing the ___________ or __________ s/s's of the disease with which they have been diagnosed and for which they are receiving treatment
Typical, expected
Rule #3 for prioritization
Unstable beats stable
Hegar's sign
Uterine softening
Postpartum assessment includes assessment of
Uterus, Lochia and Extremities
Top priority arrhythmias
VFib & Asystole, die in 8 minutes over 8 minutes not a priority anymore
V C E H A O L P
Variable Decels Cord Compression (bad) Early Decels Head (bad) Acels Okay (good) Late Decels Placenta (bad)
Easy way to remember 4 defects in Tet of Fallot
VarieD Ventricular Defect PictureS Pulmonary Stenosis Of A Overriding Aorta RancH Right Hypertrophy
Tie Breakers in Psych
Why questions are not as good, reflection is good, open ended is good, I, me, we, us are not good, shortest answers are better, concise don't confuse the clientq
'Zines for the
Zanny
Deconoate drug is
a long acting IM form given to non compliant patients
Tip to remember Grave's disease s/s's
"Run yourself into the Grave" - everything is up ... diarrhea, thin, hot, high BP, high HR, cold tolerance, hot intolerance
What priority are hypoglycemic patients?
#1 or #2, they are always a high priority
Clozaril (Clozapine)
'zap's, for schizophrenia
Earliest sign of any electrolyte disorder is
parathesia or numbness and tingling
Universal sign of any electrolyte imbalance is
paresis or muscle weakness
Never hold the hormone for what patient?
patient who is NPO with mydexema
Side effects of Lithium
peeing, pooping, parasthesia
a good guess about psych med weening
decrease the dose of the old drug
Peak level for SQ
diabetes peak levels apply here
Activity post op spinal issue
do not dangle stand, walk, lie down w/o restricitons limit sitting to 30 min at a time
Nutrition questions
pick chicken or fish
Post op complications for cervical spinal surgery
pneumonia
Post op complications for thoracic spinal surgery
pneumonia (no cough), paralytic illeus (gut shuts down)
If two answers are opposite, one of them is
probably right (consider one of them)
Pressurizing Insulin rule
put air into N then R , NRRN the whole process
Benzodiazepines works
quickly, must not take for 6 weeks, keep on Valium until Elavil kicks in
If a deadly or dangerous lab value is discovered AND they have symptoms call the
rapid response team!
Psychosis patients (schizo, depression, mania) can learn
reality, enforce limits, teach reality
Dementia (alzheimers, Wernicke's) can not learn
reality, redirect
How long can a person be on MAOI's and how long before they work?
rest of life, 2-4 weeks
Creatinine lab values
same as lithium 0.6-1.2 Not a huge worry, not a dangerous lab to worry about
A low empathy answer is ALWAYS wrong avoid saying
don't worry, don't feel, you shouldn't feel, I would feel, Anybody would feel, nobody would feel, most people would feel
Kalemias
same as prefix except HR and UO
S/S of Cushing's syndrome
same as steroid use ... moon face, think cushman "I'm mad I have an infection", high blood sugar, losing Potassium,
Hallucinations have a _________ component, delusions do not.
sensory, EX: voices, tactile, visual, gustatory, olfactory
In prioritization questions decide which patient is _________ or ____________
sickest, healthiest
Lithium monitor what levels
sodium, low sodium levels prolong lithium's half-life, causing lithium toxicity, high sodium levels decrease the effectiveness of lithium
OB medications tocolytics
stop contractions, Brethine causes maternal tachycardia, Nifedipine (dipine - CCB) causes Hypotension and headache
If question says there is pitocin running and there are complications
stop pit first then LIONpit
Subtotal thyroidectomy ... subs get
storm
Neutropenic precautions (low WBC)
strict handwashing, avoid crowds, private room, low bacteria diet (no raw or undercooked), no water that has been standing longer than 15 min, vital signs Q4H
What is best to do if a water seal breaks?
