kansasredneckwomen

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1. Clinicals - I hate them!

   kansasredneckwomen replied to MTmomofsix's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   The fact that you notice the deficiencies of your current facility and you care enough to be "hurt" by their mistreatment will help make you a good nurse. As far as your grading, our instructors are constantly observing us so I can't imagine how they...

2. Depression Care Plan help

   kansasredneckwomen posted a topic in Student Assist

   I had a patient this week that has had some major health issues in the last year. Because of this, and a possible ileostomy, I wanted to do a Depression nursing diagnosis but noticed it is not in my care plan book. Did Nanda remove it?

3. need advice

   kansasredneckwomen replied to dicksonk's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Do not try to memorize everything! You will go crazy. Instead, learn to think critically. You have a patient that cannot breath, what do you do? Nursing school is a lot of information, especially technical, and they do not expect us to remember every...

4. How many will go on to get their RN?

   kansasredneckwomen replied to MTmomofsix's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I'm planning on starting in the ADN program in July, depending on graduation from the PN program of course! lol

5. Cheating in the Classroom

   kansasredneckwomen replied to meatballgirl's topic in General Students

   As a nursing student myself, I do not worry about other classmate's grades. Yeah, it's nice when you do well to tell your friend or when you don't do well to share with others to see if the test stumped them also. However, if she is cheating it will ...

6. Almost 4 months in?

   kansasredneckwomen replied to Jazziepants's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I have an AAS in medical assisting but the knowledge I have gained in the last 3 months far exceeds what I learned in the two years I spent on my degree. I love that nursing teaches me why diseases act like they do and why we are giving certain meds ...

7. Help with pharmacology: cardiac

   kansasredneckwomen replied to missk88's topic in Student Assist

   Great question and even greater answers! Thank you for making the cardiac meds so much clearer! We just finished the unit prior to the post and I never understood how to keep the drugs separated as well as I do now that I have read your posts!

8. Help needed with care plan fear

   kansasredneckwomen replied to Greenstar1013's topic in Student Assist

   To me, it depends on how they act on their fear of falling. My client was so fearful of falling again that she was afraid of moving at all and would fight us while turning, transferring and ambulating. I ended up writing it as anxiety r/t fall hx aeb...

9. Emergency Hypertension 210/120 mmHg

   kansasredneckwomen replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in Student Assist

   Nitropress is given in a hypertensive crisis by IV. What it that?

10. Woundvac help!

    kansasredneckwomen posted a topic in Student Assist

    I was able to see another woundvac demonstration today. This was, by far, the worst wound I have ever seen (to the point our instructor continually assessed us for dizziness and nausea)! The client had gotten his upper arm caught (on what I am not su...

11. Help with priority..

    kansasredneckwomen replied to MilliePieRN's topic in Student Assist

    I personally would go with a psychosocial. Having both lower legs amputated! That is a huge, life changing ordeal! How will that effect her mind? Her social life? Her independence? Good luck!

12. Nursing Diagnosis/care plan help!

    kansasredneckwomen replied to kansasredneckwomen's topic in Student Assist

    I think my biggest problem is that I do not meet the patient before developing the care plan. We are given our "assignment" on Monday afternoons and told to read the H&P, labs, progress notes, etc. for our client and then develop a care plan that...

13. Risk for injury care plan r/t dvt and pe

    kansasredneckwomen replied to kmp1982's topic in Student Assist

    I just did one on that and put in to maintain the INR in a therapeutic range, which for my patient is 1.5-2. Good luck!

14. Nursing Diagnosis/care plan help!

    kansasredneckwomen posted a topic in Student Assist

    I am having the same problem with my care plan. I usually do not struggle this much but my resident has several issues. Her history is that she is 81 y/o and was found by her son in the fetal position under the kitchen table, covered in urine, feces,...

15. Kansas BON is amazing!!took NCLEX-RN yesterday...I see my name as RN today!

    kansasredneckwomen replied to nirj's topic in NCLEX

    Congrats! I am also in KS and taking my NCLEX-PN sometime after May. Are the PN results just as quick?