NCLEX Review Study Guide 2024 Graded A

DO NOT delegate (E.A.T.) - E- evaluate A- assess T- teach Addisons - down, down, down, up, down hyponatremia, hypotension, decreased blood volume, hyperkalemia, hypoglycemia Cushings - up, up, up, down, up hypernatremia, hypertension, increased blood volume, hypokalemia, hyperglycemia No Pee, No ___ - K - No potassium without adequate urine output Transmisson of Airborne - My- Measles Chicken- chicken pox/ varicella Hez- Herpez Zoster/shingles TB Give Private room, negative pressure with 6-12 air exchange/hr, mask, N95 for TB Droplet - Spiderman - S- sepsis S- scarlet fever S- streptococcal pharyngitis P-parvovirus B 19 P - pneumonia P- pertussis I- influenza D- diptheria (pharyngeal) E- epiglottitis R- rubella M- mumps M- meningitis M- mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia An- adenovirus Give - Private room or cohort, mask Contact precautions - Mrs. WEE - M- multidrug resistant organism R- respirotary infection S- skin infections W- wound infections E- eteric infection- clostridium difficile E- eye infection- conjunctivitis Skin infections - VCHIPS - V- varicella zoster C- cutaneous diphtheria H- herpez simplex I - impetigo P- pediculosis S- scabies From the a** (diarrhea) - metabolic acidosis from the mouth (vomitus) - metabolic alkalosis Myxedema/ hypothyroidism - slowed physical and mental function, sensitivity to cold, dry skin and hair Graves' disease/ hyperthyroidism - accelerated physical and mental function, sensitivity to heat, fine/soft hair Thyroid storm - increased temperature, pulse, and HTN Post-thyroidectomy - semi-fowlers, prevent neck flextion/hyperextension, trach at bedside measles dangerous to get when pregnant - Never get pregnant with a German (rubella) Order with drawing up insulin - RN (regular comes before NPH) MAOI's (PANAMA) - PA- parnate NA- nardil MA- marplan Digoxin - check pulse, less than 60 hold, check dig levels and potassium levels Amphojel - tx of GERD and kidney stones, watch our for constipation Vistaril - tx of anxiety and also itching, watch out for dry mouth, given preop commonly Versed - given for conscious sedation- watch for resp. depression and hypotension PTU and Tapazole - prevention of thyroid storm Sinemet - tx of parkinson... sweat, saliva, urine may turn reddish brown occassionally.. causes drowsiness Artane - tx of parkinson... sedative