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    Example Nursing Care Plan?

    CT Pixie replied to Dabighawk79's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    mosby's dictionary of medicine, nursing & health professions 7th edition (2006) has it listed as approved nanda for both. however, i, mistakenly left out risk for with the infection. the...
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    Med Admin Test Tomorrow 2 ??'s

    CT Pixie replied to Bec717's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Mixing insulins: Inject air into cloudy (NPH), then into clear (regular) Draw up insulin from clear (regular), then from cloudy(NPH) but don't forget..you CANNOT mix anything with Lantus! yup, you are...
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    Example Nursing Care Plan?

    CT Pixie replied to Dabighawk79's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How about these Nursing Dx's to start off with and build upon with goals and interventions: Disturbed body image (I imagine these are very unsightly and could cause a person to have a disturbed body...
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    Example Nursing Care Plan?

    CT Pixie replied to Dabighawk79's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    close but no cigar dan a carbuncle is an abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. it is usually caused by bacterial infection. most carbuncles are...
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    Generic vs. Trade - does it matter which is used in a bioequivalent?

    CT Pixie replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    wellbutrin is the brand name, it is the name the company who developed/invented the drug named it, buprorion is generic name. generic name: bupropion brand name: wellbutrin, wellbutrin sr,...
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    Generic vs. Trade - does it matter which is used in a bioequivalent?

    CT Pixie replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    :yeahthat: Yup, the active ingredient is the same, but other drug manufacuring companies may use another ingredient that alters the med. Even something as simple as the dye color used for the med can...
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    Generic vs. Trade - does it matter which is used in a bioequivalent?

    CT Pixie replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Just to add to the confusion.. Say a company, let call it "ROLLING IN THE DOUGH" has a patent for ABC drug, the patent lasts 10 years (I believe), once the patent ends, other companies are free to...
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    nail care and nursing

    CT Pixie replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    As a former nail-biter for years, I understand your pain! Luckily, I stopped biting my nails long ago..what finally made me stop was sophomore year of high school, we were ordering our Junior Class...
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    Health Insurance

    CT Pixie replied to robpritc's topic in General Nursing

    I can top that..I WORK for an insurance company and MY personal health insurance offered by the insurance company I work for is WORSE than the policies we pay claims for!! But its the only health...
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    Correct me - MRSA

    CT Pixie replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    Oh you and both witht the MRSA staph!! Our local TV news has been all over the "MRSA scare", as we've had quite a few cases in high school kids. Two reporters are FOREVER saying MRSA staph...ugggh!!!...
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    IM Injections & Z-track

    CT Pixie replied to swee2000's topic in General Students

    We were taught to aspirate all IM's, Z-track included (especially Z's). I'm still in NS and was taught about injections not too long ago. Maybe you could question the instructor and see if they are...
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    Which medical dictionary is best???

    CT Pixie replied to peaches023's topic in General Nursing

    I have a Taber's and a Mosby. I really love the Mosby, it really tends to "dumb down" a definition compared to Tabers. Which was a bit more helpful when you are just learning. the Taber's has a great...
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    A Compiled List of Words Anywhere?

    CT Pixie replied to Bec717's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How about these: BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT: Cooperative, uncooperative, angry, calm, upset, depressed, combative, anxious affect is:full, blunted, flat, labile mood to affect is congruent or incongruent...
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    Correct me - MRSA

    CT Pixie replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    Here in Connecticut the news and laypeople call it mer sa. but I've heard medical professionals call it mer sa and M R S A either way its a nasty
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    no experience=no job & no job= no experience

    CT Pixie posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi all, I am very interested in L&D and NICU. I was floating around the net visiting the websites of the hospitals around me (I'm in Connecticut) and was noticing that L&D and NICU postions...
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    nurse lost baby to SIDS

    CT Pixie replied to ANG_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I am so very sorry for the loss of your beloved and precious baby. I cannot fathom the deep pain you and your family must be going through. I would never be so bold to even *think* I could now. All I...
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    What Diagnosis Did your First Patient in Clinicals Have?

    CT Pixie replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've spent all of my working life in the medical profession in one aspect or the other. so, seeing my pt really didn't bother me. I shouldn't say bother, it did bother me that being his age is was in...
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    Graduated in 1999 and gave up after 3 times

    CT Pixie replied to whymeagain's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    YOU GO GIRL!! You can and will do this So glad you came back to try again, the world needs good nurses. Wishing you all the best. When do you take the NCLEX this time? Just curious but since you...
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    Prereq's grades vs nursing school grades

    CT Pixie replied to jewelshouse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    4.0 pre currently holding a 3.65 (midterms are next
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    What Diagnosis Did your First Patient in Clinicals Have?

    CT Pixie replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Male, 63 y/o s/p superpubic tube, MS, CVA, HTN, CHF, DM, MRSA, stage IV on the coccyx. He was a mess. Not only those dx (and a ton more) but he was an enormous man!! 6ft7in and 350lbs!! Ok so I am...
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    First semester BSN..is it normal not to do anything in CLINICAL?

    CT Pixie replied to BrandiBooh's topic in General Students

    Honestly, I really didn't do anything my first mod (comparable to a semester) of clinicals, especially the first few wks. We did AM care, oral care, vitals, feeding..pretty much CNA work. We observed...
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    Deliveries <20 weeks...Need opinions please!

    CT Pixie replied to dansmom6's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I also can't add anything but I wanted to tell you that your compassion is truly heart
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    After a great clinical rotation

    CT Pixie replied to MB37's topic in General Students

    I've always sent a letter to the supervisor of a nurse that was good to me. Of course, I've also sincerely thanked the nurse personally. I know from working with people that I'd much rather them let...
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    So I'm fired. Again.

    CT Pixie replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    (((HUGS)))) The way I see it Sue..its THEIR loss NOT yours! Oh and you can pat me while helping me and call me what ever you like and I'm sure I'd be much more appreciative of you and your compassion...
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    Who does blood sugar checks where you work?

    CT Pixie replied to ginger58's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse, I'm a student, but at all the facilities I've done clinicals at (all LTC) the nurse (RN or LPN) assigned to the patient does the blood glucose tests. When we students are on the...