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  1. Hi all :) (side note: I am in my first semester of nursing!) So my final cumulative exam is in 3 weeks, and I want to start studying tomorrow. I have all the powerpoints with notes we discussed, etc and everything. I'm just getting overwhelmed thinki...
  2. Care plan assistance please :)

    Thank you. :) I have changed it now! Thank you all for putting it into perspective for me. At first I was scared to post my diagnoses but it's definitely worth it getting help from everyone here!
  3. Care plan assistance please :)

    Thank you!! This helped a lot as well!
  4. Care plan assistance please :)

    Yes, I have a much better idea now thank you. I especially found it very helpful with the That really put it into perspective. Here's what I have so far: Impaired skin integrity related to limited mobility (when we tried to ask her to stand up or ...
  5. Care plan assistance please :)

    Yeah sorry haha, slipped my mind. Ok, thank you!
  6. Care plan assistance please :)

    Sorry, short term goal. Got used to my school's abbreviations, haha.
  7. Care plan assistance please :)

    I guess I just wanted to use that because she likes to stay in her chair and not move up from it. She stated that it's the same case in her daughter's house, where she just sits in her recliner chair and states "that's all I really do". Also, she ref...
  8. Care plan assistance please :)

    I am using a Nursing Diagnoses manual & occasionally a Nursing Care Plans book both by Doenges (FA Davis) and I am in my first semester. I am also having such a hard time coming up with STG's. Like, I see them in both of my books but wording them...
  9. Care plan assistance please :)

    Some background info: my patient was admitted with pneumonia, has a history of COPD, CHF, HTN, former smoker. She has told me that at home where she lives with her daughter she sits in a chair very similar to the one she was sitting in in the hospita...
  10. what laptop is good for nursing school

    Add me in on the Apple boat! I definitely recommend it for nursing school. I love my Macbook pro with all my heart! I use pages mostly, but I have also used something called Audionote (app) where I've recorded my powerpoint lectures while actually ta...
  11. I have such a difficult time figuring out what is considered major/important when it comes to looking up meds. I have a practicum coming up, and we were given a list of meds & one of the things we have to know is the major nursing concerns of tha...
  12. Definition of comorbidities? What does that mean?

    Oh, thank you so much! And the examples really puts it into perspective.
  13. For my school we have this sheet we call a CDAT, or "Clinical Data Assessment Tool. One of the boxes says "definition of comorbidities". I'm having trouble understanding what this means? Examples would be greatly appreciated as well!
  14. How have you changed since starting school?

    I think the biggest change for me is I'm definitely becoming thick-skinned I did not used to be like this, I was always so sensitive, and I couldn't take criticism without it eating me alive and punishing myself. I'm only in my first semester, bu...
  15. brief head to toe assessment

    Wow, thank you everyone. I appreciate all your posts. I guess you're right, I should practice the whole thing! However there are some parts of the full head to toe that my professors don't want us to do. Probably for later next time. As of now they s...