soapbrain

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1. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

   soapbrain replied to SN1234's topic in General Nursing

   I would also look for information on how the mania aspect of bipolar disorder can affect ADLs, as I imagine people in a full-blown manic state would not be able to slow down enough to accomplish certain ADLs.

2. When to being studying for NCLEX?

   soapbrain replied to AdrienneRN2b's topic in Student Assist

   I haven't taken the NCLEX yet (going into senior year of nursing school) but I think you might want to hold off on starting the review books for a little while. NCLEX style questions take some getting used to and it's really good to practice them, bu...

3. Psych rotation

   soapbrain replied to TissueBanker's topic in General Students

   Hi there. I am also a nursing student, just finished my psych rotation... In answer to your question, no, my clinical experience was not much like a working nurse's day (but I have no idea how this would operate at other facilities/schools). We did n...

4. IM injection (current research?)

   soapbrain replied to marilynmom's topic in General Nursing

   I am in nursing school, and my textbooks (which are all published in the last two years) say that the worst place to give an IM injection is the posterior aspect of the glute because of the possibility of hitting the sciatic nerve. The best place wit...