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NCLEX-RN
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Proactive vs. retroactive interference: 'proactive' = forward-acting OLD interferes with NEW; 'retroactive' = backward-acting NEW interferes with OLD
PRO = PROACTIVE means OLD blocks NEW (the OLD professor blocks you from learning a NEW subject). RETRO = RETROACTIVE means NEW blocks OLD (NEW rock music RETRO-actively makes you forget the OLD lyrics). H.M. anterograde: he could MEET you and forget you immediately; he learned to TRACE a star (procedural = implicit, preserved).
Clinical framing, safety cues, prioritization patterns, and exam-style rationale for Memory Systems.
For Memory Systems, connect the assessment cue to the immediate risk before selecting an action for RN. Start with stability, ABCs, neurologic change, medication risk, infection risk, and scope of practice. Then decide whether the safest next step is assess, intervene, escalate, teach, or evaluate response.
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A missed priority in Memory Systems can delay recognition of deterioration or allow preventable harm to continue. Safety focus: PRO = PROACTIVE means OLD blocks NEW (the OLD professor blocks you from learning a NEW subject). RETRO = RETROACTIVE means NEW blocks OLD (NEW rock music RETRO-actively makes you forget the OLD lyrics). H.M. anterograde: he could MEET you and forget you immediately; he learned to TRACE a star (procedural = implicit, preserved).
In a Memory Systems item, explain the first cue you noticed, the complication it predicts, the nursing action within scope, and the finding that proves the response worked.
Proactive vs. retroactive interference: 'proactive' = forward-acting OLD interferes with NEW; 'retroactive' = backward-acting NEW interferes with OLD This keeps Memory Systems reasoning tied to client safety instead of recall-only studying.
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