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NCLEX Cheat Sheet Your Paperless Flash Card Study Guide

Hey there so before you dive right into the cheat sheet, just want to tell you what it’s going to be covering and give you a few pointers on how to study.First is I created a pharmacology table. I listed all the suffices of every medication as well as their rationale and common side effects. What I want you to do is continue studying in detail all the most common drugs that you’ve been taught will be on the NCLEX exam but also memorize these suffices so that way you know which rationale and side effects to associate them with. The NCLEX is not going to test you on the most common drugs, it’s going to test you on the least common drugs so unless you can memorize every single medication with their rationale and side effects, I suggest at least knowing all the suffices.Next thing is I’ll be covering all the most common tested illnesses, diseases and conditions. The exam is not going to ask you questions such as, “What is Pneumonia?” It’s going to ask you to APPLY what you know about these conditions in typical nursing scenarios. So don’t just memorize the signs and symptoms, understand them well enough to know how it is managed in the clinical setting.

Additional things we will go over:

 Nursing Procedures You Must Know  Standard Precautions and More  Fluid & Electrolyte Balance  IV Fluids  Rules (Nursing Wise)  ABGs  Key Nurse Role Differences  Restraints  Developmental Stages of Transition  Maternal Nursing  Mental Health  Therapeutic Communication

Let’s Get Started!

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Pharmacology Table Drug Suffices Origin Example Rationale Common Side Effects Ase pain Streptase Thrombolytic- dissolves clots Severe bleeding & abdominal Azole Miconazole Antifungal -treat fungal infections Rash burning Caine Lidocaine Anesthetic Nausea orthostatic hypotension Cef / Ceph Cephalosporin Treat bacterial infections Rash stomach cramps Cillin Penicillin Treat bacterial infections Nausea/vomiting diarrhea Floxacin Fluoroquinolone Treats bacterial infections Nausea anaphylaxis Cycline Tetracycline Antibiotic Toxicity in pregnancy discolors teeth Dazole Nitroimidazole Treats bacterial/skin infections Skin irritation dryness Dipine Nifidepine (CCBs) Dilates arteries Low blood pressure & edema Prazole Pantaprzole (PPIs) Reduces acid in stomach Headache & diarrhea Profen Ibuprofren (NSAID) Decrease inflammation Increase bleeding stomach upset Fenac Diclofenac (NSAID) Decrease inflammation Increase bleeding stomach upset Mycin / Micin Aminoglycoside Treat bacterial infections Ototoxicity pain 2 / 3

Olol Beta blocker Lowers BP lowers HR, SOB in respiratory pts Cort Olone / Sone Anti -inflammatory Increased blood sugar, edema Parin Anticoagulant Prevent blood clots prevent blood clots Pril ACE inhibitor Treat high blood pressure Nonproductive cough, dizziness Sartan Cozaar (ARBs) treat high BP Angioedema hyperkalemia Statin Simvastatin (C10AA) Lowers cholesterol level Headache weakness Semide Loop diuretic Removes water from body Increased urination hyponatremia, hypokalemia Thiazide Thiazine diuretic Removes water from body Increased urination hypokalemia Actone Potassium sparing Removes water from body Increased urination hyperkalemia Setron Ondansetron(5-HT) Prevents nausea Diarrhea, fatigue Terol Salmeterol-(B2) Relieve breathing problems Irregular heartbeat headache Vir Acyclovir-Antiviral Treat viral infections Nausea/vomiting diarrhea Zepam / Zolam Benzodiazepine Treats anxiety/seizures Confusion sleepiness

CCBs= Calcium channel blockers PPIs= Proton Pump Inhibitors ARBs= Angiotensin II receptor antagonist C10AA= HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor 5-HT= Serotonin receptor antagonist B2= Beta agonist

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