NURSING MNEMONICS 1

MI management: MONA

Morphine
O2
Nitroglycerine
Aspirin

HYPOGLYCEMIA: TIRED

T Tired

I Irritability
R Restless
E Excessive hunger
D Diaphoresis-Depression

HEART MURMURS: SPASM
S Stenosis
P Partial obstruction

A Aneurysms

S Septal defect

M Mitral regurgitation

Hyperthyroidism (s/s): THYROIDISM
Tremor
Heart rate up
Yawning (fatigueability)
Restlessness
Oligomenorrhea & amenorrhea
Intolerance to heat
Diarrhea
Irritability
Sweating
Muscle wasting & weight loss

Miotic: Little word=Little pupil

Mydriatic: Big word=Big pupil

Anticholingergics Side Effects:
Can't see
Can't pee
Can't spit
Can't sh*t

5W's of common causes of post-op fever

Wind (think pneumonia, splinting, incentive spirometer exercises not done, DB+
coughing not done)
Water (dehydration...)
Wound (infection, dehiscence...)
Walking (PE...)
Wonder drug (approriate antibiotic...)

Cranial Nerves

Oh – Olfactory---- --- Some
Oh - Optic---- ---------Say
Oh –Oculomotor------ Marry
To -Trochlear------ ---Money
Touch- Trigeminal--- But

And- Abducens--------My

Feel- Facial---- -------Brother
Virgin- Vestibulocochlear- Says
Girl's- Glossopharangeal--- Big
Violins -Vagus----------Breasts
Ah -Accessory-----------Mean
Heaven- Hypoglossal----More

For the third column, S stands for sensory, M for motor, and B is both. Also, you
have one nose, so Olfactory is CNI, two eyes, so optic is CNII. To remember
which order the As come in, ABducens comes before ACcessory alphabetically.

Acute Pancreatitis: I GET SMASHED

I - idiopathic
G - gallstone
E - EtOH
T - trauma
S - steroids
M - mumps (paramyxovirus) and other viruses (EBV, CMV)

A - autoimmune

S - scorpion sting / snake bite
H - hypercalcemia, hyperlipidemia and hypothermia
E - ERCP
D - drugs, duodenal ulcers

To apply a telemetry monitor:
White over right (top right shoulder)
Black beside the white (Over lt shoulder)
Checkers (red below the black)
Christmas (Green beside the red)
Then ofcourse, the brown will be in the middle!

The HYPERKALEMIA "Machine" - Causes of Increased Serum K+
M - Medications - ACE inhibitors, NSAIDS
A - Acidosis - Metabolic and respiratory
C - Cellular destruction - Burns, traumatic injury
H - Hypoaldosteronism, hemolysis
I - Intake - Excesssive
N - Nephrons, renal failure
E - Excretion - Impaired

Signs and Symptoms of Increased Serum K+: MURDER
M - Muscle weakness
U - Urine, oliguria, anuria
R- Respiratory distress
D - Decreased cardiac contractility
E - ECG changes
R - Reflexes, hyperreflexia, or areflexia (flaccid)

HYPERNATREMIA

"You Are Fried"

F - Fever (low grade), flushed skin
R - Restless (irritable)
I - Increased fluid retention and increased BP
E - Edema (peripheral and pitting)
D - Decreased urinary output, dry mouth

"CATS" of "HYPOCALCEMIA"

C - Convulsions

A- Arrhythmias

T - Tetany

S - Spasms and stridor