Mnemonics always help to memorize your study in very little time. With the help of this Nursing Mnemonics you will memorize 30 most important topics related to NCLEX study.
These 30 Nursing Mnemonics are divided into five categories which are, OB/PEDS, LABS PHARMACOLOGY , MENTAL HEALTH and MED SURG Mnemonics.
30 Most Important Nursing Mnemonics includes:
1: Anorexia – signs and symptoms
Remember: ANOREXIA
• Amenorrhea
• No organic factors accounts for weight loss
• Obviously thin but feels FAT
• Refusal to maintain normal body weight
• Epigastric discomfort is common
• X-symptoms (peculiar symptoms)
• Intense fears of gaining weight
• Always thinking of foods
2: Alcoholism-behavioral problems
Remember 5 D’s
• Denial
• Dependency
• Demanding
• Destructive
• Domineering
3: Alzheimer’s Disease
Remember 5 As
• Amnesia – loss of memories
• Anomia – unable to recall names of everyday objects
• Apraxia – unable to perform tasks of movement
• Agnosia – inability to process sensory information
• Aphasia – disruption with ability to communicate
4: Dyspnea
Remember 6 Ps
• Pulmonary Bronchial Constriction
• Possible Foreign Body
• Pulmonary Embolus
• Pneumothorax
• Pump Failure
• Pneumonia
5: Hyperglycemia vs Hypoglycemia
• Hyper – hot/dry – sugar high
• Hypo – cold/clammy – needs candy
6: Arterial Blood Gas Evaluation
Remember ROME
• Respiratory
• Opposite
• Metabolic
• Equal
7: Pulmonary Edema – treatment
Remember MAD DOG
• Morphine – causes vasodilation resulting in decreased BP
• Aminophylline – relaxes airways to make breathing easier
• Digitalis – improve heart function in pulmonary edema
• Diuretics (Lasix) – pull excess uid off
• Oxygen – improve oxygenation
• Gases (Blood Gases ABGs) – asses respiratory status
8: Hypoxia – signs/symptoms
Remember RAT BED
Early Hypoxia:
• Restlessness
• Anxiety
• Tachycardia/ Tachypnea
Late Hypoxia:
• Bradycardia
• Extreme Restlessness
• Dyspnea
9: Asthma – management
Remember ASTHMA
• Adrenergic (Albuterol)
• Steroids
• Theophylline
• Hydration (IV)
• Mask (Oxygen)
• Antibiotics
10: Pupillary reaction
Remember PERRLA
• Pupils
• Equally
• Round and
• Reactive to
• Light and
• Accommodate
11: Moles – malignant assessment
Remember ABCD’s
• Asymmetry–is the mole irregular in shape?
• Border–is the border irregular, notched, or poorly de ned?
• Color–does the color vary (for example, between shades of brown, red, white, blue, or black)?
• Diameter–is the diameter more than 6 mm?
12: Hypoglycemia-signs/symptoms
Remember TIRED
• Tachycardia
• Irritability
• Restless
• Excessive Hunger
• Diaphoresis/ Depression Sulfate
13: Cardiac Blood Flow
Toilet Paper My A**
• Tricuspid
• Pulmonic
• Mitrial
• Aortic
14: Cranial Nerves
Oh Oh Oh To Touch And Feel
Very Good Velvet AH!
• Olfactory
• Optic
• Oculomotor
• Trochlear
• Trigeminal
• Abducens
• Facial
• Vestibulocochlear
• Glossopharyngeal
• Vagus
• Accessory
• Hypoglossal
15: Hypertension – complications
Remember 4 C’s
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Coronary Rheumatic Fever
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Cerebral Vascular Accident
