life_student

Latest Activity

1. News too good to keep to myself...

   life_student replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU

   Thats awesome! COngrats!! So tell us where you're at!!! would love to hear about it!

2. Woman's Hospital of Texas interview

   life_student replied to Dramaangel621's topic in New Nurse

   Wow! Congrats on getting the job, I too would love some guidance on what type of questions were asked, what they were looking for etc., Did you just email the recruiter your resume and call her repeatedly to ask if she had a job opening? curious as t...

3. Houston Area Student Nurse Externships for the summer?

   life_student posted a topic in Texas

   I'm trying to round up the links to the Houston areas summer externships for those in their last year of nursing school, so far I have only found the ones for St. Lukes and M.D. Anderson. --anyone know of others?

4. IV Piggyback

   life_student replied to busybee88's topic in Student Assist

   ?? you wouldn't give 1mg/0.5ml of dilaudid? we regularly give 2mg/1ml ivp dilaudid, were you referring to something else? as a side note, another thing i've learned with giving this is to pull up the dilaudid into a syringe containing 8ml or so of ns...

5. Interventions for Acute pain Dx

   life_student posted a topic in Student Assist

   Patient has had bilateral mastectomy, was discharged home and came back 2days later when one of the drainage tubes came out by accident. In pain with swelling on R side which MDs are assessing for necrotized tissue. I have put "Acute pain R/T invasiv...

6. Care Plan feedback

   life_student replied to life_student's topic in Student Assist

   Thanks for the feedback, your pointers totally make sense and help me in critical thinking about each of these statements. I appreciate it!

7. Care Plan feedback

   life_student posted a topic in Student Assist

   working on my first care plan and thought I'd throw it out there to get any feedback on improvements needed, items lacking, clarification etc., etc., Pt. is 89yr old female admitted for dehydration, Hx of cervical cancer (receiving radiation therapy)...

8. PRBC's for Hypovolemic shock?

   life_student replied to life_student's topic in General Students

   That totally makes sense now, Thanks!! In my head I was thinking "hypovolemia" which would be a loss of fluids right? and you would want fluid along with the blood cells, but as you explained it "hypovolemic shock" is different in that it is a loss o...

9. PRBC's for Hypovolemic shock?

   life_student posted a topic in General Students

   Can anyone explain to me the rationale behind giving Packed Red blood cells to a patient with Hypovolemic shock? this is a question from our patho/pharm class and I am having a hard time understanding why, in my head I am thinking you would want to ...

10. med calculation problems, mg/kg/day

    life_student replied to life_student's topic in General Students

    THANKS Daytonite!!! That's exactly how I needed to see it, totally makes sense now. I really appreciate it!

11. med calculation problems, mg/kg/day

    life_student replied to life_student's topic in General Students

    THanks!! I will try and break up what you've laid out and see if I can get it in a DA format, that way it will register in my mind since that's what I'm used to using, LOL,

12. med calculation problems, mg/kg/day

    life_student posted a topic in General Students

    i need some help in figuring out calculation problems that involve weight and dosage, i use dimensional analysis for all other calculations and have no problem, but don't quite get the g/kg/day ones! example 1: pt weighs 220 lbs. administer digoxin ...

13. Pharmacology Question!

    life_student replied to *HaNNaH*'s topic in General Students

    can someone tell me what "sc" in this means?

14. Venting about classmates with families...

    life_student replied to moncj66's topic in General Students

    Thank you, well said.

15. When did you start clinicals?

    life_student replied to JHansen's topic in General Students

    Our BSN is starting clinicals the first week of Nov., this is our first semester. I am excited and nervous at the same time!