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For our clinical packets, we are supposed to make up six problems each week to complete. I am having an EXTREMELY hard time actually making the problems up. I have no problem at solving them, I just don't know how to make them up. Well this week we have to do 6 problems over BSA. If anyone knows of a site that provides math problems or if anybody knows math problems of this nature that I could solve, and help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Thanks....this didnt' happen to me or anything, but for our pharmacology class we have to state the procedure we would do if this did happen once we graduate and are in the field. I was just seeing if i was going in the right direction. thanks for your help

Let's say you just finished passing your 0800 meds. While reviewing, you realize you have given the wrong drug to one of your patients. How would you respond to this situation? And what steps must be taken? I know you should need to check vitals, immediately inform the physician, note the med given in the MAR and the patients records along with the actions taken and the patient's vitals..Fill out an incident report separate from the patient's chart. Does that sound about right? What else would you have to do? Thanks!

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Hi. Does anyone know if there is any easy way to explain the pathophysiology of schizophrenia in fifth grade language? I get trouble getting my creative juices flowing for this. If anyone could help me or give me some ideas on where I could possibly find something like that to get me started it would be greatly appreciated! ) Thanks!

Hello, I have been working on a careplan for my pt and would like to know if I am on the right track with it...my patient... Has a primary diagnoses of Parkinson's Disease with co-morbidities of cervical disc disease, dementia, left renal artery stenosis, hypertension, hiatel hernia, abdominal aortic aneurysm and benign prostatic hypertrophy. For my nursing diagnoses I have impaired physical mobility, impaired skin integrity, activity intolerance, risk for falls, self-care deficit/bathing, and impaired memory. My primary attention is going to be focused on impaired physical mobility. Does it seem like these diagnoses are corresponding to my patient? Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

I am working on a clinical packet for med/surg. My patient had several lab tests performed and need to know nursing interventions concerning the lab results. I'm kinda confused on what I would need to do if the lab tests are normal for example: BUN was 23.0 so for the nursing intervention I put encourage the patient to drink plenty of fluids. Would that be right? His glucose level is 70 which is within range so I'm confused as to what kind of intervention I am supposed to have with this. Would it be something like encourage patient to monitor his sugar intake? I also have labs for creatinine, eGFR, sodium, potassium, chloride, hematocrit, hemoglobin, RBC, calcium, PSA, platelet count, and WBC. Platelet count and WBC are both low, and chloride is high. The rest are within normal range. I'm so confused as to what I need to put here. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

ok....but I am kind of getting the hang of it? I now found chronic confusion for his last nursing dx and changed self care deficit to impaired transfer ability. This is my first ever care plan so I know it's going to take a while for me to get the hang of it and hopefully (fingers crossed) i will eventually. Thank you for your time. I really appreciate it.

Thanks for all the useful information. I think I might be getting the hang of it...Im just still unsure of the related to's. I have to have three under each diagnoses. Let me know what you think about these: Risk for Injury r/t unsteady gait disorientation muscle incoordination Impaired Physical Mobility r/t use of a wheelchair unable to ambulate w/o assistance DVT Urinary Incontinence r/t dementia limited mobility impaired cognition Impaired Swallowing r/t muscle weakness slurred speech stroke Impaired Memory r/t ? ? ? And I am yet to find one more nursing diagnoses. I don't have them in any particular order, but was just wondering if I am on the right track with this. Any advice would be great! Thanks

I am a first year nursing student and just had my first clinical this week. We are supposed to come up with care plans for our patients. My patient's primary medical diagnoses is senile dementia alzheimer's type with co morbidities of renal insufficiency, carotid stenosis, kidney stones, dysphagia, CVA, and UTI w/ sepsis. I am really confused on the whole care plan itself. We are to have at least six NANDA dx and from what I have found out about him I have come up with.... Risk for Injury Impaired memory Impaired swallowing Impaired physical mobility Urinary incontinence Ineffective health maintenance I am having trouble coming up with three related to's under each one of them and am about ready to slam my head against a brick wall!!! If anybody could help me with my problem and try to set me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it...