sjmadailey

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1. Seeking Guidance

   sjmadailey replied to sjmadailey's topic in ADN/BSN

   Thank you all for commenting! I will certainly look into each of the programs suggested. I was in need of some encouragement and this has given me that. :)

2. Seeking Guidance

   sjmadailey posted a topic in ADN/BSN

   Hello! I am a new graduate RN (ADN) and a military spouse. My spouse received orders to move out of state 2 months after I received my RN license. Unfortunately, I have yet to find employment due to following reasons: 1- Childcare for a 2 year old ...

3. Care Plan Help

   sjmadailey replied to sjmadailey's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you for the time you spent to answer my questions. It helped me to better understand the nursing diagnosis process. I have since graduated and passed NCLEX. :)

4. Care Plan Help

   sjmadailey replied to sjmadailey's topic in Student Assist

   Can Hypertension be used as a related to factor for nursing diagnosis: Risk for decreased Cardiac tissue perfusion? Or must it be reworded to say High blood pressure because hypertension is a medical term and medical diagnosis?

5. Care Plan Help

   sjmadailey replied to sjmadailey's topic in Student Assist

   I have 10th edition. I looked in Ackley and see it listed only as Risk. Ok, I will stay away from diagnosis that are not NANDA approved.

6. Care Plan Help

   sjmadailey replied to sjmadailey's topic in Student Assist

   She was coughing, but infrequently and it wasn't very forceful. She was able to expel some mucus that she would spit into a tissue and wipe away. It was yellow/green and thick. I reminded her to use incentive spirometer and was able to have her demon...

7. Care Plan Help

   sjmadailey replied to sjmadailey's topic in Student Assist

   Infection is listed in the careplan book as a nursing diagnosis, but I see what you are saying. It's not NANDA dx.

8. Care Plan Help

   sjmadailey replied to sjmadailey's topic in Student Assist

   I was having issues posting my comment and had changed the priority diagnosis of Impaired gas exchange to Ineffective air way clearance, but I see that it did not post my updated comment. I realized that the impaired gas exchange did not explain my p...

9. Care Plan Help

   sjmadailey replied to sjmadailey's topic in Student Assist

   I have the Nursing Diagnosis Handbook by Ackley and Ladwig. I recently bought Nursing Care Plans by Gulanick & Myers.

10. Care Plan Help

    sjmadailey replied to sjmadailey's topic in Student Assist

    Thank you! Your explanation clarifies the purpose of a care plan for me. I thought that it was based on the patient's diagnosis. Abnormal findings that I assessed were some crackling in the lungs, patient coughing but not productive 100% of the time...

11. Care Plan Help

    sjmadailey posted a topic in Student Assist

    I am really confused. My patient (73 y.o female) was brought to ER for unresponsiveness. Her labs show high cardiac enzyme levels (troponin & CK-MB) indicating she had a MI. On top of this she has been treating Bronchitis with a Z-pak for a wee...