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1. nursing care plan for multiple fractures.. help!

   ksurette replied to ksurette's topic in General Students

   Here is my first attempt at the first one.. thoughts what have i missed? Nursing Diagnosis Acute pain related to fractures his left ankle and right femur Planning(goal) The client will experience diminished pain as evidenced by:1. verbalization o...

2. recent nursing news-violence in the workplace

   ksurette replied to ksurette's topic in General Nursing

   I know they are currently reviewing the laws here. I see what your saying many of the articles say similar things of nurses thinking the patient was old, etc. Its tough --happy to hear that one time you did move forward your employer stood with you.

3. recent nursing news-violence in the workplace

   ksurette posted a topic in General Nursing

   I live in Canada and i'm studying to be a nurse- this is not homework so no specific question.. just curious about everyones thoughts and experienece. New around the industry always me me think about the world I am about to enter. Over the last few m...

4. nursing care plan for multiple fractures.. help!

   ksurette posted a topic in General Students

   I am a first year student.. working on the below assignment. I would think in this scenarios i would first focus on pain and secondary on the fact this person will not have much movement with a fracture on both sides. What are your thoughts on this a...

5. case study

   ksurette posted a topic in General Students

   Your neighbor Mr. Lewis, age 76, knocks on your door. He says, Look at my left foot. It is very swollen. I wore new shoes yesterday that felt tight. Now, I can hardly get any shoe on this foot. There is a tender area on the top of my foot. I think so...

6. nursing diagnosis n care plan

   ksurette replied to ksurette's topic in Student Assist

   are these two better written out nursing diagnosis? [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Displaying Nausea and vomiting (r/t) to effects of chemotherapy [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Notice yellowish drainage with foley catheter (r/t) prostate cancer [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]

7. nursing diagnosis n care plan

   ksurette replied to ksurette's topic in Student Assist

   thank you these are great suggestions!

8. nursing diagnosis n care plan

   ksurette posted a topic in Student Assist

   Choose 2 nursing diagnosis and develop a care plan utilizing the steps of the nursing process. Remember to set 2 realistic goals for the client and develop nursing interventions that could help meet these goals, as well as the rationale for the inter...

9. Personal Values as a nurse

   ksurette replied to ksurette's topic in General Nursing

   I like that.. (not homework- just thinking) do you think someone can be to nice? strange question .. but alot of my interactions so far my teachers feedback is that i hope or see a patient doing more then they are capable -- my values would be to try...

10. 75 yr old African American with skin ulcer

    ksurette replied to ksurette's topic in Student Assist

    This really makes me wonder about conflict for the last question --and how often a nurse may find themselves between various opinions of what is right... that has to be hard to deal with. Have you been in this situation? I love the insight on the ul...

11. Personal Values as a nurse

    ksurette posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am just wrapping up my 2nd term of nursing. I am reflecting about all i have learned and what I am going to be exposed to in medicine. As a nurse how do you see your personal values influence your approach to care?

12. 75 yr old African American with skin ulcer

    ksurette posted a topic in Student Assist

    See where I am heading on my answers for this case study.. and I'm on the right track? The nurse visits a 75-year-old African-American woman to evaluate healing of a pressure ulcer on her left hip. The patient is upbeat but feels that the ulcer is ta...

13. Home work help

    ksurette posted a topic in Student Assist

    So I am first year, 2nd term nursing student - I have an assignment and I'm on the last two questions and I'm stuck. I think I over think things. When its not exact I get lost. This is about Maslow Theory --and its a subject that I think you can have...

14. Help me with case study? Maslow Theory

    ksurette replied to ksurette's topic in Student Assist

    Question 1 What events and changes occurred in Patient's life? How have the patient needs changed? My teacher says there are 18-20 changes. My thoughts: However I'm questioning if I'm repeating some or if they are more of a guess of a symptom then...

15. Help me with case study? Maslow Theory

    ksurette posted a topic in Student Assist

    Patient, 74 was admitted to long term as was no longer able stay at home. Patient was a retired school teacher having taught grades 5 and 9 for 30+ years. Married in 1954. The couple had no children of their own Patient did have nieces and nephews in...