Nursing School Cheat Sheets: 50 Tips for Making the Grade

Nursing School Cheat Sheets: 50 Tips for Making the Grade

Make nursing school easier, ace your exams and crush the NCLEX© with this great quick reference study guide including 50 cheat sheets covering must-know nursing fundamentals, lab values, drugs, health assessment, mnemonics and more!<br /><br />These high quality cheat sheets cover key topics including nursing labs, fluids and electrolytes, acid-base balance, medications, assessment, cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, pediatrics and precautions. <br /><br />Buy it now and start making nursing school easier today! <br /><br />Makes a great gift for future and current nursing students, recent grads or anyone looking to brush up on their nursing fundaments with a quick study guide.<br /><br />50 Cheat Sheets include:<br /><br />Labs & Measurements<br />Common Hematology Values<br />White Blood Cell (WBC) Mnemonic<br />Coagulation Values<br />Anticoagulation Therapy Overview<br />Electrolyte Values<br />Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Values<br />Commonly Ordered Blood Panels<br />Cholesterol & Triglycerides (mg/dL)<br />ABO Blood Groups<br />A1C – Diabetes<br />Fasting Blood Glucose and Oral Glucose Tolerance Tests – Diabetes<br />Common Measurement Abbreviations & Conversions<br />Celsius to Fahrenheit Conversion<br /><br />Fluids & Electrolytes, Acid-Base Balance<br />Determining Acidosis & Alkalosis<br />Acid-Base Mnemonic<br />Edema Scale<br /><br />Medications<br />20 Common Drug Group Stems<br />Top 10 Most Prescribed Drugs in the U.S. <br />Common Medication Antidotes<br />Medication Administration Abbreviations<br />Medications Route Abbreviations<br />The Joint Commission’s Official “Do Not Use” List of Abbreviations<br />7 Parts of a Legal Medication Order<br /><br />General Assessment<br />Assessment Abbreviations<br />Anatomical Planes<br />Anatomical Directional Terms<br />Anatomical Body Movement<br />Adult Vital Signs<br />Pressure Ulcer Staging<br />Wallace Rule of Nines to Determine Total Burn Surface Area<br /><br />Cardiac<br />Blood Pressure: Hypotension and Hypertension<br />Heart Sound Auscultation Landmarks<br />ECG Overview & Electrode (Lead) Placement<br />ECG Components & Normal Values<br />ECG Paper Basics<br />ECG Interpretation Steps<br /><br />Pulmonary<br />Normal Breath Sounds<br />Adventitious (Abnormal) Breath Sounds<br />Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) & Spirometry<br /><br />Neurological<br />Deep Tendon Reflex (DTR) Scoring<br />Cranial Nerves – Function<br />Cranial Nerves – Mnemonic: Names of Nerves<br />Cranial Nerves – Mnemonic: Sensory, Motor, or Both<br />Decorticate versus Decerebrate Posturing<br />Glasgow Coma Scale<br /><br />Pediatrics<br />APGAR Score<br />Rh Incompatibility & Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn<br /><br />Precautions<br />Standard Precautions<br />Transmission-Based Precautions<br />Order of Donning & Removing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)<br />