El Centro students Spring '06

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i know some of us have received our letters so i was wondering who else i will be making this journey with for the next 2 years.

my name is allison shaffer and it's nice to meet you. i know we will all be close because it's a small group. it would be nice to get to know some of you before november 17. :)

Specializes in ante/postpartum, baby RN.
I am doing my nursing diagnosis list for my major care plan

ok, I have this knowledge deficit diagnosis, I know that normally this would go way down at the end, but what if I have a bunch of risk for diagnosis , do I list those first, and than the actual knowledge deficit diagnosis, ( this one is not a risk for , it is actual), or do I put that one before I start with the risk for...

My 2nd semester instructor wanted us to put all knowledge deficit dx to the end of our list. What does your instructor want?

I think if you have a risk for something dx, like risk for infection, then that has priority. Because you can do a lot of things to prevent infection. On the other hand if your pt is a new diabetic pt and requires insulin SQ teaching before discharge then your knowledge deficit dx has priority. Well, I guess the best strategy is to follow Maslow's.

Did I help you or confused you more? :uhoh21:

Katie

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Tele.

Thanks Katie,

our instructor has told us nothing, at least I don't remember

the knwoledge deficit does pertain to diabetis, and funny you mention it , I do have a at risk for infection also.

Grrrrrrrrr,lol , I guess I put knowledge deficit before the at risk for, since this one is an actual problem.

Does anyone have a diff. opinion?

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Specializes in Operating Room.

My thoughts:

I put the ABC's and risks of first, then knowledge deficit, then psychosocial last.

You have to cover the medical risks first. The pt won't need to know about insulin if they become septic. The pt won't need to know about insulin if they can't breath d/t ineffective airway.

Just my :twocents: worth. ...May not be right, but that's how I'm doing it.

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Specializes in Nephrology.

SNA meeting at ECC @ noon on Monday (3/19). I will be there but not for long because I have to retake Pharm about that same time. I hope everyone can make it :D

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Specializes in ante/postpartum, baby RN.
I will be there but not for long because I have to retake Pharm about that same time. I hope everyone can make it :D

Good luck tomorrow. :balloons:

Katie

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Specializes in Nephrology.
Good luck tomorrow. :balloons:

Katie

Thank you Katie! I am not going to envision myself passing because that didn't work out too well so I will just go in with a mind full of facts and no hope hahaha.

Then Respiratory test Thursday. :monkeydance:

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Specializes in Operating Room.

Good luck! You know you can do it, and so do we!

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Specializes in Nephrology.

YAY!!!! I got a 48 (96%)!!!! WAHOO!!!!!!!! Thank goodness that's over :D Now- off to study respiratory for Thursday! :uhoh3:

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Specializes in OR Internship starting in Jan!!.

Congrats Face :) Were you able to make it to the meeting?

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Specializes in ante/postpartum, baby RN.
YAY!!!! I got a 48 (96%)!!!! WAHOO!!!!!!!! Thank goodness that's over :D Now- off to study respiratory for Thursday! :uhoh3:

Congrats! :balloons:

Katie

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Specializes in Operating Room.

Congrats, Allison!

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Specializes in Nephrology.

Thank you everyone!!!!!!!! :D :D :D

Jaxia- I was not able to make it to the meeting because they wanted us seated by noon :(

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