submerge
When changing the dose of Prozac for an adolescent or young adult, watch for
suicide
If pt or staff is in danger
take over and intervene
Coumadin is given PO, info re: Coumadin
takes days to work, labs ONLY PT-INR, antidote: Vit K (think Koumadin), course: forever, prengancy: NO (never use)
If it's illegal
tell supervisor
Delirium is sudden onset and
temporary
Total thyroidectomy ... totals get
tetany, need lifelong hormone replacement
If the baby has to leave the delivery area, the priority is
the ID band
Things that make a patient stable
the word stable, chronic, post op greater than 12 hours, local or regional anesthesia, unchanged assessment, to be discharged, lab values that aren't urgent
Things that make a patient unstable
the word unstable, acute, post op less than 12 hours, general anesthesia, changing assessment, newly, recently admitted or diagnosed, lab values that are critical or deadly
Toddlers (1-3) work on
their gross motor skills (jump, hop, throw), NO fine motor, parallel play
Reason for laminectomy
treat nerve root compression
Addison's disease is
undersecretion of adrenal cortex, not enough hormone, BRONZE/tan, go into shock very easily. STRESS can trigger.
Unstable patients are experiencing _________ or ____________ s/s's, complications
unexpected, atypical
Post op complications for lumbar spinal surgery
urinary retention
If a diuretic ends in the letter X it is a potassium
wasting drug plus Diurel
Always say to a psych patient
what do you think you should do?
Rule #1 for pediatric growth and development
when in doubt call it normal
Rule #3 for pediatric growth and development
when in doubt, pick the easier (not the easiest) task
Rule #2 for pediatric growth and development
when in doubt, pick the older (not oldest) age, giving them more time
When will a patient go hypoglycemic?
when insulin is at its peak
Peak level for PO
who cares!
Reassure a patient with delirium that the symptoms
will go away and that they are temporary and reassure their safety
advance a cane
with Bad side
Heparin is given IV or SQ NOT PO, info re: Heparin
works immediately, labs Ptt or any clotting or bleeding time, antidote: protamine sulfate, course: 21 days, pregnancy: YES (Class C pregnancy drug, use caution)
Positive signs of pregnancy
xray, ultrasound, auscultation of fetal HR on doppler 10 weeks, examiner (not the mother) palpates fetal movement
S/S of mydexema
everything is down, constipation, heat tolerance, cold intolerance
Best answer for what to check first in fetal monitoring is
fetal heart rate, it's the ace of spades!
Preschoolers (3-6) work on
fine motor, balance (tumbling, dance, tricycle), cooperative play, pretend
Lithium
for bipolar disorder (manic depression) it decreases mania
Fast but temporary solution to decrease K is to
give D5W w/regular insulin
Addison's disease treatment
give a steroid, chronic steroid therapy
How to treat thyroid storm
give o2, lower temp to spare brain
Treatment for mydexema
give thyroid medications
Survanta (surfactant)
given to baby after baby is born given trastracheal through the airway develops lungs
Diabetes is a ________ ____________ problem.
glucose metabolism
Dose of Haldol for elderly patient should be
half of usual adult dose
Easy way to remember station
has it made it through the "tight squeeze" (ischial spine) no then its a negative, yes then its a positive, 0 station is when it's at the ischial spine
Presenting part is 99% of the time the
head
Do give aminoglycocides via PO in
hepatic encephalopathy & pre-op bowel surgery
For a diabetic if they have sick days
hydrate, take insulin
Natremias
hypErnatremia = dEhydration hypOnatremia = Overload
Opisthotonos
hyperextension of neck BAD, put on side
After thyroidectomy patients are at risk for
hypocalcemia, remember hypocalcemia is opposite of the prefix and anything to BP so tetany, parasthesia
Patients who are always unstable
hypoglycemia, hemorrhaging clients, fevers over 104, pulselessness, breathlessness
Fetal monitor patterns
if it starts with L it's bad so do LIONPit, ex; low fetal heart rate, low baseline variability, late decels
No guarantees in psych, avoid
if you... then ..., you will improve if you ..l., we can...
