ElliShay

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 class. This doesn't have to be difficult--and immunizat...

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

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 respiratory acidosis. Check out this link-- http://...

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

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

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

I am going to go with hydration. check out this link: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/205926-treatment

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

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 been able to mount the immune response necessary to b...

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 testing, most people become fatigued and are more ...

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

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 that my experiences (mostly on the job though--not ...

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 right.

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 extrovert...

an artist, most definitely.

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 wrong--and (if I am understanding your post correct...

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? etc...

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 towel. I have yet to try it though... we never see...

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 much as you can while in school--and make educated gu...

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 curious.

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 minutea. Being 2 hours late with the Vanc is a biggy to...

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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 decline due to tumor encroachment on other structu...

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 voluntary (some of my students are really struggling to ...

Are you paid double time?