cindie mill

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1. nurs. dx

   cindie mill replied to cindie mill's topic in General Students

   can anyone help me..... if I have a closed-chest tube drainage system without suction, what as a nurse when I first hook it up would I expect to see..... There is no suction, so is there still fluctuation (tidalling) with inspiration and expiration,...

2. nurs. dx

   cindie mill replied to cindie mill's topic in General Students

   I really don't think we have had much experience with ng tubes and therefore I find it really hard to come up with rationale for my decisions; and textbooks don't always cut it. I know that checking tube placement is essential before admin. meds, etc...

3. nurs. dx

   cindie mill replied to cindie mill's topic in General Students

   See what I mean about reading too much into the questions. I knew you had to check the tube placement; but then I second-guessed myself. How good are u with chesttubes? I am pretty confident I have these ones mastered but if you don't mind....conf...

4. nurs. dx

   cindie mill replied to cindie mill's topic in General Students

   thank you so much Daytonite. Yes I am a Nursing Student and this is only a take home test. We were allowed help, work togehter, whatever we needed. I also have another question. We have not done much work with NG tubes. I know what they are used ...

5. nurs. dx

   cindie mill posted a topic in General Students

   I have an elderly client with medical dx of dehydration. In developing the Nurs. Dx. it is most important for me to: establish nursing dx that are based on medical diagnosis. focus on nursing diagnosis that affect fluid balance. gather data to suppo...