IcanHealYou

IcanHealYou

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  1. This Is The Best Day Of My Life!!!!!!!!!

    IcanHealYou replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey congrats =D. You deserve to tell everyone, its a great

  2. When do you debride and when do you just leave a wound alone?

    IcanHealYou replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    It didn't i think lsyorke was "reading into the question"

  3. When do you debride and when do you just leave a wound alone?

    IcanHealYou replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    Yea I'm most likely wrong about it preventing infection but I remember reading that somewhere. However Wet to dry dressing is used for debridement... according to www.woundcentral.com at least. I...

  4. wet-damp dressings

    IcanHealYou replied to paisa's topic in International Nursing

    So wet to dry and wet to damp serve the same

  5. For those who Failed the NCLEX

    IcanHealYou posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi everyone, I'm sorry to see threads like this and it really sucks to fail. I will be taking this exam in August. Can you guys share with us what your study habits were? What tools you used, how...

  6. Maslows Doesn't apply here?

    IcanHealYou posted a topic in General Nursing

    Edit: Sorry not Maslow's, I mean ABCs. A client with a serum glucose of 618mg/dl is admitted to the facility. He's awake and orientated, has hot dry skin and has the following vital signs: Temp:...

  7. Nurse Practioner vs Doctors

    IcanHealYou replied to IcanHealYou's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for all the advice everyone. It is greatly appreciated. This site is definitely the best for nurses

  8. Maslows Doesn't apply here?

    IcanHealYou replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    your response is greatly appreciated

  9. DKA question

    IcanHealYou posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey everyone, This has been bugging me for quite a while. Why does DKA only happen in hyperglycemic states? DKA happens when there is severe insulin deficiency and no sugar is being taken in by...

  10. DKA question

    IcanHealYou replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    Ahh great thanks a lot. So meg was right =D. Thanks for using the physiology to back up the answer Gila. There seems to be less of that sorta stuff in nursing school. I miss pure science

  11. DKA question

    IcanHealYou replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    Right, when the body needs energy and have depleted glucose and glycogen stores the body will look for sugar in the blood stream. If found insulin will help facilitate it into the cell. If there is...

  12. DKA question

    IcanHealYou replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    In theory wouldn't glycolysis, TCA and ETS stop with hyperglycemic states as well? In either hyper or hypoglycemic states the cells are not getting sugar for energy. Since it only happens to in type 1...

  13. Valsalva Maneuver and Vasovagal response

    IcanHealYou posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering if I have this concept right. When the vagus nerve is stimulated HR lowers, BP rises then lowers, gastric secretions increase. I'm not sure what else it does but that's what I know so...

  14. Valsalva Maneuver and Vasovagal response

    IcanHealYou replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks very

  15. Studying for NCLEX

    IcanHealYou replied to IcanHealYou's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yea I scheduled it for Aug 28th. I'm planning to do all the questions on the NCLEX4000 cd and all the questions in the Saunders book and

  16. Question about Desaturation

    IcanHealYou posted a topic in General Nursing

    Oxygen saturation is a measure of oxygen attached to hemoglobin in RBC. I came across an NCLEX question asking what will affect this reading. Basically they say anything that interferes with arterial...

  17. Question about Desaturation

    IcanHealYou replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    Be_Moore, so SaO2 is directly affected by how much O2 you are breathing in correct? But if O2 sats drop when perfusion and diffusion at the lungs is not a problem then we have to look at other causes?...

  18. Question about Desaturation

    IcanHealYou replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    Yes finally an answer with a scientific rationale. They never taught us these things in nursing

  19. Vertigo

    IcanHealYou posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey everyone, Quick question. Is vertigo a medical diagnosis or is it a

  20. Need NCLEX help desperately

    IcanHealYou replied to IcanHealYou's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thank you very much everyone. This advice is very

  21. Need NCLEX help desperately

    IcanHealYou posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi Everyone, I will be taking the NCLEX this coming mid or late august. I am having huge concerns with this exam because I feel like no amount of studying will improve my grade. There is a million...

  22. Difficulty of Nursing Classes Vs. Biochemistry

    IcanHealYou posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all, I was just wondering if anyone here has a degree in Biochemistry or any Chemistry major along with their Nursing degree? I'm going to start school and I think a lot of people have a hard...

  23. The road to becoming an CRNA - Looking for info/advice

    IcanHealYou posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I posted this on the general nursing forums but didn't realize there was a CRNA forum. So i'm reposting it here. Hi everyone, I am currently on my 5th year as an undergrad going for a Biochemistry...

  24. The road to becoming an CRNA - Looking for info/advice

    IcanHealYou replied to IcanHealYou's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hey Skywalker, I am now in nursing school =D. About to graduate in like a month. This was the best decision I have ever made for my

  25. StonyBrook Accelerated Nursing Program

    IcanHealYou posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone here is attending this school or is applying for this years acceptance. I applied in October 2007 but have not been contacted for any information at all. They...