OneWhisper

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  1. Capstone Project Help

    For an outcome, you are stating the WHAT of your project. WHAT you are going to acquire, accomplish, produce, deliver, etc. This is specific and - hopefully - MEASURABLE - accomplishments of your project. To VALIDATE the outcomes, you give the measur...
  2. I failed a nursing course, should I go back?

    I know it's very discouraging to fail a course and have to retake it! I failed one, and it was right before my last semester, so it was really discouraging! But, I was so close to the end, it wasn't even a consideration of whether or not to finish! I...
  3. Failed NCLEX twice

    Mark Klimek review is really good. He explains things in a easy-to-understand way, giving you principles to be able to answer questions.
  4. Amputation Question

    Okay, so it's just important to know to elevate and keep hip aligned to reduce contracture. So, do you elevate with pillows or by elevating FOB or either?
  5. I'm scared to death about upcoming preceptorship.

    It's just like Guy in Babyland said. A preceptor is WITH you. He/she will be with you most of the time. Overseeing you give meds, caring for pts. Eventually, once they see how well you can handle things they will allow you to take pt assignments with...
  6. type of nurse?

    I say you go for what you want! Your age doesn't matter! It's how you feel and what you feel you can do! I had people in my BSN class that ranged from just out of high school to those who had their own children in college. Just like the ages ranged, ...
  7. Pediatric Exam Question Regarding Lasix and Furosemide

    That's exactly how I read it as well. You explained it exactly how I was thinking it! But, I could be wrong too! The OP didn't say what the instructor said was the correct answer?
  8. Agreed. As I said in my previous post, when I was in nursing school we had rubrics for our papers. However, included in those rubrics would be specific points we had to hit on, for example (this is from one of the rubrics I used I had for a paper I h...
  9. prioritizing nursing diagnosis

    He had to have an angio done - What can result from that? What nursing diagnoses would you relate to that? He has to have open heart surgery - Why? What is leading to that? What nursing diagnoses could you relate to what is leading to him needing ope...
  10. Amputation Question

    Oh yes! So clear! Hahaha!
  11. prioritizing nursing diagnosis

    When thinking of priority diagnoses, think - What will kill my pt the fastest? Also, think of ABCs - Airway, breathing, circulation. So, using that, what do you think your top 3 would be and in what order? If you included more of your assessment, I c...
  12. Amputation Question

    I am SOOOO confused by this. If someone could just clarify this for me and tell me which is correct I would be SOOOO GRATEFUL!! I Read This: Care of Amputations (Mosby's) Elevate FOB briefly (usually first 24 hrs) if ordered by HCP to decrease edema....
  13. IV Medication Administration

    You said you don't have much experience doing IV meds in clinicals so far. Do you pick your own patients? If so, try picking pts by looking to see which ones have IV meds that you will be able to give. If you don't, speak to your clinical instructor ...
  14. As WanderingWilder said, if it is graded on a rubric, you should be given a copy of it and be able to see what aspects of the paper were being looked at for your grade. When I was in nursing school, anytime we had a paper, we were given a rubric and ...
  15. Nurse manager interview help!

    I had an assignment like this in my leadership class for my BSN. I asked some of the nurses during one of my clinicals if they knew of a nurse manager or nurse in a leadership position that would be willing to sit down with me and answer some questio...