Gerbil

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1. It's here!! The 22nd is here!!

   Gerbil replied to rhapsodyRN's topic in General Students

   I had Maternal and Newborn Health today... it went great! We have no papers or projects to do, just 2 exams. Tomorrow is my day off and W, Th, F I am gonna be busy all day. :)

2. Care plan goals for diagnosis:

   Gerbil replied to Roy Fokker's topic in General Students

   I would go with... Patient will remain free from harm. Patient will have self-care needs met while hospitalized. Patient will take an active role in health care decisions. Maybe something about maintaining skin integrity as well.. :)

3. Fall '05, what are you taking???

   Gerbil replied to LindseyLou2222's topic in General Students

   My LAST skills lab Infant/children/adolescent health Maternal health Management

4. Seniors in the House

   Gerbil replied to Christian_SN's topic in General Students

   Finally a senior!! Come on May 2006!! :yelclap:

5. Activities for Pts in acute psych ward?

   Gerbil replied to Gerbil's topic in Psychiatric

   Thanks for the suggestions!! I think I might try some medication teaching as most of these patients are noncompliant with meds. I like the reminiscing idea also! :)

6. Activities for Pts in acute psych ward?

   Gerbil posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Hi! I'm a junior BSN student currently doing psych rotations on an acute psych floor. We have a variety of patients there, mostly schizophrenia and suicide attempts... and most patients are poor, uneducated and sometimes homeless. They are required t...

7. What was your...

   Gerbil replied to blee1's topic in General Students

   We did ours on incidences of workplace violence on nurses r/t different factors (age, gender, experience).

8. What Tree Did You Fall From?

   Gerbil replied to AllenJ's topic in Humor

   Fig tree here - wow! :uhoh21:

9. Describing Skin Turgor

   Gerbil replied to snwflknurse's topic in General Students

   we usually use: elastic recoil @ upper chest wall

10. My name is Chim-Chim Apple Hiney

    Gerbil replied to kristylee's topic in Humor

    Chim-chim Chickenfanny

11. Erickson's developmental stages...

    Gerbil posted a topic in General Students

    Hi everyone! I have a question. My patient this week was profoundly mentally disabled. On our care plan sheets we have to choose which developmental stage they are in and determine if they are meeting tasks for their level. If she (40 years old) is i...

12. How did your clinicals go this week? share your story

    Gerbil replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Students

    Well I had a good (but kinda slow) week. We're on the surgery floor and I took care of a lady with bone cancer who broke her femur, rubs, and nose. I got to do a few dsg changes, d/c an IV, tons of meds, heparin injections, and hygiene stuff. I got d...

13. How did your clinicals go this week? share your story

    Gerbil replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Students

    Well I had a good (but kinda slow) week. We're on the surgery floor and I took care of a lady with bone cancer who broke her femur, rubs, and nose. I got to do a few dsg changes, d/c an IV, tons of meds, heparin injections, and hygiene stuff. I got d...

14. Math Help

    Gerbil replied to 3kidsmomma's topic in General Students

    I have a pretty good workbook-type manual that helps alot with IV and dosage calculations - it's called Dimensional Analysis for Meds (2nd ed.) by A. Curren. I'm sure there are others around too in like Barnes and Noble. :) Good luck with your math! ...

15. I quit, now regret it. HELP!

    Gerbil replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Students

    To those of you who have quit or are feeling totally overwhelmed - it's ok! I have successfully made it through 3 semesters of pre-reqs and 2 semesters of nursing school in my BSN program and I will tell you this, everyone in the program (and I mean ...