bcopeland80

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1. Does this nursing Dx seem right?

   bcopeland80 posted a topic in Student Assist

   Coming up with some made up nursing Dx for a paper. Impaired physical mobility r/t left side below knee amputation, secondary to diabetes mellitus type 2, AEB gait changes, pt states "I don't like to walk around my room because it hurts." Also this ...

2. Top 10 Nursing Supplies

   bcopeland80 replied to JenLahaye's topic in General Students

   A decent stethoscope, paper, ink, pens, pencils, highlighters, pen light, a few decent binders, a ton of tylenol (yes for the headache), and a partridge in a pear tree...

3. The Corporate Nurse

   bcopeland80 replied to wkndnrse's topic in General Nursing

   I think a lot of the seasoned nurses that are staying put are, as pttrfrg said, there for the retirement plans. Also once you have hopped around a bit and gotten a flavor of what it is that you like, and you're good at it, why change just to go some...

4. Nurses and exposure risk

   bcopeland80 replied to dizzyray822's topic in General Nursing

   My guess is that we do, in fact, catch more things outside the hospital than inside. I have been doing clinical rounds for about a year now, and I have been sick all of twice (both times I caught it from my kids too).