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1. Electrolyte imbalance, S&S

   jothomas replied to jothomas's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you so..... much Daytonite. The information was very helpful. But as you mentioned, it get confused when you try to compare them. Hopefully, I get a hold of it, once I finish my med surg class.

2. Electrolyte imbalance, S&S

   jothomas posted a topic in Student Assist

   I am trying to find a way to remember the signs and symptoms of the electrolyte imbalnce. Different books says diff things and my insturctor says somethingelse. Is there a cheat sheet (may be based on etiology)for this? I co-relate: Sodium to fluid; ...

3. any RN programs in the country with no wait?

   jothomas replied to sullivan2's topic in General Students

   Try Miami dade community college. They have multiple programs(generic, full-time, part-time, accelerated, BSN etc.) begining in almost all semesters. If you have prerequisites completed with >3.7 GPA the seat is 99% guaranteed. Check at www.mdc.ed...

4. Care plans

   jothomas replied to jothomas's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you Daytonite! My Instructor's rationale is that the patient (on bedrest) can not use bed pan when he has severe back pain. Her priority is ABC's, and then pain.

5. Care plans

   jothomas replied to jothomas's topic in Student Assist

   I passed the first care plan exam. I have a question regarding the scenario. It was like this: "Had a motor vehicle accident 3 days ago and had severe low back pain; No bowl movement for 2 days, had to go twice Today;used ex-lax regularly. Pain was ...

6. Care plans

   jothomas replied to jothomas's topic in Student Assist

   That concept is clear now.Thanks once again for all your help.

7. Care plans

   jothomas replied to jothomas's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you Daytonite, I am brainstorming different scenarios at present. I still have one more question before the exam. My understanding from the instructors is that we need to consult with the doctor for all referal except for a chaplain or counsel...

8. Care plans

   jothomas replied to jothomas's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you Daytonite for all your help. I really appreciate your heart for sharing your nursing knowledge with people like me. I have a care plan book with Gordon's unctional pattern. But I was not 100%sure the ones comes under non-compliance categor...

9. Care plans

   jothomas posted a topic in Student Assist

   What are some nursing diagnoses under the category "Non-compliance"? I know there is a nursing diagnoses, non-compliance, this is not what I meant. Like safety, there are some diagnoses I assume, which we can say non-compliance. This information is f...

10. 3 part Nursing diagnosis

    jothomas replied to jothomas's topic in Student Assist

    Thank you very much Daytonite; as always, you explained it very clearly.

11. 3 part Nursing diagnosis

    jothomas posted a topic in Student Assist

    please i need some help with the related factors. when there are problems related to a medical diagnosis like cva, how do you include this in the etiology? do you say for eg: impaired swallowing, secondary to cva, aeb inability to swallow? or do you ...

12. Need help in Identifying the nusing diagnosis

    jothomas replied to jothomas's topic in Student Assist

    I really appreciate your reasoning ability and good heart. I really felt like sitting in front of an instructor. Thank you very much for enlightening my brain with so much knowledge. Now I can see the scenarios in a more organised way to identify th...

13. Need help in Identifying the nusing diagnosis

    jothomas posted a topic in Student Assist

    i need to make my first care plan, but not sure how to proceed. please help. this is the scenario: j.p. is an 87 y/o female residing in an e.c.f for 3.5 years, after progressive decline in function. she has been using a wheelchair x2 years, is aao x...