evie_b

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1. Nursing Diagnosis Question

   evie_b replied to evie_b's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you so much! So, my final NDX is: Chronic pain r/t nerve damage AEB restlessness. *I changed it from "pt's report of pain" so that it is objective, rather than subjective.

2. Nursing Diagnosis Question

   evie_b replied to evie_b's topic in Student Assist

   Thanks so much for your response! There isn't a "real" patient, its for a project on patient education about medications for my pharm class. So I guess the objective symptoms could be anything I want. :) The (imaginary) pt had shingles, which woul...

3. Nursing Diagnosis Question

   evie_b posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hi, I'm working on a project about using gabapentin for postherpetic neuralgia. I need to write 2 nursing diagnoses. I'm having trouble with one regarding to chronic pain. In my Cox's Clinical Applications book "chronic pain" has one related factor...

4. Saunders NCLEX CD running on a Mac?

   evie_b replied to evie_b's topic in General Students

   I should have added that it says it works on Macs, and I have the minimum requirements. I'll see if I can find a support #/address. Otherwise I might try the Genius Bar at the Mac store. Thanks. :)

5. Saunders NCLEX CD running on a Mac?

   evie_b posted a topic in General Students

   I'm using the Saunders NCLEX-RN 4th edition book and have the CD which I cannot get to run on my Mac. Has anyone else had this problem and have you gotten the program to run? Please let me know. Thanks!

6. I'm not tech savvy...help me minimize the pain of books/backpack weight! :)

   evie_b replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

   I have a Blackberry and I wouldn't recommend it for what you're looking for. I'm thinking of switching to an iPhone so that I can use digital flashcards (I'm usually walking around with 300-500 paper ones), and my mom (who is a nurse) is suggesting ...

7. Does this happen to everyone, or just me?

   evie_b replied to Pat_Pat RN's topic in Humor

   I wear a long-ish scrub top and flip the front up over my chest before I sit down. You have to be careful when you "unfold" it after you've done your business, but this method has saved phones, pens, notes, glasses, you name it!