MissKitty21 replied to MissKitty21's topic in General Nursing
Yes, it was discussed in the interview, but at the time I was with my husband. I expected that he would be there for me to tuck the kids in bed when I went to work. However, as I said, I am a VERY new...
I just started a position in ICU and in a month I am supposed to be switching to nights. No big deal- right? Except I have 2 small children... and I am a very new single mom... and I have absolutely...
MissKitty21 replied to smiley2030's topic in General Nursing
Can't you retake the course you failed next semester? I don't see how you can fail ONE course and be dropped from the program. And I thought the BSN program was 6
Pre-reqs of A&P do not teach you "basic nursing stuff." Because you have no nursing /medical education your basis of basic medical knowledge is probably equivalent to her's. And it is true that it...
In my ideal world, patients would be devoid of all poop, mucus, and vomit. But realistically, we know patients come with an assortment of wonderful fluids and delightful smells. Some worse than...
Imbalanced nutrition: more than body requirements related to imbalanced caloric intake in relation to metabolic needs as evidenced by BMI of 36. Thank you for showing us what you have instead of just...
The best way to come up with a diagnosis is to think of the symptoms that coincide with the medical condition. I'd suggest showing us the diagnoses you have come up with yourself, so that we don't...
MissKitty21 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing
The salts were given to pull fluid from the intracellular space. This pull decreases cellular swelling attributed with hyponatremia and increases extracellular fluid volume. The lasix was given to...
It isn't a 'good thing' to have a positive TB test. Although it may signify antibodies, it generally signifies antibodies because you have latent disease which requires 6 months of treatment. There...
MissKitty21 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing
We need to remember that addiction IS a disease. It is hard to keep it in mind, but consider this--- why would anyone willingly CHOOSE to destroy their life with drugs? True that they initially chose...