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Ok, I am trying to come up with NDs but the only ones that I have found are those, which are mostly risk for and not actual: Run down: The patient is 42, Male, has end stage renal failure on dyalisis, cortisol and ACTH deficiency because of total pro...

I am a new grad on a onc/med surg unit. I just started orienting two days ago and I am already sinking. I am not sure if it is the preceptor or just the beast that nursing is. My preceptor intimidates me. She is good at what she does but I feel like ...

I remember the first day in nursing school, how excited I was!! That was so long ago though...now I can't wait to get out. What I really dislike about my school is the fact that my class will be graduating in May and no one cares about it. Yes we are...

Thank you very much. I really appreciate all of your help!

Well, I did not do an assessment yet because we haven't had clinicals yet. Our teacher asked us to find nursing diagnoses and interventions to work on prior to clinicals. I did read the doctor's notes. I meant 1-2 characteristics per diagnoses. I for...

Ok I am getting confused. My teacher explained to us how to treat Aflutter/Afib. but she juggled "stable" and "unstable" with "contolled" and "uncontrolled" so now I do not know what is what. Here is what I got out of it, please let me know if it is ...

Mine is A: 93-100 B: 85-92 C: 77-85 F: 0-76

Thank you so much for your answer. Now I have to figure out dates that will fall within those 90 days.

Hi everyone, I am trying to plan a trip back home for this summer (haven't been in 4 years.) and I am worried about the NCLEX date. At my school it seems people receive a letter telling them when they are scheduled to take it (it seems no one has any...

My teacher assigned me last night to find the equation based on a patient'd body weight that is used to calculate the amount of fluids a patient may be given "Forcing fluids". I looked everywhere and cannot find it. ANy ideas??? Thanks a bunch :redpi...

I work at ochsner as a PCT and love it!! I will graduate in may and will plan to work there. My unit is awesome and I think it will be an easier transition for me to work there right out of school. Goodluck everyone!

Everyone at school talk about different hospitals and no one wants to go to Ochsner because they say the salary and benefits suck compared to other hospital around the NO area. I have heard they pay $19 (as a new grad) and if their health benefits a...

I am wondering: What makes Charity nursing school so special? Now that the hospital is no longer there, has the value of Charity's education dropped? Is it still an honor to be a Charity grad? What about LSU, Holly Cross and other schools...any ideas...

Hi everyone, Next friday I am going for an interview to get a tech position on an oncology/med surg unit. This is my first job and boy I am nervous. Oncology is an area that interests me but I do not know much about it. Has anyone ever teched / worke...

THanks for sharing this with me! I have never fooled with H-Vac...are they hard to handle? What about the JP drains, never emptied them?

I am attending a get together/recruitment dinner this afternoon at Children's hospital. I will be graduating May 08 and even though I am not at all a "social butterfly" when my friends told me you could get a chance to meet nurse recruiters and super...

Thanks everyone! It was very interesting and fun actually. We got to visit the different areas of the hospital and the food was great (oink oink)!! I got to learn everything about the benefits, scheduling, patient ratios of the units and I found that...

NO he did not... ...put eye drops on a glass eye. (Yep he did and the patient exclaimed..."euh...scuse-me but I am blind on this side")

Hi everyone. I will be graduating in May and I have been looking for a job as a nurse tech without success. Every hospital calls me back saying that they do not have any openings. The thing is I need a job! I do not have any work experience at all. ...

Hi everyone! I am working on my care map (only one shot, this one has to be satisfactory or else) and I am desperate. I am thinking hard about what nursing diagnosis I could formulate. It was a 7 week-old with MRSA empyema. Chest tube is out. Still o...

Thanks everyone!!! I have been racking my brain. :trout:He has no fever, no thrush, has actually gained a little weight and no secretions to worry about...so that cuts it down pretty good... I am still working on it but here is what I have so far: In...

thanks a lot!!! i am not sure about the impaired gas exchange because his o2 sats are still at 100 on room air and his has good perfusion so ??? i really don't know what else to come up witt. i need 6 diagnosis so i got some works to do.

I am sure you will get back into the groove in no time. A refresher can't hurt but you may realize you don't need it once you get in there. Either way, good luck!

Be organized, that is the key. Don't read the book in Basics, it is useless and as far as pharm, just learn the big categories of meds and their action. You will do fine believe me.

I do not personally work there but I am currently in my second rotation there. They are high-tech, computers and all which makes things easier, particularly looking drugs up and stuff. The Pediatrics floor I am currently on is great, the nurses are...