How to Memorize Using Mnemonics

Health care are tricks to help you remember information. Mnemonics come in several varieties, allowing you to choose what works for you. Some mnemonics enjoy widespread use because they are easy and effective, but you can always make up your own.
Types of Mnemonics
Visual – Visual mnemonics involve creating visual images that sound like the information that is to be remembered. The image should be in some way related to the information. For example, if you are trying to remember that an event took place in Chillicothe, Ohio, you could visualize a cup of coffee sitting in a freezer (chilly coffee). The cup could have a picture of the state of Ohio on it to help you in remembering that Chillicothe is in Ohio.
This can be helpful in learning another language also. For example, rey is the Spanish word for king or monarch. You could visualize a crown with rays of light coming out from it. The Spanish verb caminar means “to walk,” so you could visualize an old El Camino model of car that is broken down, forcing you to walk.
Acronym – Acronyms use the first letter of each word to be remembered to create an easy-to-remember word. A well-known example of this is ROY G. BIV. The letters stand for red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet, which are the colors of the spectrum in order.
A variation of the acronym mnemonic is to use the letters to create a simple sentence. In the case of the spectrum colors, students in Britain often use “Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain” as their memory device.
Kids Prefer Cheese Over Fried Green Spinach represents Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species (taxonomy classifications, often appear in biology).
The order of sharps in music can be remembered with Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battles. Reverse that to Battles End and Down Goes Charles’ Father to get the order for flats.
RAVEN stands for Remember Affect Verb Effect Noun. This is used to remember the difference between affect and effect.
Journey – Also known as Method of Loci, journey mnemonics simply involve taking a journey with the information. Basically, you walk through a familiar area and visualize the information in prominent locations. For example, you may walk through your home, from the entrance to your bedroom. Throughout your walk, you see famous paintings or sculptures along the walls, floor, or on the doors. By mentally retracing those steps during your art history exam, you are able to remember the artists and their works.
This method does not have to be used with paintings, sculptures or other obviously visual items. You can combine this method with the visual technique to use it for any subject. For example, the crown with rays of light coming out of it may be hanging on your bedpost, while the El Camino is parked outside your window.
Rhymes – Rhymes and catchy phrases are an excellent mnemonic. They don’t have to be complicated and can be used for anything.
I before E, except after C. This spelling mnemonic also comes in variations like “I before E, except after C, and weird is just weird” or “I before E, except after C, or when sounded like A, as in neighbor and weigh.”
For weather, the rhyme “Red skies at night, sailors delight; Red skies at morning, sailors take warning.”
This group includes simple phrases like “There are 3 e’s buried in the cemetery.”
For stalactites and stalagmites, remember that as the mites go up, the tites (tights) go down.
Principle and principal – To remember which one you find in a school, use the saying, “The princiPAL is my PAL.”
“How I wish I could calculate pi.” The number of letters in each word represents one digit of pi (How=3, I=1, etc.), giving you 3.141592.
Associations – Another way to remember information is to associate the information with something easy to remember. While associations can be loosely grouped with other types of mnemonics, they are actually a little different.
Stalactites and stalagmites can be remembered by remembering G for ground and C for ceiling.
Dessert and desert – In strawberry shortcake and dessert, the letter s appears twice. In Sahara and desert, the letter s appears once.
For a physical take on associations, look at your hands. Starting with your left pinky knuckle, name the months. The months that fall in the spaces between the knuckles have 30 days, except for February, and the months that land on knuckles have 31. *Note-When you get to the index finger, you move to the knuckle for the index finger on the right hand. July and August both have 31 days.
Another physical mnemonic is that you can form an L with the thumb and index finger of the left hand. With the right hand, the L is backwards, with the base pointing toward the left hand. This one is useful for children who are learning left and right.
Mnemonics can make studying a much easier process, regardless of your grade level. Mnemonics do not have to be logical, sensible or even related to your subject, and your favorites may not work for other people. The trick is to make sure your mnemonic is something you can remember.

