MsShell

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1. The "Teach a Student Something-a-Day" thread!

   MsShell replied to agent's topic in General Students

   I know this is an old thread, but for the sake of the next student reading it - and as someone who just took this exam, I've gotta add: 1) Understand dimensional analysis. 2) work EVERY question completely - showing every step even in simple ones (bu...

2. Nursing Dx. Help

   MsShell replied to MsShell's topic in General Students

   MAn, you guys are QUICK. Just found this forum last week, but am loving it! And those were great ideas! I went with a Knowledge Deficit one since he has a deficit r/t finding community resources and support (has a young girlfriend & he's only 25 ...

3. Nursing Dx. Help

   MsShell posted a topic in General Students

   Need help formulating Nursing Dx. Pt. has Crohns Dz. I know hematology & GI problems are vital to address, but both of these would be resolved if he understood his disease & could afford his meds (can't, so doesn't take them), so I am focusin...

4. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

   MsShell replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

   I had to laugh at this one! I am a respiratory therapist working on a nursing degree. I always HATED this too. Now that I'm back in school, though, I LITERALLY live in my car. Everything's about perspective, huh ? t's when a student,new-nurse, what...