Gift giving to psych patients
includes hugs, kisses, compliments (oh you are doing really well)
Prozac causes
insomnia, so give before noon, so if BID, give at 6A and 12N NOT at bedtime
Prozac
it an SSRI, similar to Elavil so same info as Tricyclic's
Insulin does what to blood sugar?
it lowers it
Haldol
just like the Thorazine's, also has a deconoate form
Pain meds in labor
know your peaks for IV, IM, PO, Subling. If baby is likely to be born when the pain med is peaking don't give! Why? Respiratory depression in baby
Preschoolers and nutrition
leave them alone, one meal a day is okay
If you exercise you need ______ insulin?
less
BNP lab value
less than 100 is normal, good indicator of CHF, edema, if elevated assess s/s of CHF
Vtach could become
life threatening
Hepatic encephalopathy
liver coma, crazy movements, high amonia level, don't give protien
#1 post op answer for spinal problems is
log roll patient
Med hints for SQ injections
look for 5's in both parts (the 5 looks like an S), guage and length, 25 g, 5/8 inch means SQ
All psych drugs cause
low BP and weight change (usually gain)
OB medications oxytocics
makes labor more intense, Pitocin, Methergine, Cervidil
Never mix ___________ in children's food
medications
Postpartum Uterus location
midline, if not void/cath
Tricyclic Antidepressants are
mood elevators to treat depression
Baclofen/ Flexoril
muscle relaxant, think on your back loafin'! makes a patient drowsy, weak muscles, don't drink, don't drive, don't care of kids under 12
Where to put the 5 ice packs to cool a thyroid storm patient
neck pits groin
If two answers say the same thing ...
neither one is right EX: tachycardia and racing heart
Asystole
no QRS
Bleeding precautions
no venipuncture, injection or IV, if necessary use small guage, handle patient gently, use drawsheet, no razor, no toothbrush, blow nose gently, no aspriin, no rectal temp, no hard foods
Depression is caused by a deficiency of
norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin in the brain
Pregnancy hemoglobin
normal is 12-18, first trimester falls to 11 which is okay, second trimester falls to 10.5 which is okay and then third trimester falls to 10 also okay
Chant the following chant for pediatric growth and development when you don't know the answer
normal, older, easier
Fundal Height
not palpable until 12 weeks, 2nd and 3rd trimesters week gestation 20-22 in cm so at the navel is 20 weeks
parathesia
numbness and tingling, first sign of electrolyte imbalance
When does the termination phase of the nurse patient relationship begin?
on admission
Lithotomy position
on back with knees drawn up
Hold a cane
on good side
Pattern of Office Visits for prenatal care
once a month until 28 weeks, once every 2 weeks until week 36, once a week until delivery or week 42 when induction is scheduled
Regular Insulin onset peak duration
onset 1 peak 2 duration 4
NPH insulin onset peak duration
onset 6 peak 8-10 duration 12
Magnesemias
opposite of prefix anything to BP, in a tie don't pick magnesemia's
For airborne precautions the mask is removed where?
outside of the room
Peak level for sublingual
5-10 minutes after disolved
WBC lab values
5000-11000 if low assess for infection
How long does temporary restrictions usually mean?
6 weeks (driving, lifting, etc.)
BUN lab values
8-30 check for dehydration if elevated not a big deal, just be concerned
When can a child give themselves their own insulin shot?
7
pH lab values
7.35-7.45 if pH is in the 6;s VERY dangerous remember as the patient's pH goes so goes the patient If bad vitals, call rapid response team
If 70/30 insulin it is
70% N and 30% R, may have to make your own on boards, no 70/30 on the floor
What is the first thing you DO in a med surg situation?
A, B, C's ok for prioritizing actions just not for prioritizing patients
CO2 lab values
35-45 if in the 50's assess respiratory status and have patient do pursed lip breathing, if in 60's considered deadly and respiratory failure, need intubated
Hct lab values
36-54 thickness of blood if abnormal not too big of a deal, assess for dehydration
PO2 lab values
78-100 this is only obtained from an ABG if low give O2 but if really low it is respiratory failure give O2, prepare for intubation, call resp therapy and call Dr
4th stage of L&D recovery stage, what do do?