Mga tips ko sa board exam (studying attitudes)

1. relax lang at ienjoy mo ang pagAARAL. mas mataas ang retention kung enjoy mo ang pgstudy. kaya meron Mental block kasi sa anxiety or hindi masyado nakapagARAL.
2. Be confident (ung tama lang). being confident is just like being optimistic and it also lowers down ur anxiety. karamihan kasi ng student sa sobrang anxious habang nag-aaral imbes na ung focus ay ung pinag-aaralan e mas nagfofocus sa pag-iisip ng negative. tandaan. kahit kelan hindi nkatulong ang pagiging pessimistic.nurse tayo alam natin yan. (pero pessimistic din ako.hehe.kaya nga masipag ako e para mCOUNTERACT ang pessimism ko.pero kahit kelan hindi ako naging pessimistic habang nag-aaral.pgkatapos nung exam tsaka lng me nkakaisip ng negatives)
3. Wag mainggit at pkaidealistic. bawat students ay may kanya kanyang style sa pag-aaral. kung saan ka mas may retention dun ka. meron iba students like HEROIC type. un bang naniniwala sila na pag extreme ung energy na binigay mo hal. sa pag-aaral e magiging ok din result. sabi nga lahat ng sobra ay masama. minsan sa sobrang pagod ng katawan nagkkMENTAL BLOCK.
4. Dapat may TIME MANAGEMENT. sobrang helpful
5. Wag maging TAMAD. Sipag ang pnkpuhunan pra mkapasa

Tips on how to pass nursing board

1. Exercise! 30 minutes of briskwalking 3x a wk will do. exercise promotes circulation at the same time gives you energy to study for long periods of time. you will be surprise on how much energy you wil have if you do regular exercise
2. In your review session, i see people copying evrything in the blackboard (including me :]) and does not anymore pay attention to the lecturer.(i pay attention while copying) try to listen more to the lecturer has to say and just copy key points (kk,im not confident w/ just listening), remember you already took this up at school (talaga?), the lecturer are just trying to refresh your mind. you will get lots of tips from your lecturer if you listen attentively that you could not find in the textbooks (my tip is copy what you don't know and copy the info that you are not confident w/ even it had been thought to you)
3. when you get home try to review what you have written down at review class.(im already sleepy)
4. try to go over past questions. (ok palagi ko un gnagawa dati.nurse na ko e.hehe) ex. try to finish 300 questions weekly (better than 100 a day). it will improve your comprehension at the same time familiarize yourself on how they structure their questions. (tip: start working hard even ur just only 1st year nursing student)
5. Have a study partner and take turn to discuss specific areas to be reviewed (cardiovascular, respiratory system, endo. etc..). as the saying goes "2 heads are better than 1".(ako kc solo kung mag-aral) If you can't concentrate at home because of distractions, try the coffee station, library (best), or even go to beach to study(dont ever do this..to much distractions).
6. Make your mnemonics. post it all around you- in the bathroom, bedside table, in your bag, in the car etc.
7. Focus more on Psychiatric, Maternal nursing, community nursing, and research (yes much on research). Drugs are rarely asked in the Nursing board exam. Try to also go over NCLEX questions regarding prioritizations. Remember, questions in the exam are to test your competence if you are qualified for an ENTRY LEVEL NURSE ONLY.
8. Try to avoid fatty foods. drink vitamin B complex, it helps in blood circuklation and memory (maybe but i have not take this).
9. recommended are carl balita's textbooks (sikat a.pero di ko masyado nabasa textbook nya), community health nursing (maglaya, new CHN), past board exam questions.
10. think Positive (sori hindi ako pero pinpilit ko)
11. It helps if you can group together and ask each other questions. it speeds up learning.
12. Decide on a study habit. ex. 1hr. daily before you sleep (time management).
13. if you are wondering, " why if i made a mistake shading the wrong box, should i go ahead and erase it and shade the correct one?" what i did was, if i know the correct answer and that i shade the wrong box, i went off and corrected my answer. BUT if you have to make sure to erase the back portion also so that it will not create dent.work for me. (sino gumawa ng tips na to? si sir john teodoro? di ako naniniwala..ang best ay wag magerase at mag-ingat na lang ng husto.it worked for me.haha).
14. PRAY! it can really do wonders.
-Nursereview.org