SNLou84

SNLou84 has 2 years experience.

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1. Question about HIV patient

   SNLou84 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone. So I am a nursing student taking patient education and we were given the following scenario - Basically there is an 18 year old male who has HIV, he admits to the nurse that he is intimate with his girlfriend but that she does not know h...

2. need goals for ineffective peripheral tissue perfusion

   SNLou84 replied to cuca2's topic in General Nursing

   I dont think cucu got upset by your comment at all....her response was not even rude.

3. Do you think this was unfair?

   SNLou84 replied to SNLou84's topic in General Students

   Dafreak, I do tend to ramble when I am emotional or feel strong about an issue...lol. It is hard to say exactly what you mean when typing. It is a lot easier through words. :) As for the last minute thing - it was not last minute. This care plan ha...

4. Do you think this was unfair?

   SNLou84 posted a topic in General Students

   Hi everyone.....so right now I am a nursing student and i am not very happy with my school right now. A lot of students aren't. We pay so much money and the school is so disorganized, the teachers are rude, and I find myself dreading every day I have...

5. Pharmacology Help - w/ the heart

   SNLou84 replied to SNLou84's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you Daytonite, you are so nice! :)

6. Dropped lvn/lpn student needs help to complete diploma

   SNLou84 replied to ohsulof4321's topic in Student Assist

   If you don't mind me asking or if this isn't too personal, why were you dropped? I have never heard of any program doing that unless the student is below the GPA that they want and has failed more than one class or has received lots of C's. My school...

7. Pharmacology Help - w/ the heart

   SNLou84 posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hi everyone. I have a test this week. I received an A on my first test but a D on my second one. I am so scared I am not going to pass this class. For me, this class is the hardest one I have ever taken. My test is on Antimicrobial Therapy and Drugs ...

8. First-semester students taking care of C. diff patients?

   SNLou84 replied to Kringe38's topic in General Students

   In my first clinical rotation, without any warning whatsoever, i was given a C.diff patient. I was also given patients with MRSA too. They had told us about standard precautions but had never mentioned we would be thrown right on a floor with patient...

9. PLEASE help me! :(

   SNLou84 replied to SNLou84's topic in Student Assist

   Daytonite and TLC.....I just wanted to thank you both for caring and trying to help me. I really do appreciate it so much! Daytonite, you reminded me of a sheet I had on OREM from last semester. I am going to try and dig it up and hopefully I still h...

10. PLEASE help me! :(

    SNLou84 replied to SNLou84's topic in Student Assist

    We did receive a handout for the nursing diagnosis which uses the issue of constipation to explain each one. So it says NANDA: constipation related to prolonged immobility as manifested by decreased frequency of stools, lack of appetite, c/o headache...

11. PLEASE help me! :(

    SNLou84 posted a topic in Student Assist

    I have looked all over the board about care plans and I find everything BUT the one thing I am looking for. It seems most care plans involve Maslow but mine does not, it involves OREM. I really have no idea where blood pressure, temperature, and puls...

12. Question about "Too narrow of bones" with giving birth

    SNLou84 replied to SNLou84's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you again! I honestly feel inducing her now is too soon (she said she just turned 40 weeks yesterday) but I don't know if the 40 week estimate is completely accurate. I think they are more of going by the fact the baby is 7lbs 9 oz. and they f...

13. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    SNLou84 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    To TIAKAY ON PAGE 3: I totally agree hun! Being a full-time nursing student and a mom is a lot harder than people realize because you basically feel like your putting your kids last. It's a horrible feeling. I think when some of the ones who are ve...

14. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    SNLou84 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    I would love to be able to say "No wonder why people get such a bad impression of women and men call women ******* - the constant gossiping, talking behind each other's backs, getting mad when someone receives an A who deserves it, girls immediately ...

15. Pharmacology help!

    SNLou84 replied to pinkpower389's topic in Student Assist

    The nursing students in my school are unbelievably competitive. In fact, some of the girls actually get mad if you do better than them, it's insane. (I understand getting mad in some instances but getting mad at someone for getting an A when they des...