{"id":1146,"date":"2020-04-27T21:10:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T21:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/sl\/?post_type=blog-post&p=1146"},"modified":"2021-06-30T17:10:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T17:10:51","slug":"mnemonics-for-memory","status":"publish","type":"blog-post","link":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/blog-post\/mnemonics-for-memory\/","title":{"rendered":"Mnemonics for Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It can be extremely overwhelming when you\u2019re trying to remember all of the information nursing school throws at you. At times, it may feel impossible to memorize the action, origin, and insertion of all the muscles in the human body,\u00a0all signs and symptoms of hypo\/hyperglycemia,\u00a0or the adverse effects of Digoxin. The bottom line is that our brains need help remembering and memorizing these key topics when it comes to nursing. I\u2019ve found that using memory aids and mnemonics helps me remember important information easier. Here are some of my favorites:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. When remembering key elements of a patient\u2019s health history assessment I like to use SAMPLE<\/strong>:
    • S<\/strong> \u2013 Symptoms <\/li>
    • A<\/strong> – Allergies <\/li>
    • M<\/strong> \u2013 Medications <\/li>
    • P <\/strong>\u2013 Past Medical History  <\/li>
    • L<\/strong> \u2013 Last Oral Intake <\/li>
    • E <\/strong>\u2013 Events leading up to illness or injury  <\/li><\/ul><\/li>
    • When I need to remember important emergency medications to lean on, I use LEAN<\/strong>: 
      • L <\/strong>\u2013 Lidocaine HCL <\/li>
      • E <\/strong>– Epinephrine <\/li>
      • A<\/strong> \u2013 Atropine Sulfate <\/li>
      • N<\/strong> \u2013 Naloxone (Narcan) <\/li><\/ul><\/li>
      • When I need to remember the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia is use these: 
        • \u201cCold and clammy need some candy\u201d \u2013 Hypoglycemia <\/li>
        • \u201cHigh and dry, sugar high\u201d \u2013 Hyperglycemia <\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          These are just a few examples of so many memory aids and mnemonics available to nursing students, and they are super helpful when it comes to exams! You can find these memory aids and mnemonics anywhere, but most of them I found in my Elsevier textbooks. If you\u2019re having trouble remembering important information, you can even try coming up with your own memory aid or mnemonic device! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          It can be extremely overwhelming when you\u2019re trying to remember all of the information nursing school throws at you. At times, it may feel impossible to memorize the action, origin, and insertion of all the muscles in the human body,\u00a0all signs and symptoms of hypo\/hyperglycemia,\u00a0or the adverse effects of Digoxin. The bottom line is that…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1147,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","footnotes":""},"topic":[9],"class_list":["post-1146","blog-post","type-blog-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","topic-study-tips"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMnemonics for Memory - Elsevier Student Life<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/blog-post\/mnemonics-for-memory\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mnemonics for Memory - Elsevier Student Life\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It can be extremely overwhelming when you\u2019re trying to remember all of the information nursing school throws at you. At times, it may feel impossible to memorize the action, origin, and insertion of all the muscles in the human body,\u00a0all signs and symptoms of hypo\/hyperglycemia,\u00a0or the adverse effects of Digoxin. The bottom line is that...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/blog-post\/mnemonics-for-memory\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Elsevier Student Life\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-06-30T17:10:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Mnemonics-for-Memory-.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"468\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"380\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/blog-post\/mnemonics-for-memory\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/blog-post\/mnemonics-for-memory\/\",\"name\":\"Mnemonics for Memory - Elsevier Student Life\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/blog-post\/mnemonics-for-memory\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/blog-post\/mnemonics-for-memory\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Mnemonics-for-Memory-.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-04-27T21:10:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-06-30T17:10:51+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/blog-post\/mnemonics-for-memory\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/blog-post\/mnemonics-for-memory\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/blog-post\/mnemonics-for-memory\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Mnemonics-for-Memory-.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Mnemonics-for-Memory-.jpg\",\"width\":468,\"height\":380},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/blog-post\/mnemonics-for-memory\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Mnemonics for Memory\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/\",\"name\":\"Elsevier Student Life\",\"description\":\"Just another Elsevier Evolve Dev Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Mnemonics for Memory - Elsevier Student Life","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/blog-post\/mnemonics-for-memory\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Mnemonics for Memory - Elsevier Student Life","og_description":"It can be extremely overwhelming when you\u2019re trying to remember all of the information nursing school throws at you. At times, it may feel impossible to memorize the action, origin, and insertion of all the muscles in the human body,\u00a0all signs and symptoms of hypo\/hyperglycemia,\u00a0or the adverse effects of Digoxin. The bottom line is that...","og_url":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/blog-post\/mnemonics-for-memory\/","og_site_name":"Elsevier Student Life","article_modified_time":"2021-06-30T17:10:51+00:00","og_image":[{"width":468,"height":380,"url":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Mnemonics-for-Memory-.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/blog-post\/mnemonics-for-memory\/","url":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/blog-post\/mnemonics-for-memory\/","name":"Mnemonics for Memory - Elsevier Student Life","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/blog-post\/mnemonics-for-memory\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/blog-post\/mnemonics-for-memory\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Mnemonics-for-Memory-.jpg","datePublished":"2020-04-27T21:10:00+00:00","dateModified":"2021-06-30T17:10:51+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/blog-post\/mnemonics-for-memory\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/blog-post\/mnemonics-for-memory\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/blog-post\/mnemonics-for-memory\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Mnemonics-for-Memory-.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Mnemonics-for-Memory-.jpg","width":468,"height":380},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/blog-post\/mnemonics-for-memory\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Mnemonics for Memory"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/#website","url":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/","name":"Elsevier Student Life","description":"Just another Elsevier Evolve Dev Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog-post\/1146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog-post"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog-post"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog-post\/1146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1955,"href":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog-post\/1146\/revisions\/1955"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evolve.elsevier.com\/studentlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=1146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}