Hey! I decided to go for the ASN, purely because like you I was in a dilemma. I am an international student and am waiting for my work permit to hurry up and come through. I have been lucky with my...
Dearest Brownie, What a scare you had! I am currently still a SRN, but all of our clinicals are in LTC facilities, up to this point. From my experience, these places are crying out for...
Hi Everyone! I am a student RN and went to my 2nd clinical yesterday at my local nursing facility. My patient had last stages of Alzheimer's, seizures, DM II, full contractures, incontinence, etc. I...
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All things for me to check out and put forward. Thank you all so much for your input. I'll be interested to see if my instructor takes note of my concerns! Watch this
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Hey Guys, Yes, she IS last stages of Alzheimers and yes, she does have major behavioral behaviors. (senile depression and epilepsy plus aggression) I have written up in my report that Depakote and...
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Talino, You are an angel. YES, I would much rather have a clue/nudge than a given answer and you have given me food for thought. I see in my PDR that, considering the severity of the patient's...
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No to Tagamet, and her valproic acid levels were low, which is what I found to be odd, seeing as she is on Depakote. She is also taking Klonopin, OS-Cal, and Glucophage. That's why I wondered if the...
I am currently taking Pharmacology online. I don't start the nursing program until next month, and they offer it in the fall as part of the curriculum, but I wanted to get it out of the way...