surreal

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1. suicide

   surreal posted a topic in General Nursing

   anyone have a patient who has committed suicide before noticing s/s that this was going to occur? stuggling with grief, open for any comments on the topic.

2. suicide

   surreal posted a topic in Safety

   anyone have a patient who has committed suicide before noticing s/s that this was going to occur? stuggling with grief, open for any comments on the topic.

3. Advise about questioning doctors

   surreal replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

   check out the link I posted in the previous posting. it will allow you to look up a plastic surgeon to see if he is certified or not. if he is not certified than my advice is to get a second opinion and a second doctor. there are many doctors out the...

4. How do I provide the care the residents need in such little time?

   surreal replied to December716's topic in Geriatric

   work at a facility where this isnt happening? i dont know where that is.. but all the LTC places i have been to are like what you describe. its sad. as a nursing student i was only given one patient and they got a ton of care and some people dramatic...

5. Need help making a schedule for class!!

   surreal replied to soontobe_RN's topic in Student Assist

   i know this is something you probably dont want to hear.. but you really should consider not working. the rationale behind that is... i have seen a handful of my classmates have to drop out of school because they dont put nursing school as a top prio...

6. Understanding Oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve

   surreal replied to AussieKylie's topic in Student Assist

   oh no my instructor just went over this the other day and i can barely remember a thing! hahah he talked about how from 90-100% the curve doesn't decrease (its flat), but as soon as you start getting down past 90% it rapidly decreases... and is why s...

7. Case study

   surreal replied to Sirius Black's topic in Student Assist

   sounds like you have the pertinent info for a diagnosis of alteration in comfort r/t pain. i wouldnt say that 37.2 is a fever, but like you said.. i would check the clients norm to see if maybe this is a bit high for her. if she had a fever and was ...

8. Advise about questioning doctors

   surreal replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

   always follow your gut instincts and remember that you are your best advocate, so dont feel bad about worrying or asking questions, because you are the one that is affected by this surgery. deffinitely bring up any concerns you have about this docto...

9. Stool Sampling

   surreal replied to surreal's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks guys, I thought so. I watched this happen during one of my last clinicals. Our teachers tell us one thing and the nurses we work with tell us another. In this situation the instructors were right. if it were me I would have wanted to...

10. Stool Sampling

    surreal posted a topic in General Nursing

    Here is a question, please let me know your thoughts about this: When taking a stool sample out of a plastic "hat" that was placed in the toilet in preparation for a specimen leukocyte c diff and culture testing would you scoop it out with a ste...