TessaMae

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  1. teaching project going in different direction...Please help

    TessaMae posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Our final project is to identify a patient in need of teaching regarding a disease/illness/problem they are having, and develop a plan of care based on one of the things they need to learn. My broad...

  2. teaching project going in different direction...Please help

    TessaMae replied to TessaMae's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This is honestly the most vaugue assignment I have had, thank goodness it is the last! We had to pick a topic based on a real person with a real issue that we could teach outside of school. The...

  3. HELP!! Anxiety and Acute Pain NCP

    TessaMae replied to stressingaimee's topic in General Students

    Do you have a nursing diagnosis book? I think that would help you alot. You would not ever say acute pain related to excessive alcohol. Heres some examples directly from the book: Acute pain may be...

  4. MASLOW'S HIERARCHY examples and contraindications

    TessaMae replied to vadee's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

  5. How important is GPA?

    TessaMae posted a topic in General Students

    I had a 4.0 before nursing school and got a B throughout the ADN program, leaving me with a cummulative of around 3.5. I am going to be attending an RN to BSN program BUT once I finish that...how...

  6. How important is GPA?

    TessaMae replied to TessaMae's topic in General Students

    The 1 yr program to complete my BSN is 45 credits, so assuming I earn an A in all those courses my GPA could potentially be a

  7. Nursing Diagnosis - Can I write my own or need to take from book?

    TessaMae replied to cupcakesncream16's topic in General Nursing

    Constipation can be used as a nursing diagnosis, it is in my carpinito book. There is Constipation, risk for constipation, and risk for constipation. An actual nursing diagnosis according to carpinito...

  8. Help with Nursing Diagnosis

    TessaMae replied to cupcakesncream16's topic in General Nursing

    I use the Handbook of Nursing Diagnosis by Carpinito-Moyet and in the back of it there is a section for medical conditions and ND and PC that go along with them. For DM it has the following listed:...

  9. Nursing Diagnosis - Can I write my own or need to take from book?

    TessaMae replied to cupcakesncream16's topic in General Nursing

    My professor said you should really take them from the book. As far as the one you wrote, I think by making your own it makes it a little confusing because it leaves out information. The person is...

  10. For those of you "hot shots" who didn't think the nursing program was " that hard"...

    TessaMae replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    The rhythm

  11. Help with med for Cardiac Exam - Allopurinal and Angina

    TessaMae replied to ravenapple's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Allopurinol reduces myocardial oxygen demand...according to my professor. I personally remembered it for completely incorrect reasons apparently. I thought it was an alpha beta blocker (ilol) I...

  12. advise!!! nclex-RN considering nclex-PN

    TessaMae replied to xxkouxx's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Not sure if it is the same when you are studying for a retake but at my school we have a 98% first time pass rate. They suggest that we take the nclex within 4 weeks of finishing school and not to...

  13. What would you do?

    TessaMae replied to shoegalRN's topic in Emergency

    Did this guy yell in front of everyone in the loby specific information about the patient? It seems like he was violating HIPAA in addition to lacking professionalism. I think if you send this email...

  14. First nursing test

    TessaMae replied to amymina's topic in General Students

    I am in my last year of school. I did not read everything they assigned, just the info that I needed. I used a book by FA Davis called Fundamentals Success, it also has a CD with many nclex...

  15. Cardiovascular system - important things to know

    TessaMae replied to Zoe*aka*studentnurse's topic in General Students

    just reviewing my notes and realized I made a typo...nitro tabs should tingle under

  16. Cardiovascular system - important things to know

    TessaMae replied to Zoe*aka*studentnurse's topic in General Students

    These are my notes/facts from a med surg lecture... [B][FONT=Elementary SF]Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) – Facts[/B]- [FONT=Elementary SF]Most common acquired cardiac disease- [FONT=Elementary...

  17. making drug flashcards out of Davis drug book

    TessaMae replied to Qka's topic in General Students

    Well I have vista and office 2007, so if you dont the steps might be slightly different. If you have the full version of adobe acrobat (not just the adobe reader) this should work, it did for me. I...

  18. Care plan for Ineffective Protection

    TessaMae replied to kris911's topic in General Students

    I have never heard of a nursing diagnosis ineffective protection. If you get a good nursing diagnosis book, it will have all the info you need. You really shouldnt be making anything up, it is all...

  19. making drug flashcards out of Davis drug book

    TessaMae replied to Qka's topic in General Students

    You will not be able to do it unless you download adobe or some other PDF program. The Davis and many of the CD's are in PDF format. You can download a 90 free trial of adobe...I always retained...

  20. Failed 2 Fundamentals tests - HELP!

    TessaMae replied to shannahan's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Honestly when the situation is that dire...you should really meet with your professor. If you show that you really want help, they will be there for you. If you see them the day before the exam they...

  21. Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP)

    TessaMae replied to ldyjstce's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    do you have cinhl with full-text through ebsco host? i entered unlicensed medical personnel and administering medication and got 212125 full-text articles between 2002-2009. it is a great database...

  22. New Grad RN - Planned Parenthood

    TessaMae replied to missjmeRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was 16 and needed oral contraceptives, I went to a planned parenthood. I continued to go there until my early 20's for BC, yearly exams, pap smears etc. The people who worked there were some...

  23. New Grad RN - Planned Parenthood

    TessaMae replied to missjmeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Planned parenthood does alot more than abortions. They provide birth control, fertility treatment, pap smears, prenatal visits, hormonal replacements, std testing, vasectomies, and general health...

  24. Failed NCLEX - study/answer tips?

    TessaMae replied to munkee4me's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    oops! i am so sorry, obviously slow today :zzzzz i thought you were saying we can't post web addresses in general. i totally get what you are saying, i am so sorry for the confusion. been a long...

  25. Had a good interview but....

    TessaMae replied to Slambe3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you should be ok :) Good