crystalcoastlvr BSN

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1. ANA code question... please help

   crystalcoastlvr replied to Proverbs 16:3's topic in Student Assist

   seriously! are you kidding me. i have to agree with the previous poster who said that nurses at the bedside tend to understand their patients needs more. nurses do not have the knowledge of the physicians, however it is not just a "polite courtesy," ...

2. Care Plans Help Please! (with the R\T and AEB)

   crystalcoastlvr replied to RNinJune2007's topic in General Students

   Okay let me just say this, if someone is having a seizure and they're having an uncontrolled bowel movement,,,,,,,,guess what MY priority problem after ABC's will be.........SAFETY! That is what is great about autonomy. jules

3. Have a job yet?

   crystalcoastlvr posted a topic in General Students

   Hello! I was just curious for all of us getting ready to graduate:balloons: , who has obtained a position already? How did your interview process go? I'm getting ready to tweek my resume (something I don't look forward to:idea: ) and start looking! J...

4. Cardio care plan please help!

   crystalcoastlvr replied to blulie's topic in Student Assist

   No unless they're having symptoms. Do you have to have a cardiac dx? jules

5. Priority

   crystalcoastlvr replied to Medsport's topic in Student Assist

   If she is in the hospital because she broke her hip and had hemiarthroplasty, those would be her main problems she's dealing with right now. Here is my suggestion: 1. Risk for infection 2. Risk for injury (is she on heparin/lovenox or coumadin? if so...

6. Nitroglycerin assignment

   crystalcoastlvr replied to dearluv20's topic in Student Assist

   pt needs to know avoid pill to exposure to heat/light and to get a new supply every 3 months throw old ones away. jules

7. Cardio care plan please help!

   crystalcoastlvr replied to blulie's topic in Student Assist

   The pt has hx of HTN and high cholesterol? Does pt have CAD or PVD? Any hx of dyrhythmias, MI, cardiomegally, left ventricular hypertrophy? ANYTHING ELSE? Pt could be at risk for decreased cardiac output r/t HTN and high cholesterol if he had some sy...

8. How long did it take you to adjust?

   crystalcoastlvr replied to Ready2BRN's topic in CNA/MA

   I agree with the other posters. You sound like you really care about providing compassion to your patients. It took me three weeks to really have a routine down. Once you get in a rhythm with how things work and what to expect, things will go more sm...

9. Need help understanding...

   crystalcoastlvr replied to mbgirl81's topic in General Students

   Don't forget the importance of renin-angiotensin-and aldosterone in relation to fluid volume as well as other problems. jules

10. Exit Hesi

    crystalcoastlvr replied to skittles1933's topic in General Students

    We take the HESI on May 5th! Then at the end of the quarter we have the HESI review?! Make sense? I didn't think so. jules

11. Exam question troubleling me.....

    crystalcoastlvr replied to Nili927's topic in General Students

    I would have chosen the smoker! My rationale......the patient with high cholesterol is at risk, but how long has their cholesterol been high and what do the labs say, furthermore, is the pt's diabetes under control, are they overweight, do they take ...

12. Benefits to being CNA before nursing school?

    crystalcoastlvr replied to kellia's topic in General Students

    Hello Kellia! Just a little info....my mother has been an aide for as long as I can remember, and I used to say I'd never do that job! Then, I after about 5 years of switching majors and talking to a friend, I though about nursing. Well, I didn't eve...