ElliShay

ElliShay

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  1. Teaching Childhood Immunizations

    ElliShay replied to Professor Saal's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hi-- I would make up several scenarios--and have the students (in groups) search for the answers using the CDC website. Each group could then briefly present what they learned to the rest of the...

  2. Rare Illnesses please!

    ElliShay replied to Fuji James's topic in General Students

    how about 'Happy Puppet syndrome'-- this name is actually obsolete--the more correct name is Angelman

  3. The woes of acid base balance (please help!)

    ElliShay replied to Blueorchid's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would need more info & some assessment findings to be sure, but did you consider a fatty emboli? If the CO2 level was from a BMP, the level is actually high--which supports your idea regarding...

  4. Peg tube water sterile vs non-sterile

    ElliShay replied to soontobeRN086's topic in General Students

    Um... where do you think the water comes from that the ice is made from and water pitchers are filled

  5. Test question: Neck surgery and stridor

    ElliShay replied to abbyann's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You could open the airway via the jaw thrust maneuver... anyway, let us know what you find

  6. Test question: Neck surgery and stridor

    ElliShay replied to abbyann's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think your answer (and your reasoning) is correct. All the O2 in the world will do no good if the airway isn't

  7. Quick Question

    ElliShay replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to go with hydration. check out this link:

  8. Lab value making NPO detrimental

    ElliShay replied to Susie Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Leslie-- the elevated RBCs make for sludgy circulation AND crowd out clotting factors-- increasing the risk of

  9. Denied clinicals due to imunizations

    ElliShay replied to thenz's topic in General Students

    What a blessing it must be to be involved in research that may be lifesaving for her... I would concentrate on that. If she is immunosuppressed and received a vaccination, she likely wouldn't have...

  10. Time expired @158 Question

    ElliShay replied to 123jeannie's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    As you said--you paid for this exam and you can take as much time as you wish. However--the longer you take, the more your ability to critically think comes into question. In addition, after hours of...

  11. Blood pressure meds..without parameters???

    ElliShay replied to ari3sdog's topic in General Nursing

    Well-said. Post-CABG patients are a good example-- holding BP meds (resulting in increased BP) can damage the graft

  12. ATTN: Becoming a Medical Assistant=Waste of Time

    ElliShay replied to msnjie4RN's topic in General Nursing

    I did this too--years ago. I did land a job in a doctors office--and quickly realized how much I still needed to learn so I enrolled in pre-nursing courses at the local community college. I will say...

  13. Least expensive online MSN in education program

    ElliShay replied to nurse210's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Why not refer her to Wyoming? A GRE is required--but the score needed is very do-able. I had a great experience there and the price is

  14. Myers-Briggs Profile Typing and Nursing

    ElliShay replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Nursing

    IITP here! introvert intuitive thinking perceiving My personality type seems well-suited for nursing--but I'd imagine it would be better if I were an

  15. If you weren't a nurse...

    ElliShay replied to jhns9vl's topic in MICU, SICU

    an artist, most

  16. JERK DOCTOR!

    ElliShay replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    Notifying the doc is a policy on your unit because it is a STANDARD OF CARE. I would remind the doc of this--and be very careful... he will be the first one to hang you out there when something goes...

  17. mild contractions and bleeding profusely????

    ElliShay replied to princess007's topic in General Nursing

    need more info--- how far along is the patient (early vs. late gestation)? is the bleeding painless? bright or dark red? is the abdomen boardlike or soft?

  18. morbid question about post mortem care

    ElliShay replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    you can use denture adhesive on the teeth to keep the mouth closed--a mortician once suggested this--he said it keeps the jaw in a more normal alignment than can what be achieved by using a rolled up...

  19. Does anyone know how to answer Pharm ?'s, when u have no clue????

    ElliShay replied to NSchoolAgain's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Never did I say that I knew all of the meds that are on the market today... I have been a nurse for a long time, and I look things up A LOT! I agree with those posters who stated that you learn as...

  20. Does anyone know how to answer Pharm ?'s, when u have no clue????

    ElliShay replied to NSchoolAgain's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    wow. stunning. so... you are giving meds in clinical without knowing what they are, how the body reacts to them, and what the potential side effects are? not trying to be harsh--just genuinely...

  21. No nurse is going to answer this honestly but here it goes........

    ElliShay replied to c_beshore_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I totally get your message--and agree with you... we are killing ourselves to just stay afloat on MedSurg floors these days. We need to keep our perspective, and separate the big issues from the...

  22. Where are there new grad postions avalible in the U.S.?

    ElliShay replied to nurse901's topic in General Nursing

    Wyoming

  23. Question re the progression of Stage 4 NSCLC

    ElliShay replied to pinkdolphin's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    This has to do with his tumor burden--the cancer cells are still multiplying...and at some point he will begin experience respiratory symptoms, symptoms suggestive of metastasis-- or possibly a rapid...

  24. Saying Thank You to Clinical Sites

    ElliShay replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I buy a basket and thank you card for each department that the students rotated through. I then ask the students to bring a small snack item for each basket. I always let them know that this is...

  25. "Star System"

    ElliShay replied to imasharm's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Are you paid double