sara_ky

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1. Palliative care...advice for a novice please.

   sara_ky replied to Shanlee79's topic in Holistic

   I actually read the book on my own, LOL. I was in a development psychology/nursing theory class, and our textbook said that "On Death and Dying" should be a "must read" for any nurse. I have always had a difficult time dealing with my thoughts and fe...

2. Palliative care...advice for a novice please.

   sara_ky replied to Shanlee79's topic in Holistic

   I'm a nursing student, too. :) Last quarter, I read Kubler-Ross' "On Death and Dying" and found it to be a fascinating, informative read - enough so that it piqued my personal interest in palliative and hospice nursing for a possible long-term career...

3. Feeling scared at work/Threats

   sara_ky replied to abbaking's topic in Relations

   My advice would be to alert your manager, as well as consult or refer to your facility's employee handbook and/or code of conduct to see what additional or further action you can take, such as reporting your coworker to Human Resources. Whether your ...

4. Feeling So Defeated

   sara_ky replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

   It sounds like you're feeling very discouraged and overwhelmed. Maybe instead of questioning whether nursing is right for you or not, you should reconsider whether ICU nursing is, at least at this time. From what you have described above, you sound l...

5. when to give and hold PRN morphine

   sara_ky replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

   As a student myself, I have enjoyed following this post, learning from the different thoughts and opinions posted. I am still very much in the beginning quarters of my program, and among other topics we are learning the basics of pain and pain manage...

6. Alcohol and the NG Tube

   sara_ky replied to BzzyBee's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   You mean ETOH? I would think there would be any number of contraindications you could cite. Most obvious to me would be that there is no medical or nursing intervention which would require the administration of ETOH. (Right?) Additionally, ETOH has n...

7. Pharm: PLEASE HELP

   sara_ky replied to kl1730's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   It sounds like you're pretty frustrated. Where does your course syllabus or curriculum outline state you should be in terms of progress to this point in the class? You may not feel you're gaining the quantity of information to date you'd like, but in...

8. Why not admit this patient?

   sara_ky replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

   I believe you can register a complaint anonymously with APS. If I were you, I would. I don't know what kind of action they can take, but at least you will have done all you're able. This sounds harsh, but you may also consider putting your foot down ...

9. Nursing Diagnosis Question

   sara_ky replied to studentnursebrandie's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   In my classes, we were taught to use one nursing Dx per care plan. I checked my Nurses' Pocket Guide, and it defines "ineffective airway clearance" as the "inability to clear secretions or obstructions from the respiratory tract to maintain a clear ...

10. Why not admit this patient?

    sara_ky replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you are both concerned for, but frustrated by, your neighbors. Do they have children or other family members with whom you could share your concerns? They may no longer be physically or mentally able to keep up with the necessary ADLs ...

11. auscultating RLL where are you placing steth?

    sara_ky replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    Coincidentally, I just read about this today in a chapter on assessments. :) If I understand correctly, my text book identifies the sides of the chest beneath the pt's arms (between the right and left anterior and posterior axillary lines) as the are...

12. Why I have chosen nursing as a career

    sara_ky posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had enrolled in the ASN program at a local community college in the late 1990s, but had withdrawn due to financial concerns. Back then, it had been just me to consider. Young, footloose and fancy-free, as the saying goes, I lived on Minute rice, mi...