kafluknik

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1. I just don't know if nursing is really for me

   kafluknik replied to bumLVN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I was in a class of 120 students. During our preceptorship period we had a chance to get together as a group and chat with each other briefly. Most of the people I spoke to told me that nursing...

2. Digoxin

   kafluknik replied to kafluknik's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   thanks,

3. Digoxin

   kafluknik replied to kafluknik's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Thanks, everyone. My 1st thought was I would have known that digoxin levels are okay since the chart would have current lab values. @armytruck: yes, low levels would also send pt into afib - That's...

4. Could Someone Please Check My APA Citation?

   kafluknik replied to HappyMeNow's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I just noticed that you are citing an organization as a Website author. You should then format it this way (APA section 4.16 175) Exampe: Greenpeace. (2006, February 17). Melting Greenlands fuels sea...

5. Could Someone Please Check My APA Citation?

   kafluknik replied to HappyMeNow's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   General Format of Internet or Web sources: Author known: Last name, First Initials. (Date in year, month day). Title of the web page/article /chapter. In Title online book/journal/complete website....

6. Digoxin

   kafluknik replied to kafluknik's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Daytonite, Thanks for replying. Looking at my question now I forgot to mention that pt is 86 yrs old. Anyways, my first thought was to give the digoxin because it lowers the HR, monitor the pt,...

7. Digoxin

   kafluknik posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Hi, If I have a pt who has been taking digoxin for 4 yrs (0.25mg 1/day) but is currently experiencng flu like symptoms with 110bpm what do I do? Pt has chronic CHF, diabetes, 3x MI as health history....

8. ? about Physical Assessment

   kafluknik replied to adnstudentnurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I agree with the 2-PP. Practice does make perfect. You can practice on anyone. It would be a good idea to start with healthy people since they have better circulation. One of my classmates who've...

9. Preceptorship

   kafluknik replied to kafluknik's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   No worries, krisandnoahsmom with regard to the math problem... I do appreciate the lengths you went through..and also hope that I didn't confuse you. We've had experiences in LT care, maternity, and...

10. Study Help - Dosage Calculation

    kafluknik replied to kafluknik's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you very much Stearnsy!!!! Phew!!! now this makes sense. What a big help :yeah:thank you,thank you. So

11. Preceptorship

    kafluknik posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi Everyone, I am a Practical Nursing student and will be doing my preceptorship in the winter 2010. I was wondering if you could suggest areas in the health care environment that would truly help me...

12. Study Help - Dosage Calculation

    kafluknik replied to kafluknik's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you, krisandnoahsmom. If you please, can you show me the step by step process as to how you arrived at mg/dose? From my understanding the 0.5% of Albuterol signifies 0.5g/100mL of Albuterol...

13. Study Help - Dosage Calculation

    kafluknik posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi, I'm kind of lost on this one. I would appreciate some help, please. Problem: Order: nebulize Proventil 0.5 mL sol'n in 2.5 mL NS On hand: Albuterol sol'n for inhalation 0.5% Calculate the...

14. Nurses who can't communicate with their Patients

    kafluknik replied to Ginger's Mom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, I agree wth you that Yu Xu, was not blaming his co-workers in this article. However, my point was - communication needs to be worked on. The article states, "Xu recalled his own experience...

15. Nurses who can't communicate with their Patients

    kafluknik replied to Ginger's Mom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The original post automatically assumes that IEN are the main cause of miscommunication in the health care environment. It fails to consider that clients also come from different cultures and age...