beachgurl_1988

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1. Northern VA Lpn to Rn Bridge

   beachgurl_1988 posted a topic in Virginia

   I graduated from an LPN in 2010 and now am looking to go back for my RN. I am currently in the Northern VA area and am have been at Northern Virginia Community College. I am hoping to get in touch with other students in this bridge program. I need ...

2. Err...hope I got this diagnosis stuff right!! Pls. Help!

   beachgurl_1988 replied to beachgurl_1988's topic in Student Assist

   Thanks. The problem is I have no real patient. There are just a bunch of topics my instructor put on the board and told us to pick two. There is no patient to base my information off of. I did do research, but feel like I am going in circles, as I h...

3. Err...hope I got this diagnosis stuff right!! Pls. Help!

   beachgurl_1988 replied to beachgurl_1988's topic in Student Assist

   okay, but since I can change this, as I have no real patient, if I just put, impaired skin integrity (without the risk of factor) it looks fine?

4. Err...hope I got this diagnosis stuff right!! Pls. Help!

   beachgurl_1988 posted a topic in Student Assist

   Okay. I do not have a real pt yet, as we have not actually gone to clinicals yet. We were given two medical diagnosis. One is obesity and my other is hypertension. I have been most of the afternoon working on my obesity one, so let me know what you t...

5. Need help constructing interventions/rationales

   beachgurl_1988 replied to beachgurl_1988's topic in General Nursing

   Okay. So I have been working all day, and this is what I have come up with: Medical Diagnosis: Obesity Nursing Diagnosis: Risk for Impaired skin integrity related to decreased mobility as evidenced by skin breakdown on back and thighs. Interven...

6. good shoes for big girl?

   beachgurl_1988 replied to NurseNature's topic in Uniform/Gear

   aghhh! Didn't work. Oh well. If you just put the item number in on QVC they will come up. I love them. I have several pairs of Ryka's some sandals and some shoes, and they all are excellent. They have really great support, and suposedly are designed ...

7. good shoes for big girl?

   beachgurl_1988 replied to NurseNature's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Here, let me try the link again. If it doesnt work, just look up item number A04594 on www.qvc.com. Here it is:

8. good shoes for big girl?

   beachgurl_1988 replied to NurseNature's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I too am a big girl. I am a nursing student, and work in daycare, so I am on my feet most of the day. When I can get away with it, I will wear my Croc's. they are so comfy, and my feet don't hurt as much at the end of the day. I have had good success...

9. Need help constructing interventions/rationales

   beachgurl_1988 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a nursing student and have to do a concept map for an unreal patient. My 'patient' has obesity as a medical diagnosis, and my nursing diagnosis is: Risk for Impaired skin integrity related to immobility as evidenced by skin breakdown on back and...

10. Concept Mapping/Nursing Diagnosis for school

    beachgurl_1988 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey! I am not sure where this would fit, so please feel free to move it whereever you all need to! I am a nursing student and we have to do a concept mapping project. We are supposed to be picking a patient from Clinicals, but since we have not gotte...

11. EEK! There's a woman in my room!

    beachgurl_1988 replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing

    We just did bed baths and urinary catheder insertion in nursing school a couple of months ago, and we were told that erection is just what happens. It is just a response, and you should just not even acknoledge it.

12. Drinking while breastfeeding?

    beachgurl_1988 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, alcohol can definatly be passed in breastmilk. Anything that you put into your body can be passed to breastmilk. You could however, pump before consuming the alcohol and feed the baby the pumped breastmilk while/after you are drinking. I saw in ...

13. New to the nursing...

    beachgurl_1988 posted a topic in Virginia

    I am 18 and graduated high school in June of 2007.:balloons: My twin sister and I went to ECPI today to talk to them about the nursing program. We were going to go to NOVA to pursue medical assisting/social work/ nursing, but the nursing campus for N...