jbedwards

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1. ACLS written test tomorrow

   jbedwards replied to jbedwards's topic in Florida

   Any and all, honestly. I can recognize normal sinus, sinus brady, sinus tachy. A-fib and coarse v-fib look the same to me, as do v-tac (I think), & Torsades. I am so lost when it comes to this, and honestly didn't do all that well when it came to...

2. ACLS written test tomorrow

   jbedwards posted a topic in Florida

   I have my ACLS test tomorrow and was curious to see if anyone had any tips on interpreting the EKG strips, some 'easy' way to memorize the algorithms. I have been working on these for the past week, but it is NOT sinking in for me. Any and all help w...

3. First interview tomorrow

   jbedwards posted a topic in Job Hunt

   I just graduated on May 6, and took my NCLEX (& passed, YAY) on on Friday. I have my first interview tomorrow at 10. Does anyone have any suggestions for me? Any ideas what kind of questions that I should be preparing for, when do we discuss sala...

4. Evidence based practice powerpoint

   jbedwards replied to jbedwards's topic in Student Assist

   I decided on deep vein thrombosis and anticoagulant therapy, but now am having an issue finding studies to back me up. Everything I look up says I have to buy the articles??

5. Evidence based practice powerpoint

   jbedwards posted a topic in Student Assist

   Ok, so I need to do a powerpoint on an evidence based topic, and format it according to PICO standards...but I am coming up with nothing. I have a few ideas that I am toying with, such as elective inductions leading to higher rates of cesarean sectio...

6. Care map on Psych pt?

   jbedwards replied to jbedwards's topic in Student Assist

   When I saw the patient all of his vitals were normal, lab values were normal....everything was normal, except he still had infiltrates in his lung. Doctor states that this is due to the fact that the cocaine he is using is 'cut' with 'bad stuff'. I a...

7. Care map on Psych pt?

   jbedwards posted a topic in Student Assist

   Ok, I am starting a new care map. I haven't seen the pt yet, but this is the info that I have: 51 y/o m presenting to ED with c/o weakness & being sick x 10d. He cannot keep his meds down, & has been attempting to crush them in order to take ...

8. more than one r/t?

   jbedwards replied to jbedwards's topic in Student Assist

   I appreciate you letting me know that! I actually was never told that!

9. more than one r/t?

   jbedwards replied to jbedwards's topic in Student Assist

   I just have to say I LOVE that I called my instructor asking for help in this matter & she tells me that I can only have one r/t, & that I should use the r/t impaired gastric motility BECAUSE that is the reason that he came into the hospital....

10. more than one r/t?

    jbedwards posted a topic in Student Assist

    I have a question. If I am using a nursing dx of acute pain for my patient in my care map, am I able to use more than one r/t? (Ex: acute pain r/t accumulation of fluid within joints, dysfunctional gastric mobility, & changes in myocardial contra...

11. Patient with acute systolic heart failure

    jbedwards replied to jbedwards's topic in Student Assist

    All right, my 4 diagnosis that I chose were decreased cardiac output r/t changes in myocardial contractility; fluid volume, excess; activity intolerance r/t generalized weakness, & urinary retention r/t blockage (in order of importance). Opinions...

12. Patient with acute systolic heart failure

    jbedwards replied to jbedwards's topic in Student Assist

    Do you have an ISBN # for this, or is online?

13. Patient with acute systolic heart failure

    jbedwards replied to jbedwards's topic in Student Assist

    Oh, and as far as care plan books, I use the back of my Taber's medical dictionary to being formulating ideas for nursing diagnosis, then I use my Cox's clinical applications of nursing diagnosis. I bought the newest book (Nurse's Pocket Guide: Diagn...

14. Patient with acute systolic heart failure

    jbedwards replied to jbedwards's topic in Student Assist

    *btw, thank you for the wording change!!! (acute to severe)...that looks much better!

15. Patient with acute systolic heart failure

    jbedwards replied to jbedwards's topic in Student Assist

    Lasix was last given at 2200 (I went in at 0700). No, I am not sure that the last shift emptied his bag. They put in his EMR that he did, but this is a hospital that is noted for its poor quality of care around here, & I have noted many discrepan...