4 things you do 4 times an hour in 4th stage Vitals (assess for s/s of shock) Fundus (want midline and firm, if boggy, massage, if displaced void/cath) Pads (check and replace) Roll on side (check for bleeding under patient)
RBC lab values
4-6 million abnormal doesn't really matter
Never give more than ____ of K/liter of IV fluid
40 mEq, question the order of more is ordered
Therapeutic level for Aminophyline (airway spasms), Dilantin (anticonvulsant), Bilirubin
10-20, 20 or more is toxic
HgB lab values
12-18 check for bleeding if low or high, if low prepare for tranfussion
NA lab values
135-145, if a change in LOC then evaluate for fall/safety risk
Peak level for IV
15-30 min after finished
Platelets lab value
150000-400000 if lower than 90000 bad if lower than 40000 REALLY bad, if they sneeze they could die. Called thrombocytopenia
Nagele's Rule
1st day of last period + 7 days - 3 months
Crutches - even numbered gate if
2 legs are affected
Lithium Toxicity
2 or greater, tremors, metallic taste, severe diarrhea, number one intervention, give fluids, if sweating give electrolytes too
INR lab values
2-3, critical value if off, potential for patient to bleed. Use default order for order ?'s (hold all coumadin, assess for bleeding, prepare Vit K (antidote for Coumadin), Call or notify
How long does a tricyclic need to be taken before results are seen?
2-4 weeks
HCO3 lab values
22-26 if it is abnormal so what!
Weight gain during pregnancy
28 lbs plus or minus 3 lbs
Child has to be at least what age for PRE op teaching?:
3
Prioritize patients at this very moment, not
3 seconds later or 10 minutes ago, Right NOW, right HERE, as they say it!
Potassium lab values
3.5-5.3 If low it is a critical lab to worry about assess the heart and then prepare to give K if high, hold all K, assess heart (EKG), give D5W and reg insulin, call if really high, hold, assess, prepare, call STAT Get someone else involved! Dangerous!!
Peak level for IM
30-60 min after drug is in
AsystolE gets what med
A for Atropine and E for Epinephrine ... Epi is first though
Adrenal Cortex diseases easy way to remember
A in Adrenal stands for Addison's C in Cortex stands for Cushing's
Water Seal bubbling continuously or a suction control chamber bubbling intermittently is
BAD
OB medications Fetal/Neonatal Lung meds
Betamethasone, speeds the development of the baby's lungs, given to Mom before baby is born, given IM, will increase the blood sugar of Mom
VTach
Bizarre
Lumbar
Bladder and legs affected, when did they last void, are they distended
Way to remember difference between Cephalohematoma and Caput Succedaneum
C S in Caput Succedaneum = Crosses suture lines, both are swelling on scalp caused by bleeding and both are normal or okay.
Chadwick's sign
Cervical color changes to Cyanosis See all the CCCCCC's!
Goodell's sign
Cervical softening
V fib
Chaotic
A fib
Chaotic P wave
Chvostek's sign
Cheek, facial spasm when Cheek is tapped associates with hypocalcemia
Advice giving to psych patients
DO NOT GIVE ADVICE.
During the 2nd stage (delivery of baby), order of actions.
Deliver the head then stop pushing, suction the mouth first then the nose, check for nuchal cord, deliver shoulders and body, ID band
Stage 2 of L&D
Delivery - pushing the baby out
Cervical
Diaphram and Arms affected, breathing, respiratory pattern
Treating Type 2 diabetes
Diet, Activity, Oral Hypoglycemia
Phases of nurse patient relationship Introductory (Orientation) phase
During the initial interview ... Upon admitting the patient ... On admission ... At your first few meetings with ... While assessing ... On the day of admission ... While formulating nursing diagnoses ... Correct answers should be warm and fuzzy and nosey
Examples of Tricyclic anti depressants
Elavil, tofranil, aventyl desyrel
Faulty reasoning, prioritizing by symptom severity
It is not how severe the symptom is, its if the symptom has changed or if its typical or expected.
King K lives in the ...
Kastle of the cell while Sir Sodium lives outside
Easy to remember interventions for complications of L&D
LIONPit L left side, I increase IV, O oxygenate, N notify Dr, Pitocin
Stage 1 of L&D
Labor - thinning and opening, has 3 phases, Latent, Active, Transitional, nothing to do with the baby just the cervix, no baby at the end of labor
What is the first thing you assess in a med surg situation?
