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1. How to explain depression/PTSD to young children

   verivici replied to verivici's topic in Education

   It is; however, I live in Canada. Also, my pt has not liked going to support groups in the past because he feels like he cannot relate to the other people in attendance. Another problem he has is that a lot of military related things trigger him so h...

2. How to explain depression/PTSD to young children

   verivici posted a topic in Education

   Hi! I am currently working with a pt who is suffering from depression NOS and PTSD. He has two young children (6 y/o) and has told them he is in hospital because he hurt his back and not because of his mental health issues. He has expressed to me tha...

3. Cilazapril?

   verivici replied to verivici's topic in Student Assist

   I looked in two separate drug guides and spent half an hour online. You know what they say about assuming! By the way, Vascase is not in either of my drug guides because I found that name online.

4. Cilazapril?

   verivici posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hi! I'm doing up my medication cards/sheets for the pt I will be working with tomorrow. My pt was prescribed cilazapril 2.5mg PO OD and I cannot find it anywhere! I'm almost 100% sure I wrote it down right because when I googled the name it came up, ...

5. Chronic Illness

   verivici replied to verivici's topic in General Nursing

   I feel like you assumed that its my personal opinion that people with chronic illness are lazy and selfish ect. I'm sorry if that's is what you think, but it was not my intention at all. If you re-read my post you will realize I said I am looking for...

6. Chronic Illness

   verivici posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi! As a student nurse I'm still trying to figure out my own attitudes an beliefs and how they affect my nursing care. I find I am always faced with the stigma of people with CI being lazy, selfish, incompetent ect and its not right to label an enti...

7. Therapeutic Communication

   verivici replied to verivici's topic in General Nursing

   No, that was the reassurance I needed to hear, thank you!! I guess what I'm struggling with is feeling like I'm hovering over my patients and prying too much. I know how important it is to learn about the sressors in their life, however I feel like t...

8. Therapeutic Communication

   verivici posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm currently doing a mental health rotation in hospital for clinical this semester. I was wondering if anyone had any tips for how to comprehensively asses the mental status of a patient therapeutically? My instructor is a little eccentric and hard...

9. Nursing Expertise Regarding the Recovery Model

   verivici replied to verivici's topic in Student Assist

   My question wasn't on the recovery or medical models as we had plenty of information on those, it was more what to do in the situation of a involuntary patient refusing medications. I was able to scrape together an answer though! For anyone intereste...

10. Involuntary Patients Refusal of Medication - Canada

    verivici posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I'm working on a case study question right now and I have not been able to find the answer anywhere! The question is: An involuntary patient under your care becomes agitated and refuses to take his medications because he believes the medical staf...

11. Nursing Expertise Regarding the Recovery Model

    verivici replied to verivici's topic in Student Assist

    My textbook doesn't, thats why I'm having such a difficult time with this question. The assignment is based off an article about the recovery model.

12. Nursing Expertise Regarding the Recovery Model

    verivici posted a topic in Student Assist

    Hi! I'm trying to finish up an assignment and am having difficulty with a question. I am in my second year of nursing in university and have not started giving out medications yet; therefore I have no idea what a competent nurse would do in the situa...