MJ_14

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1. Help Revising Diagnoses Please!

   MJ_14 replied to MJ_14's topic in Student Assist

   Hey guys! His family was noncontributory, so I, too, was a little baffled with the patient teaching/knowledge deficit. It's hard to say what exactly he can and cannot understand since he cannot communicate with me, you know? His temp was taken in hi...

2. Help Revising Diagnoses Please!

   MJ_14 posted a topic in Student Assist

   So, my patient was admitted for TDRF following a subarachnoid hemorrhage. He was found unconscious in his home after a fall. He has a medical history of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, chronic kidney disease, seizure, diabetes insipidus, subdural he...

3. Need Help w/ Care Map - Cardiomyopathy

   MJ_14 replied to MJ_14's topic in Student Assist

   Haha! Thanks guys! GrnTea, I agree about the r/t, AEB usage! It can be very confusing. As for the "MBSS", that's a Modified Barium Swallow Study to assess for aspirations. Thanks for the help, it will most definitely be used! :w00t:

4. Need Help w/ Care Map - Cardiomyopathy

   MJ_14 posted a topic in Student Assist

   My patient's current condition that I'm using for my skeleton map is cardiomyopathy. It was noted that he has severe hypokinesis of the apex, an EF of 30-40 %, an elevated HR, etc. I have to come up with 5 diagnoses related to his condition. Here's w...

5. What is with all the crying?

   MJ_14 replied to Rick68fl's topic in Student Assist

   I'm with Ashley. Well said girlfriend.

6. VDRF Correlation w/ Lab/Test Results -- Help!

   MJ_14 replied to MJ_14's topic in Student Assist

   What would you say were the top 3 problems for my pt? He is also cachexic so I'd say that would be one of three. Impaired gas exchange would be another guess... and deficient fluid volume to the bowel obstruction.

7. VDRF Correlation w/ Lab/Test Results -- Help!

   MJ_14 replied to MJ_14's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you so much, both of you! That was a tremendous help! I figured I should go with lab results related to the bowel obstruction, but the diagnosis of VDRF even when they are off of the vent always throws me for a loop! Again, thank you guys so mu...

8. VDRF Correlation w/ Lab/Test Results -- Help!

   MJ_14 posted a topic in Student Assist

   Okay so... I received a new patient today for tomorrow's clinical and he was admitted with VDRF secondary to a bowel obstruction that was caused by an incarcerated hernia. He actually also has a history of sigmoid volvulus which also lead to bowel o...

9. Anxiety Problems

   MJ_14 replied to JMederich's topic in Student Assist

   This very thing happened to me last week as I started my first clinical day! Monday night I stayed up to preplan and was so nervous about the next morning that I, too, only got an hour of sleep. I was SO exhausted, but once I got to the hospital it w...

10. My First Care Plan -- Help!

    MJ_14 replied to MJ_14's topic in Student Assist

    Thank you so much for your input! I still have trouble leaving out the obvious and finding what's really important so I'm working on that! As for the catheter evidence... we were told to list as much evidence as we could so I was sort of reaching for...

11. My First Care Plan -- Help!

    MJ_14 replied to MJ_14's topic in Student Assist

    My pt is, indeed, very sick. The hospital that my clinical group got assigned to is a long-term acute care hospital with about 22 patients total who are all extremely sick with long lists of diseases/disorders. I saw him on Tuesday and two days later...

12. Drug Cards

    MJ_14 replied to mestrada's topic in Student Assist

    It's an actual drug guide, probably similar to what you use. Here's a link with lots of resources and although it's for Davis's, it may still be helpful. I'm not sure if they have printable drug cards, but I know there are "flash cards" you can use t...

13. Drug Cards

    MJ_14 replied to mestrada's topic in Student Assist

    Hi Mary, Do you have a copy of Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses?

14. My First Care Plan -- Help!

    MJ_14 posted a topic in Student Assist

    Hey guys, I am currently working on my first care plan for my recent clinical. I had to come up with 5 nursing diagnoses and have to put them in order from most important to least. Here's what I've come up with.. just need some suggestions on the or...