That was my main problem. I could not find much of anything in books or journals. But when you start talking about different dieases and ways to help the patient be happy and keep their self estem intact it could be invaluable to me and my classmates...
I am not sure that the patient had dimentia she just could not orient herself. But i am starting to think that i need to talk primarily about dimentia and other such disease processes. Thanks for the great ideas! dunegirl84
hi there everyone. I am making up a presentation on cariong for the confused patient but i do not know where to look for info. Any ideas? It seems like a lot of the journals make you pay for article that sound really good. If anyone has an idea thro...
I just recently bought per-made drug cards. I also come form the theory that if you write it you will remember it. But when you are staying up all night trying to get ready for your patient care the next morning it is awfully nice to have the med car...
I am in my 3 quarter of 9 and we were taught this quarter how to start IV's. The teachers at our school are big on us knowing everything that they can cram into our heads before we are sent out into the work force. We did our first ones on each other...
hang in there! I have gone through moments in the program where i was sure that i was going to be a terrible nurse that did not know anything. I was afriad that my b average was not good enough. Then my instructor said to me "what do you call a stude...
Congrats on getting in! I use a litmanns. I think it was the cardio III but i am not sure. you definitly can't let it leave your sight but it is worth the extra money! Also if your like me,and hearing things can be difficult this stethoscope is somet...
What a great thing you did for the mother of that pt! I also had my first code the other day. I was caring for my own pt and learning how to work the IV pump with my instructor. The next thing we knew the code was announced over the pa system. After...
I am in my third quater of nursing school and getting to that point where you wonder why they trust you with others lives. It is a frightening prospect for me. You feel definilty in the way and when you do go to do a prcedure it is inevitable that yo...