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1. Nurses, have you been been spit on, pushed, scratched and verbally or assaulted?

   LiveYourDream replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   Im a nursing student. Have not really been assaulted but once was d/c-ing and IV and asked the pt if it hurt (I was taking a while to rip all the tape off- it was my first time) and he said, "well I havent slapped you yet" which I took to mean as a t...

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

   LiveYourDream replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

   Heres some: Lose the silly sense of self-entitlement and grow up. Nobody owes you anything. No you do NOT deserve to watch a second c-section when there are people waiting to see their first. Keep your hands to yourself. Physically assaulting people ...

3. Annoying and disruptive classmates (vent)

   LiveYourDream replied to 2blessings's topic in General Students

   The problem is not that she's excited about her learning. The problem is that she is disruptive to the flow of the class and asks questions that are not relevant to the class, only to herself. Everyone knows if you have a personal question that you a...

4. First care plan! Help! Necrotizing pancreatitis

   LiveYourDream replied to SEM0627's topic in Student Assist

   Hi - Im a student too. Just some possible thoughts, till someone else who knows much more replies :) For the edema I think you would be better off with decreased tissue perfusion than excess fluid volume, since youre describing peripheral edema. As f...

5. post-partum careplan help

   LiveYourDream posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hi all. I am to do a care plan on a post-partum patient (which I will describe in a minute). I know that the priority diagnosis is supposed to address what they came in for, which would be labor... But I only provided care once she was post-partum. I...

6. nursing diagnosis help for OB case study

   LiveYourDream posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hi all. I am doing a case study for OB and am having trouble coming up with a priority nursing diagnosis. I just dont know where to start. The summary of the patient is that a patient has come in with spotting for the past week, saying she missed her...

7. personal question re platelet donation and potential side effects

   LiveYourDream posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all, I am a Sr 1 nursing student. This is a personal question so forgive me but I cant think of a better group of people to ask about it than nurses. I donated platelets yesterday evening. When they return the remaining blood components, they do ...

8. care plan help!

   LiveYourDream posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hi all, I'm writing a care plan for a patient and having such a difficult time. The patient has COPD (emphysema), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, has just been diagnosed with CHF during this hospitalization (though with an ejection fraction of 10% he ...