s_le2006

s_le2006

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  1. Are you an RN?

    If I remember correctly there were 2 tests and 1 final when I took that class. The first test I studied a lot and got a 76. I didn't know what else to do and all the studying I did for the first test didn't seem to help so I didn't study at all for t...
  2. Are you an RN?

    no i'm in the 7th quarter. I wish i could help you out with the a&p ppt thing, but i didn't take a&p at beckfield so i don't have what you need. I just knew you went to beckfield because i remember doing that RN interview 1st quarter and the ...
  3. Are you an RN?

    you go to beckfield don't you
  4. help with prioritizing nsg dx

    I am helping a friend revise a paper that is due tomorrow. The requirement is to come up with 5 nsg dx for a pt that we've taken care of. She has come up with the following: 1)Risk for decreased cardiac perfusion R/T hyperlipidimia, obesity, and posi...
  5. help with prioritizing nsg dx

    but what can you say if you don't know what's causing the pain?
  6. help with prioritizing nsg dx

    what if we don't know that the chest pain is cardiac. If we assume it is would "Acute pain related to myocardial ischemia AEB pt report of pain rated 8/10. Pt. says it feels like pressure on my chest and it burns". I got the impression however, that ...
  7. update: jerk fiancee

    I just wanted to let everyone know that my son and i are doing fine. We moved out that weekend as planned, and everything went well. The ex hasn't caused any major problems so far. I'm still in school and doing well. So sorry that i haven't gotten ba...
  8. Shift to the right

    I'm sitting here doing my study guide for my next test. My instructor mentions that we should know what a shift to the right is. I've looked through my book and can't find anything. He mentioned it in lecture. From what I gather in my notes, monocyte...
  9. Shift to the right

    Yes, makes much more sense now! Thanks so much for you input! There was nothing in my book about the subject (except for a few paragraphs talking about a "shift to the left").
  10. Shift to the right

    ok..i'm getting a little confused. So you are saying if there is a shift to the right a bacterial infection is clearing or its gotten so bad that the body can't keep up with it. I have it written in my notes that a right shift could indicate a viral ...
  11. Shift to the right

    I've got one more question, maybe you could answer dolcebellaluna....with a shift to the right is the WBC count low? In my notes I wrote that with a shift to the left WBC is high and with a shift to the right it's low. (The instructor was talking re...
  12. Nursing diagnosis: please read

    is this a case study or did you actually take care of this pt?
  13. Question: I have to come up with a care plan for a pt admitted to the hosp. with dysphagia and a weight loss of 25 lbs over the past 2 months. On the day that I took care of him he had already undergone a transhiatal esophagastrectomy, jeujunostomy, ...
  14. Certified Medication Aide

    try qualified medication aide (QMA). Thats what they call it indiana.
  15. what are these people thinking???

    Someone kept eating my lunch at work, so one night another coworker and I ordered a pizza and left a few slices in the breakroom in the box labeled with our names....after licking each remaining slice in the box. Came back 3 hours later and every pie...
  16. question regarding lab values

    I'm currently working on a process paper/careplan for a pt diagnosed with CHF...he has not been diagnosed with renal failure but BUN is high and sodium is slightly low (134). Could these values be d/t chf?
  17. Help with process paper

    Have a few questions regarding first process paper....could anyone give some input on 8 critical characteristics of CC as well as discharge planning needs for a pt CHF who came into ER SOB....thanks for your help and your time!
  18. Help with process paper

    8 critical characteristics for dyspnea1) location= lungs 2) quality/characteristics = (shallow, noisy respirations, but i believe this info should be subjective data...he denies pain, says he can't catch his breath 3) quanitity= seems SOB at all tim...
  19. Help with process paper

    process paper = nursing process paper. We did an assessment on a pt in clinical and have to come up with 5 nursing diagnoses for this patient. We also to come up with outcomes and interventions for our priority diagnosis (in this case i suppose it wo...