ilovematt48

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1. VA shunt

   ilovematt48 posted a topic in Student Assist

   -my pt has VA shunt malfunction... it doesn't say if there was an infection or if it moved. all i know is that the shunt was externalized and he now has an EVD. i know that he was 27 wks premature and hes hydrocephalic and has epilepsy. Are VA shunts...

2. nursing job somewhere BESIDES hospital

   ilovematt48 replied to ilovematt48's topic in New Nurse

   hey thanks fot thne info... glad to know im not the only one who's not crazy about a hospital job!

3. nursing job somewhere BESIDES hospital

   ilovematt48 posted a topic in New Nurse

   I know this sounds crazy... but i HATE the hospital... i worked in the ICU as an extern and went out to the floor a couple times with my preceptor and i was like wow i hate the floor too. I think it just makes me nervous. I know that i made a mistake...

4. Vapotherm

   ilovematt48 posted a topic in Student Assist

   ok i know that vapotherm is 5-40 l/min via nasal cannula along with nearly 100% humidity delivered at body temperature. but that's basically all i can find out.. it's not in my book. i have a pt that is on this with acute bronchiolitis.. so is vapoth...

5. Beginning clinical in the NURSERY

   ilovematt48 posted a topic in Student Assist

   I am in my OB rotation... i will be in the nursery this week and i was just wondering what normally goes on in the nursery, if there's anything that i need to be aware of that i won't find in the books.....????? I feel so lost. I've never had any typ...

6. I quit nursing school

   ilovematt48 replied to curiousrainbowfan's topic in General Students

   i know how you feel. I just wish that I the guts to quit. Nursing makes me soooo nervous. What if i do this, what if i do that and they DIE? It drives me crazy. When you ask if you should go back, I don't know... i mean there was a realy reason why y...

7. I think I HATE what i'm doing...

   ilovematt48 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I remember when I first got accepted to nsg school... I was so excited. Not b/c I had wanted to be a nurse all my life, but b/c this meant I would be done with school in 2 years. Everything else I wanted to do was going to take me like 5-6 more years...

8. caring for an infant

   ilovematt48 posted a topic in Student Assist

   how would you providide care based on age and developmental level of a baby who is a 4wk old male? help i am confused i know this baby needs neck/ head support but i can't seem to find anything much in my notes and we have a crappy book that our teac...

9. infant w/ pyloric stenosis

   ilovematt48 posted a topic in Student Assist

   we have to do a presentation over an infant who has had a pylorotomy for pyloric stenoisis.. we have to go into deatil about our priorities for thsi patitent and we must have 3. we are having trouble with the 3rd! Can someone help us out please??? t...

10. working in a nursing home

    ilovematt48 posted a topic in New Nurse

    Hello everyone! I am currently a senior who will graduate in May 09... but everyone keeps asking me what type of nursing i want to go into when im finally done with school. I love geriatrics and i', seriously considering working in a nursing home whe...

11. help with a calculation

    ilovematt48 posted a topic in Student Assist

    child weighs 9kg order: dopamine 5mcg/kg/min dilute 100mg in 200ml of d51/4 NS @ 6.75ml/hr dose= 2-5mcg/kg/min drug available dopamine 400 mg/5ml will the dilution orders yield the correct concentration????????

12. Help with info on paranoid personality d/o

    ilovematt48 posted a topic in Student Assist

    :banghead:OK... I'm havin some problems finding the information that I need. My nursing diagnosis book doesn't have much about mental health, and I need help finding a website that might have some nursing diagnoses and interventions for paranoid pers...

13. We took a stand against our Clinical Instructor...

    ilovematt48 replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Students

    i totally agree that you're PAYING HER SALARY! so wow... i wish my clinical group had the guts that yours did... and hey at least your other professors were sorta on your side... our professors and instructors stick together like glue NO MATTER WHAT....

14. Interview for summer internship

    ilovematt48 replied to ilovematt48's topic in General Students

    wow... thanks a bunch for the info!!

15. Interview for summer internship

    ilovematt48 posted a topic in General Students

    Have any of you guys ever gone through an interview for a summer internship for nursing students? I have one in about a week, and I REALLY WANT THIS INTERNSHIP!!! so i'm just wondering how to prepare and what kind of questions you guys were asked! i'...