Pediatric Assessment Tools For Nurses
Archives: Nursing Mnemonics and Tips
Lab Values Interpretation Cheat Sheet Part 3
Laboratory values provide healthcare professionals with essential clues about the patient’s condition and the medical interventions needed for his full recovery. As nurses are the first-line responders to the healthcare needs of patients, we should always be familiar with the common laboratory values and how to interpret them.
IV Fluids Cheat Sheet
The body reacts to internal and environmental changes by adjusting vital functions to keep fluids and electrolytes in balance, maintaining homeostasis.
Endocrine Hormones: Origin & Function Chart
The Origin of Hormones and their mechanism of action.
SBAR Documentation Chart
One example of SBAR communication forms that explains the meaning of SBAR communication
Nursing Management of Chest Tube Drainage Systems
Best Practice for Patient Safety & Quality Care
Management of Chest Tube Drainage Systems
Newborn Assessment Components
The APGAR Scoring System was developed by Dr. Virginia APGAR as a method of assessing the newborn’s adjustment to extrauterine life. It is taken at one minute and five minutes after birth. With depressed infants, repeat scoring every five minutes as needed. The one minute score indicates the necessity for resuscitation. The five minute score is more reliable in predicting mortality and neurologic deficits. The most important is the heart rate, then the respiratory rate, the muscle tone, reflex irritability and color follows in decreasing order. A heart rate below 100 signifies an asphyxiated baby and a heart rate above 160 signifies distress.
Lytic Bone Lesions Mnemonic: FOG MACHINES
Mnemonics for lytic bone lesions include:
- FEGNOMASHIC
- FOG MACHINES
They are anagrams of each other and therefore include the same components. They are by no means exhaustive lists, but are a good start for remembering a differential for a lytic bone lesion.
How to Memorize All Bone in the Human Body Easily
How to Memorize All Bone in the Human Body Easily
How to Memorize All Muscle in the Human Body Easily
FLEX YOUR SKILLS by extending your knowledge of human kinetics with this muscular articulation of typographic origin. Analyze the lateral and medial surfaces simultaneously. Use your complex facial muscles to express your satisfaction with the MUSCULAR TYPOGRAM.