GypsyNinja

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1. The "R" in SBAR......nope

   GypsyNinja replied to GypsyNinja's topic in Student Assist

   I see what you're saying. Definitely more efficient to use SBAR in that scenario. Was SBAR hard for you to grasp when you first learned about it as a student? You all seem so CLEAR and CONCISE with your SBAR's and not redundant or awkward like mine.....

2. The "R" in SBAR......nope

   GypsyNinja replied to GypsyNinja's topic in Student Assist

   Ok, so knowing things like lab values (hematocrit, hemoglobin, CBC, etc.) would be the Clinical Knowledge, and the Critical Thinking would be something like.....my pt has coffee grounds in her emesis. So, I could ask myself what the cause could possi...

3. The "R" in SBAR......nope

   GypsyNinja replied to GypsyNinja's topic in Student Assist

   "Personally, I'm used to doing SBAR in a slightly different order: RASB. That way is essentially what I want, why I want it, and the evidence/info that led me there." AkulahawkRN, as a nurse who has much more experience than I do with report techniqu...

4. The "R" in SBAR......nope

   GypsyNinja replied to GypsyNinja's topic in Student Assist

   "Simply put, if you've got a patient that's vomiting a lot, what does your patient need? 1) to stop vomiting. How? Antiemetic. Ask for it. 2) Fluid replacement. PO isn't going to do it until the antiemetics kick in... so, IV bolus? Ask for it. 3) pro...

5. The "R" in SBAR......nope

   GypsyNinja replied to GypsyNinja's topic in Student Assist

   Do you want to be an RN who can collaborate with the provider, or who is blindly dependent on others to tell her what to do? Here. I. Stand. Thank you for your input and for giving me some great examples from your practice for me to chew on. I...

6. The "R" in SBAR......nope

   GypsyNinja replied to GypsyNinja's topic in Student Assist

   Sorry to break it to you......but expressing opposition to something, albeit temporarily, because I'm frustrated, and can't wrap my head around it, does not make me an oppressor of the whole nursing profession. Can you imagine if nurses never questio...

7. The "R" in SBAR......nope

   GypsyNinja replied to GypsyNinja's topic in Student Assist

   LOL Oh dear..........! Has this actually happened?!

8. The "R" in SBAR......nope

   GypsyNinja replied to GypsyNinja's topic in Student Assist

   I hear ya :) It definitely is easier to focus on the SBA for now, in order to get more comfortable with the R, eventually!

9. The "R" in SBAR......nope

   GypsyNinja replied to GypsyNinja's topic in Student Assist

   What attitude? The sarcasm part? If that were true, god help the nursing profession because nursing students will get frustrated and feel lost. If you're referring to something else that I said, maybe you should reread my original post and realize th...

10. The "R" in SBAR......nope

    GypsyNinja replied to GypsyNinja's topic in Student Assist

    Thanks guys and girls!

11. The "R" in SBAR......nope

    GypsyNinja replied to GypsyNinja's topic in Student Assist

    I understand that the R is what I want but I have no idea how I'm supposed to know what I want. I'm a first year nursing student, if the pt is hypotensive, I don't think I can automatically know that my pt may need fluids or that they're anemic. If i...

12. The "R" in SBAR......nope

    GypsyNinja posted a topic in Student Assist

    I'm really not understanding the recommendation part of SBAR. I understand what it is that I'm supposed to do (tell the attending provider what my recommendations are), but I have no idea how to go about doing this. I think it's because I'm a nursing...

13. Just got accepted to Greenfield Community College (ADN program)

    GypsyNinja replied to GypsyNinja's topic in Massachusetts

    Thank you so much, Cara! You have really inspired me!

14. Just got accepted to Greenfield Community College (ADN program)

    GypsyNinja replied to GypsyNinja's topic in Massachusetts

    Thank you, RN010101 :)

15. Just got accepted to Greenfield Community College (ADN program)

    GypsyNinja replied to GypsyNinja's topic in Massachusetts

    Thanks, traumaRUs :)