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Interviews wrapped up yesterday. How'd everyone feel that they went? Seemed pretty laid back to me. Though, I felt like they may have mostly made up their minds prior to the interview :-\ Anyone's application status updated yet? I hear that will be u...

Ya, I got an email the other day.

What was the interview like? I have an interview at the end of the month. Mostly wondering if its one of the high pressure ones or hey check us out ones. Someone told me there is a scenario to go through, is that true?

Status updated this morning.

Reeeejected! Oh well, I'm a few months short of two years nursing experience...I sort of expected this. I'll just try again next year! Good luck to you all :-)

Its unchanged, still says "committee ready". It means you got in! I went there for my masters degree, had the same thing listed when I got in for that.

Yes, congrats! When did it update? I think this doesn't bode well for me...oh well, good for you!

Man...this is starting to drive me nuts...

Nope. Not yet...

Well after the interview was essentially over, one of the committee members went on about needing to be really committed to becoming a CRNA and all of the sacrifice it required. I'm not sure if she was just saying it in general, but it felt like she ...

Don't worry too much about the shoes. They're pretty lax about the uniform. I graduated in May from the CNL program...all I can say is good luck!

I'm actually putting together a presentation for my clinical group about communication problems. The other day we had a patient that spoke Spanish and another that has sudden nerve deafness in the same room. It was interesting to see how everyone str...

I am currently looking after a patient with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and multiple past CVAs. Patient has expressive aphasia and only responds to loud auditory stimuli. What kinds of psychosocial diagnoses would work here? I was thinking... ...

I discussed some of my assessment findings with my preceptor and we came up with "Impaired verbal communication." Now I'm trying to come up with a short term goal. What would be suitable? Patient will demonstrate improved ability to express himself? ...

Social isolation? Risk for compromised human dignity?

Well, the patient doesn't really let his needs be known. He's totally dependent for his ADLs. He needs loud auditory stimuli to be roused and falls asleep constantly, even during feedings.

He doesn't really react at all, that's part of the problem I'm having trying to work through this. My patient doesn't respond to much at all.

Do these work? 1. Disturbed thought processes- Impaired ability to perform activities of daily living r/t dementia a.e.b. impaired ability to perform activities of grooming/hygiene. 2. Powerlessness r/t chronic illness and dependence on oth...

Ahhh, right communication...duh! Is self care deficit considered psychosocial?

My first clinical is tomorrow. I am scared to death. Wish me luck.

I'm writing a full (made up) health history and have to come up with some NANDA diagnoses. How do these look? 1. Impaired Gas Exchange, related to COPD, as evidenced by arterial oxygen saturation of 88%. 2. Caregiver role strain, related to wife's...

Is something like, "By such and such a date patient will have oxygen saturation above 92%"? Or is that too specific/arbitrary?

I see, thanks so much for the help. Its really hard to put this all together in my mind still.

Ahh, that makes sense. Would having the patient do deep breathing/coughing and then instruct the patient to do these things also be appropriate interventions?

1. Impaired Gas Exchange, related to alveolar-capillary membrane changes secondary to COPD, as evidenced by arterial oxygen saturation of 88%. Is that more appropriate? I have to come up with two nursing care interventions. Would teaching the patient...