News Category: Nursing Infographics

Nursing Mnemonics: Folic Acid Deficiency Causes
Folic acid and Folate are water-soluble B vitamin. Folate occurs naturally in food, and folic acid is the synthetic form of this vitamin. Foods that are naturally high in folate include leafy vegetables (such as spinach, broccoli, and lettuce), okra, asparagus, fruits (such as bananas, melons, and lemons) beans, yeast, mushrooms, meat (such as beef liver and kidney), orange juice, and tomato juice.

Nursing Mnemonics: ACE Inhibitors Side Effects
ACE inhibitors (eg, captopril, enalapril, lisinopril) treats high blood pressure and congestive heart failure (CHF). A lower blood pressure will reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack. This medicine is also used to increase survival after a heart attack, and it is used to treat kidney problems caused by diabetes.

Nursing Mnemonics: Cough “B Productive”

Do NOT forget to:
Offer Cup of Water or a Tissue if the patient is coughing
If patient is holding a tissue make sure to ask her to show it to you to see if there is any blood.
Ask if tried quit smoking in past, if not educate.

Nursing Mnemonics: Nephrotic syndrome

Nephrotic syndrome is a renal disorder that increases the permeability of the capillary walls of the glomerulus leading to excretion and loss of protein specially Albumin in the urine causing proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, and edema.