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  1. I feel you, as a new LPN I just started my first nursing job at a LTC center, I feel like a failure for wanting to do the right thing and be the nurse that I know that i am, I don't feel comfortable...
  2. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    with a MI it is oxygen
  3. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    ok i have a question, its about psych (blah) we learned in nursing school that with a patient with obsessive compulsive disorder you arrange for them to have the time they need to finish their...
  4. never massage the bony
  5. September 2008 support group!

    good luck, think positive i am sure you will do
  6. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    bun 10-20 the bun indicates renal disorders and hydration problems avoid false results, check the clients hydration status increased bun= dehydration, excessive protein intake and impaired renal...
  7. September 2008 support group!

    i am testing september 26, lots of luck
  8. Gadsden State nursing

    I am a recent GSCC LPN graduate class of 08, and I can tell you the program is really tough, much tougher than other schools around here, but now that I am about to take NCLEX I am so happy I had...
  9. NCLEX Takers Support Thread

    god promises a safe landing, not a calm passage if god brings you to it he will bring you through it
  10. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    what is the mrswee, vchips, spiderman, I kept thinking and could'nt figure it out driving me
  11. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    what causes variable decelerations? transient umbilical cord compression, which often changes with maternal position (put them on their left side) whats pregnancy induced hypertension (pih)- an...
  12. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    risk factors for placenta previa? previous c-section, previous placenta previa, multiparity, multiple induced abortions, multiple gestations during what week of gestation does the mother begin to feel...
  13. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    good luck, think positive i'm sure you will do
  14. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    should a child with leukemia use a toothbrush? :no:no toothbrushes are considered too rough when a child is prone to gum bleeding, cotton swabs and mouthwashes are gentler ways to provide oral hygiene...
  15. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    following a tonsilectomy and adenoidectomy what postion should the child be placed in and why? side lying or prone (preferably side lying, recovery position) to prevent the risk of aspiration how...
  16. Took NCLEX-RN today ughhhhhh

    Congratulations:up:
  17. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    The patient is having a seizure and the nurse administers dilantin IV as an anticonvulsant the priority action is to assess for infiltration because it can cause erosion of the tissues and even loss...
  18. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    status epilepicus- seizure lasts longer than 4 minutes or successive seizures without regaining consciousness Causes- sudden medication withdrawal, infection, head trauma, metabolic disorders, alcohol...
  19. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    non-reactive non-stress test is not good gluten free diet restricted food mnemonic r rye o oats w wheat pulmonary edema:eek: m orphine a minophyline d igitalis diuretics lasix o xygen g gases...
  20. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    risk factors for breast cancer:heartbeat 1. initial menses before age 12 2. menopause after age 51 3. 1st pregnancy after age 35 4. did not breastfeed 5. never been pregnant 6. family hx of breast...
  21. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    postmature infant:) gestational age over 42 weeks dry skin long hard nails profuse scalp hair no vernix loose skin with long thin body complications- progressive aging of placenta, difficult delivery,...
  22. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    newborn:heartbeat temp- 97-99 hr 120-150 murmur is common at first from transient patent ductus arteriosus respirations 30-50 bp is 80/40 at birth, 100/50 by day 10 :bluecry1:indicators of...
  23. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    akathsia- restless movements, pacing anhedonia- inability to experience pleasure apraxia- loss of purposeful motor movements clang association- meaningless rhyming of words echolalia- repitition by a...
  24. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    i had to write that down, that is so creative i love
  25. hospital or nursing home

    The pay is definitely much higher at a nursing