• change client’s position

Dane Delion BSN 3 Nursing • encourage fluid intake

• monitor vital signs regularly
• monitor for signs of adverse reactions
• Nursing interventions resources:
• nurseslabs.com
• registerednursern.com

notes outline:
Note taking
1. Review of anatomy and physiology
• Major systems & organs involved
• Their functions
tips:
• Free anaphy resource:
• Crash course anaphy playlist: https://
1. Use abbreviations
bit.ly/3cyVFid • Highly recommend Learning &
using medical abbreviations
2. Etiology • source: https://bit.ly/345Vwz1
• Causative agents (bacteria, fungi, virus) • But you can create your own— so
• Risk factors (lifestyle, fam hx, etc) it’ll help you understand.
3. Pathophysiology 2. Simplify your notes
• What happens to the organs affected • Use bullet points
• How does it change their normal functions • Draw diagrams when applicable
• Search diagrams, watch YouTube videos • Use mnemonics
• My favorite pathpophysio resources:
• armandoh.org / YT: https://bit.ly/
• ex: MoNA for Mi treatment
36cb4UE • M- morphine
• osmosis.org / Yt: https://bit.ly/ • O- oxygen
3mUwKKL • N- nitroglycerin
• Free pathophysio charts: https:// • A- aspirin
bit.ly/3j8uGMO
3. Highlight important info
4. Clinical manifestations • Lab values
• Signs and symptoms (s/sx) • Drug dosages
• (ex: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, etc)
• Review the pathophysio & connect • Adverse reactions
how/why these s/ sx occur.
4. REVIEW, REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW
5. diagnostic procedures REVIEW
• Tests conducted to confirm a diagnosis • ALWAYS REVIEW,
• (Ex: Blood tests, x-rays, cardiac monitoring,
and so INTERNALIZE, AND
on.) UNDERSTAND YOUR NOTES.

5. Look for outside resources to

6. Medical management
supplement your learning.
• Need a doctor’s order
• Medications • Information is out there! You just
• Surgeries need to learn how to find it.

7. Nursing management
• Don’t need doctor’s order
• examples:
padayon,
future nurse!
— your Nursing ate