Blu rose

Blu rose specializes in Geriatric nursing.

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1. Pre-grad blues :(

   Blu rose replied to onthejourney's topic in General Students

   I am starting my pre-grad in two days and I feel exactly like you do even before starting it. I feel incompetent. I am afraid of making mistakes...I have not made one in my previous clinical experiences. However, considering that in pre-grad I will h...

2. Priority assessment..Respiratory or cardiovascular?

   Blu rose replied to Blu rose's topic in Student Assist

   It makes sense. I was thinking that eventhough cardiovascular assessment is a priority in this case, your first intervention will be to administer oxygen and then, get an order to start an IV, right? Thank you, xtxrn :)

3. Roy model- step 1 (help needed)

   Blu rose replied to Blu rose's topic in Student Assist

   It's not like I did not go through my books. The thing is that either the list of nursing problems is not complete in the books (I have two medical-surgical books) or weakness is simply not an acceptable NANDA nursing diagnosis. I don't think that i...

4. Roy model- step 1 (help needed)

   Blu rose replied to Blu rose's topic in Student Assist

   I am sorry for my late reply. I did try to look in NANDA online but, they need you to pay for the registration, so, I didn't see it :$ I have a list of nursing diagnoses but, I don't think it's complete. Thanks.

5. Priority assessment..Respiratory or cardiovascular?

   Blu rose replied to Blu rose's topic in Student Assist

   Thanks for the suggestion :) We don't have NCLEX in Canada, though

6. Priority assessment..Respiratory or cardiovascular?

   Blu rose replied to Blu rose's topic in Student Assist

   Well, the potassium level is low- 2.9 mEq/L and I don't have the reading for oxygen saturation on the scenario (I would get it first if it was a real patient). Whatever you said makes perfect sense. I appreciate your help.

7. Priority assessment..Respiratory or cardiovascular?

   Blu rose replied to Blu rose's topic in Student Assist

   I agree that the data given is insufficient. If this was a 'real' patient, I would get more lab work but, with a scenario written on a piece of paper, you can just make assumptions. Oh, how come I didn't tell that the potassium level was 2.9 mEq/L :...

8. Priority assessment..Respiratory or cardiovascular?

   Blu rose replied to Blu rose's topic in Student Assist

   I agree! Thanks for your input :)

9. Priority assessment..Respiratory or cardiovascular?

   Blu rose posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hi, I am having trouble figuring out which one would be the priority assessment for a patient with eating disorders and having shortness of breath + hypokalemia. Would it be respiratory? I thought I would get the oxygen saturation and see if the per...

10. Nursing dx & careplan help

    Blu rose replied to smansur's topic in Student Assist

    The blood pressure is 189/68. What body system do you think is affected? Which nursing diagnosis from NANDA can fit it? You could actually get more information through a physical assessment. Is the data provided by you from a real patient or is it j...

11. Roy model- step 1 (help needed)

    Blu rose replied to Blu rose's topic in Student Assist

    In this case, weakness is definitley a problem for the patient as it results in difficulty walking. Just to clarify myself, I was wondering if weakness is listed under NANDA as a nursing problem or diagnosis. Anyway, thank you for your comment =)

12. So besides nursing school, what do you all do in your spare time?

    Blu rose replied to i<3u's topic in General Students

    I listen to music (well, even while studying) and sleep (I miss sleeping peacefully like before starting nursing school)

13. Roy model- step 1 (help needed)

    Blu rose posted a topic in Student Assist

    Hi allnurses, Could anyone please tell me if 'weakness' is a nursing problem? I have a patient with weakness in lower extremities. So, I guess it goes under both 'activity and rest' and neurological assessment (since the patient had anoxic brain inju...

14. Clinical Instructor site problems...need ideas

    Blu rose replied to sexyrn1's topic in Educators

    Last semster, my clinical instructor got sick so, we didn't go to the clinical. She gave us some make up assignments instead. She gave us many scenarios with loads of information about the patient and asked us to write many mini care plans for the pa...

15. what would you have done?

    Blu rose replied to mommywithplenty's topic in Student Assist

    I think you did the right think because patient safety is a nurse's top priority.