lindsmith88

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1. Is this considered patient abandonment?

   lindsmith88 posted a topic in Safety

   I'm a nursing student and am in the process of doing my preceptorship. The other day my nurse and I were notified that we would be getting a patient from the ER. We didn't know the patient had arrived until the nursing assistant told us. They dropped...

2. Low potassium level, post CABG patient

   lindsmith88 posted a topic in Student Assist

   We had a post CABG patient when I was on a tele floor (I'm a student) and his potassium was 3.2. He had potassium chloride running and the nurse told me we were just going to continue monitoring him because the level wasn't in the danger zone. If I c...

3. What would be the main priority in this scenario

   lindsmith88 replied to lindsmith88's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, I would consider 20% very low. So I think activity intolerance should be the first priority?

4. What would be the main priority in this scenario

   lindsmith88 replied to lindsmith88's topic in General Nursing

   The hemoglobin is 9.4, O2 saturation is 95% on 2 L, and I don't know the cardiac output but the ejection fraction is 20%.

5. What would be the main priority in this scenario

   lindsmith88 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Fatigue related to inadequate tissue oxygenation secondary to anemia. Activity intolerance related to comprised oxygen transport system secondary to cardiomyopathy and MI. Would fatigue be first since you would be able to alleviate that if you're abl...

6. What does S/P mean?

   lindsmith88 posted a topic in Student Assist

   I know it stands for status post, but what does it actually mean? For example, deep vein thrombosis s/p inferior vena cava filter. Does it mean the patient developed DVT after having an IVC filter? Thanks.

7. Would this be a moral dilemma between autonomy and beneficence

   lindsmith88 posted a topic in General Nursing

   This is for one of my classes, and I just want to make sure that it is autonomy vs. beneficence. Thank you. The vast majority of HIV-positive physicians contacted for this article discussed feeling some level of a moral dilemma regarding disclosing ...

8. Is there an RN here willing to participate in my interview?

   lindsmith88 posted a topic in General Nursing

   In my health care ethics class, we have to interview an RN (through phone, in person, or e-mail), but I don't know any RNs in real life. So my question is: Is there anyone here willing to participate in my interview? I only need one person, and I h...

9. Question about majoring in nursing

   lindsmith88 posted a topic in General Students

   Hey guys, I'm new here and I don't know if I'm posting in the right section. Forgive me if I'm posting in the wrong place. I'm currently finishing up my sophomore year in college and have changed majors twice already. I was a math major and now I'm...