Yup hated NANDA as a student and as a practicing RN. I felt it was nothing more than a time suck. Although, I find it an excellent tool for an adjunct in teaching pathophysiology. It really forces students to think about what is REALLY happening P...
CAT call would have been the right call. Intubate him on the floor, and then move him to your CC unit. If he gets better you can take the tube out. If not, then intubation proved to be the right call. Either way, the pt is secured. Yeah, sound...
Depending on where your students are in your program... I have done the following... Give the scenario of a patient who is coming into the ED. Full H&P info, with the treatment given in the ED. Have your students (in small groups) determine a ...
dabearrn replied to Tziganka's topic in Uniform/Gear
I wear only New Balance 927's. I am a rather large guy 5' 10" 250# and My feet never hurt at the end of my shifts. I wear them to exercise, and on vacation when I am often on my feet walking/standing around all day. I haven't bought anything else ...
I don't feel that I am doing a very good job at all of teaching prioritization.. Matter of fact I really do not have much of a plan for the topic at all. I do fine when talking about procedures, but in theory and critical thinking I don't do well a...
dabearrn replied to acceleratedstudent's topic in HIPAA
Looks like to me a photo of a tumor on an OR tray would not be considered a HIPAA violation. That is what happened here a couple of days ago and one of the hospital administrators is having a hissy fit saying that they are going to be sued by the FB...
I live on the US island of Saipan. About 90 miles north of Guam, and 1500 miles SE of Tokyo. Challenging would be a very politically correct term to describe our situation. There is only 1 hospital, 70 beds, no specialists, severely underfunded, ...
I am a second year instructor in an itty bitty ADN program on an itty bitty island in the Pacific Ocean. No MSN, no BSN, only a diploma, and a BS in exercise physiology. Students say they learn quite a bit from me though. It seems I am able to pu...