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  1. Spanish

    greenfaery replied to greenfaery's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks deAnna, I'll look into

  2. Does anyone have a form I can print?

    greenfaery posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi, I am a student nurse and I have agreed to volunteer at a community health/wellness program this summer where I will be doing general health interviews/assessments and I was wondering if anyone has...

  3. Does anyone have a form I can print?

    greenfaery replied to greenfaery's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you so much, that was very

  4. Non-religious nurses/students

    greenfaery posted a topic in General Students

    What do you say when a very religious patient asks if you are religious (and you aren't)? Yesterday during my clinical that was the first question my patient asked me after I introduced myself and I...

  5. Pampering

    greenfaery posted a topic in General Students

    What do you do when a patient who is independent with mobility and all ADL's wants to be pampered as if they were in a spa- to the point where you can't even complete any charting. I really feel that...

  6. Pampering

    greenfaery replied to greenfaery's topic in General Students

    Daytonite, you make a good point and I will certainly consider that in the future. However, this particular patient was not trusting of me and refused to let me do her IV meds and wouldn't even let...

  7. Non-religious nurses/students

    greenfaery replied to greenfaery's topic in General Students

    Thank you all for your advice about this situation, it's been very

  8. Pampering

    greenfaery replied to greenfaery's topic in General Students

    You know I think your right, it's my demeanor. I'm also 5'2" and people tell me I look 17-18 when in fact, I'm 29. The other day a patient called me "little girl". I'm going to take your advice and...

  9. Non-religious nurses/students

    greenfaery replied to greenfaery's topic in General Students

    Thanks, that's good advice, I'll do that next

  10. What would you do if...

    greenfaery posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ...A patient needed a foley inserted, but lying on her back is extremely painful (but she is fine on her side)? Would you have her lie on her back anyway while inserting the catheter? I ask because...

  11. Skills reference?

    greenfaery posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello, I had to temporarily withdraw from nursing school after passing the first semester. I'm worried that when I go back in spring of '09 I will have completely forgotten my skills and I have no...

  12. Anyone worried about throwing up or passing out?

    greenfaery replied to c18436572's topic in General Students

    If you feel like a procedure or smell is going to make you sick, put a dab of peppermint oil under your nose, but DON"T rub your eyes if you used your fingers!!! I use a q-tip. It really helps me-...

  13. Skills reference?

    greenfaery replied to greenfaery's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Also, does anyone know if there is such a thing as a "practice kit" one can purchase to practice nursing skills? (perhaps with things like bandages, syringes, iv bags, iv catheters,

  14. Drug memorization

    greenfaery posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello all, I was wondering if anyone had any tips on memorizing drug names? I myself am having a very difficult time with this, there seems to be no logic or pattern as in normal medical terminology,...

  15. Drug memorization

    greenfaery replied to greenfaery's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Oh I'm taking pharmacology for nursing at the moment, but it's online and I have ZERO instructor guidance. So I mainly just need to memorize for testing, but of course I expect to look up the drugs I...

  16. Any good tips for head-to-toe assessments?

    greenfaery replied to JOLIEDAME's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would really focus on trying to do it all by memory without relying on a piece of paper to follow as a guide. One of my first patients was on isolation precautions, and my instructor expected me to...

  17. Can anyone help me?

    greenfaery posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello, I am in my first semester of nursing school (almost finished ). My problem is that I'm still rather confused about some things and I'm too embarassed to ask my instructors because it seems...

  18. Can anyone help me?

    greenfaery replied to greenfaery's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you Daytonite, for all your help. I will ask my instructor about that book to make sure it's acceptable to her. I appreciate

  19. Can anyone help me?

    greenfaery replied to greenfaery's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks you all for your help. I love the idea of buying a pathophysiology book!!! I can't believe I didn't think of that. I am also going to start recording lectures so that I can use that as a...

  20. Desperately Need Help With Care Plans

    greenfaery replied to LVN2006's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello all. I wanted to do a care plan with the diagnosis of self-care deficit for my quadriplegic patient who needs assistance for bathing, dressing, feeding, toileting, but I noticed they have a...

  21. Desperately Need Help With Care Plans

    greenfaery replied to LVN2006's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I orginially chose risk for ineffective breathing, but then I realized that "risk for" ineffective breathing wasn't on the NANDA list, and he had no actual breathing problems at the time. Are we...

  22. Desperately Need Help With Care Plans

    greenfaery replied to LVN2006's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I thought about the edema, but I don't know the real cause of it. It didn't seem pitting when I assessed it, and his home aid said it was due to gravity since he spends so much time in his wheelchair....

  23. Desperately Need Help With Care Plans

    greenfaery replied to LVN2006's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have to come up with 3 care plans for a quadriplegic pt I took care of recently. 1st choice- impaired skin integrity (he's got ulcers...) And I also did risk for dysreflexia. I just don't know...

  24. Care Plan Help

    greenfaery posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am a first year nursing student. Our last clinical assignment was to do a focused skin assessment on our patient and then write a care plan based on that. My problem is that my patient had no...

  25. Care Plan Help

    greenfaery replied to greenfaery's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    medicalma'am, I was told that we were not supposed to use AEB statements with Risks. If there really were characteristics to plug into the AEB part, then it would not longer be a risk but an actual...