ChristineWV

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1. Percocet PRN

   ChristineWV replied to ChristineWV's topic in Medications

   Thanks for the reply. That's how it was at the hospital that I trained at, but I wanted to do that today at the patient's request at the new facility that I'm working at and an RN jumped all over me...said the doctor's orders were for 2 tablets q6h....

2. Percocet PRN

   ChristineWV posted a topic in Medications

   If a doctor has ordered 2 percocets q6h prn for pain, can it be given 1 percocet q3h instead (not to exceed 2 tablets in 6h?)

3. Nursing Diagnosis Prioritizing

   ChristineWV replied to ChristineWV's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you...why doesn't NANDA list Infection as a diagnosis?

4. Nursing Diagnosis Prioritizing

   ChristineWV replied to ChristineWV's topic in Student Assist

   NurseVandy thanks for the reply. I definately left it at #1 spot with Infection as my #2; but still had a tinge of doubt - I think it's from only having one more week left in this semester and being a bit brain-dead. I still get confused with the i...

5. Nursing Diagnosis Prioritizing

   ChristineWV replied to ChristineWV's topic in Student Assist

   Thanks for the reply. I am assigning the Ineffective Peripheral Tissue Perfusion, a Maslow 1, as my first priority, and then the Infection/Risk for Infection, a Maslow 2, as my second. If it were just a Risk for INfection and not an active infectio...

6. Nursing Diagnosis Prioritizing

   ChristineWV posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hello, I am a 2nd yr. Nursing student and have not struggled with care plans or prioritizing diagnoses until this patient. I am stumped and hoping that somebody with experience can help to clarify. My patient presented to ER with gangrene of 2nd ri...