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Nursing cheat sheets for school and the NCLEX

One-page study guides for the topics that show up on every exam: lab values, ABGs, IV fluids, electrolytes, EKG rhythms, drug suffixes and more. Free to read here; printable versions of all 50 are inside the NurseLingo app.

Fluids & electrolytes

IV fluids cheat sheetFree IV fluids cheat sheet for nursing students: what isotonic, hypotonic and hypertonic fluids do, when to avoid LR, fluid overload vs dehydration signs, and transfusion rules.Electrolyte imbalances cheat sheetHigh and low potassium, sodium, calcium and magnesium on one page: the key signs, the ECG changes, and the nurse's first move.

Pharmacology

Antidotes cheat sheetThe NCLEX antidotes on one page: digoxin, heparin, warfarin, opioids, benzodiazepines, acetaminophen, magnesium sulfate and iron, plus how you know the antidote worked.Drug suffixes cheat sheetCommon drug suffixes for nursing students: -olol, -pril, -sartan, -statin, -prazole, -dipine, -parin and more, with the drug class and what to watch for.Therapeutic drug levels cheat sheetTherapeutic and toxic levels for digoxin, lithium, phenytoin, carbamazepine, valproic acid, theophylline, gentamicin and more, with toxic signs and antidotes.RN reviewed

Cardiac

EKG rhythms cheat sheetEvery NCLEX EKG rhythm on one page: what you see on the strip and the first treatment, from sinus bradycardia to V fib, including which rhythms are shockable.RN reviewed

Acid-base

ABG interpretation cheat sheetInterpret arterial blood gases in four moves with the ROME method: read the pH, match the mover, check compensation, then match the symptoms.

Lab values

Lab values cheat sheetNCLEX normal lab values on one page: sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, glucose, BUN, creatinine, hemoglobin, platelets, WBC, INR and pH, with why each one matters.

Health assessment

Cranial nerves cheat sheetAll 12 cranial nerves for nursing students: each nerve's function and how to test it at the bedside, plus a mnemonic for the order.Head-to-toe assessment cheat sheetThe head-to-toe nursing assessment in order: general survey, LOC, heart and lung sounds, the abdomen exception, skin, pulses, reflexes and normal findings.

Endocrine

Insulin types cheat sheetRapid, regular, NPH, glargine, degludec and premixed insulin on one page: onset, peak and duration, the mixing rule, and hypoglycemia care.RN reviewed

Study skills

Nursing mnemonics cheat sheetROME, MONA, FAST, RACE, PASS, the 6 P's, MURDER, CATS, APGAR and more, with what each stands for and the exam trap it stops.RN reviewed

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