MNEMONICS & NCLEX STUDY GUIDE
Hey guys! I just wanted to share a study guide that I found on allnurses.com a while back when I was studying for the NCLEX. Hope you find this helpful! The original pdf can be found here though: http://allnurses.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8687&d=1310076980
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DO NOT delegate what you can EAT!
E - evaluate A - assess T - teach
addisons= down, down down up down
cushings= up up up down up
addisons= hyponatremia, hypotension, decreased blood vol, hyperkalemia, hypoglycemia
cushings= hypernatremia, hypertension, incrased blood vol, hypokalemia, hyperglycemia
No Pee, no K (do not give potassium without adequate urine output)
EleVate Veins; dAngle Arteries for better perfusion
A= appearance (color all pink, pink and blue, blue [pale])
P= pulse (>100, < 100, absent)
G= grimace (cough, grimace, no response)
A= activity (flexed, flaccid, limp)
R= respirations (strong cry, weak cry, absent)
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This will mean nothing to anyone except me or any other person studying for the NCLEX. It's saving my life. And yours (in the future) lol.