Level of Consciousness
Ventricular gets what med
Lidocane (think of the V turning sideways to an L) & Amiodorone
Med hints for IM injections
Look for 1's in both parts (the 1 looks like an I), guage and length, 21 g, 1 inch means IM
Diet for Dumping Syndrome
Low carb, High Protien
Names of MAOI's
MAR, NAR, PAR: Marplan, Nardil, Parnate
Biggest and only side effect of Clozaril
aGranulocytosis
ABC's don't count for
acuity
Piaget's stage Sensorimotor
age 0-2, totally present oriented, only think about what they sense or what they are doing NOW. tell them what you are doing as you are doing it
Piaget's stage Formal Operations
age 12-15, able to think abstractly, understand cause and effect, tell them like an adult
Piaget's stage Pre-Poperational
age 3-6, fantasy oriented, illogical, no rules, if they can think it it can happen, play with them, tell them what you are going to do the day of the event.
Piaget's stage Concrete Operations
age 7-11, rule oriented, live and die by the rules,only 1 way to do things, everything different is wrong, tell them days ahead what you are going to do plus skills, reading and visual tools
What 2 parts are always irrelevant in a prioritization question?
age and gender (NCLEX is testing discrimination against agism)
If it is a pediatric question the age is critical but if it is a prioritization question ...
age is not critical
Risks post op for sub total thyroidectomy
airway, hemorrage for 1st 12 hours then for 12-48 hours thyroid storm
Risks post op for total thyroidectomy
airway, hemorrhage for 1st 12 hours then for 12-48 hours hypocalcemia leading to tetany
Phenothiazines
all end in 'zine Ex: Thorazine, Compazine, they are major tranquilizers so think safety
'zine, 'zep, 'zap
all tranquilizers
All changes in cervix and vagina occur in what order?
alphabetical order
Removing PPE's order
alphabetically inside the room
Zoloft (sertraline)
also a SSRI like prozac, antidepressant, doesn't cause insomnia so it can be taken at bedtime.
Number one nursing concern for patient taking Benzo's is
also safety
Pediatrics rule of thumb for growth and development questions
always give the child more time, "don't rush growth and development", tell the family to wait a little while
Rule out absolutes
always, never are bad
Benzodiazepines are for
anti anxiety, they are minor tranquilizers, have 'zep in the name, EX: Diazepam (Valium), plus Xanax, Often given pre op, muscle relaxant, alcohol withdrawal, seizures, facilitates mechanical ventilation
In small doses Phenothiazines are
anti-emetics
In large doses Phenothiazines are
anti-psychotics
MAOI's
antidepressants, happy pills
Trousseau's sign
arm/carpal spasm associated with hypocalcemia
Good strategy for psych if narrowed to 2 answers
ask yourself which answer will require the patient to keep on talking, it is never wrong to get your patient to keep talking
How to answer an empathy question
be an actor, put yourself in the client's shoes, say their words as if you really meant them, ask yourself if I said those works and really meant them, how would I be feeling, choose the answer that reflects that reflects their feelings not the answer that reflects their words
Kernicterus
billirubin in CSF
Probable signs of pregnancy
blood and urine tests, Chadwick's sign, Goodell's sign, Hegar's sign
If you know what a particular drug does, choose a side effect in the same ______ ___________ where the drug is working.
body system Ex: heart drug - tachycardia
Vital organ priority list
brain lung heart liver kidney pancreas
A Seal should not be
bubbling.
Avoid answers with what words for children 9 mths and younger?
build, sort, stack, construct, make
Names of uppers
caffiene, cocaine, PCP/LSD, Amphetamines/meth, adderol/ritalin
Best way to measure DVT is
calf circumferences, NOT Homan's sign, but if select all that apply question, include Homan's sign
Rarely if ever answer ...
call Doctor, NCLEX wants you to think critically
Never pick _________ for children in nutrition questions.
casseroles
AID's can't do
charting (only document what they did), assess, meds, IV, treatments, fleet enemas
What to do first if a water seal breaks?
clamp
Uterine Hyperstimulation
contractions longer than 90 seconds or closer than 2 minutes
If it's legal and not hurtful but just inappropriate
counsel them later
School age (7-11) work on
creative, collect, competitive