Hi everyone, I was wondering if someone can give me the scoop on the new grad situation in Charlotte? I will be graduating my ADN program here in Ohio in May, then it's likely that my husband's job will be transferred to Charlotte this summer. I've...
I'm capable of using google, thank you. I was just hoping to hear from people in the field who have been for awhile what their personal experiences as a nurse in practice have been. Sorry to bother you.
Hello, I need to do an EBP report for school and I'd like to have an oncology topic as we're doing oncology currently. The problem is that I don't know how things have changed with nursing practice regarding chemo and nursing care over the years. ...
Did she have a c or episiotomy? That could be a why. You need a good perfusion to heal and avoid infection. Without knowing details, that's where my mind would go. But, I'm a student as well and there are a lot of people on here that know a lot mo...
I wish I could remember them Esme. It was pretty broad... Everything from someone in a homeless shelter to a postpartum mom. I'll let you know what my professor says about it. For now - on to cardiac!!
Thank you for all of the great replies! It's really awesome that you guys (who are clearly brilliant and accomplished nurses) take such time to help a lowly student that you don't know help understand these concepts. Very grateful!
My rationale for the pneumonia one was that even though the patient is being turned every two hours to try to prevent stasis in the lungs, the patient is still comatose, bed ridden, not ambulating, not able to cough and deep breathe, use IS, or sit u...
The rationale was pretty much "because I said so". I have an appointment to meet with her, though. Not to nit pick and argue points, but because I simply don't understand the rationale about a few answers. Another was a select all asking which pat...
Thank you for the helpful responses. That was my thought process. Couple of weird rationales on this exam honestly. I don't want to be "that" person that argues over every question, but I do want to ensure that my critical thinking skills are bein...
Reviewed our most recent respiratory test in class today. There was a question that had a patient in the ER with facial trauma and swelling and asked what the priority assessment was. Two of the options were to assess for patent airway and assess f...