Raccoon-Eyed-Nurse

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1. Foley catheter: Is a small amount of leaking when sitting normal?

   Raccoon-Eyed-Nurse replied to Raccoon-Eyed-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Right, I didn’t consider that! In school I remember seeing the balloon fill up asymmetrically, but it never occurred to me that it may have this effect on the patient. Thanks for your input. Still, I’d like to know if sitting might cause some minor l...

2. Foley catheter: Is a small amount of leaking when sitting normal?

   Raccoon-Eyed-Nurse replied to Raccoon-Eyed-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah, the catheter is pretty much permanent. The nurse who put it in documented filling the balloon the recommended amount. I think there’s a 5mL leeway. Should I have tried putting in those extra 5mL? As far as I know, she doesn’t have any urethral...

3. Foley catheter: Is a small amount of leaking when sitting normal?

   Raccoon-Eyed-Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   I’m a new nurse. Today I had a patient with a Foley catheter. It was draining fine (normal UOP, no bladder distention), but she complained of small leaks. They’ve had to change it a couple times before, so I thought maybe she needed a bigger size aga...

4. Is an answer to a question "subjective data"?

   Raccoon-Eyed-Nurse replied to Raccoon-Eyed-Nurse's topic in General Students

   Ah, thank you, that helps a lot!

5. Is an answer to a question "subjective data"?

   Raccoon-Eyed-Nurse replied to Raccoon-Eyed-Nurse's topic in General Students

   Okay, so that answers half of my question, thanks! But what sort of objective data could there be for a knowledge deficit?

6. Having trouble studying

   Raccoon-Eyed-Nurse replied to OU812IC's topic in General Students

   Maybe you're having trouble with application/understanding? When you study, how do you talk to yourself? What I do is pretend like I'm giving the lecture. It forces me to really think about what I'm saying: Drawing connections, rewording concepts, t...

7. Is an answer to a question "subjective data"?

   Raccoon-Eyed-Nurse posted a topic in General Students

   I have to write a teaching plan for an OB patient who was anemic from the birth. She didn't know a thing about how to take care of herself while she was still anemic. (Heck, no one even told her she was anemic! When I asked her about it her eyes grew...