jennfinn

thanks so much, that does help!

Hello, I am trying to come up with a correlation between pancreatitis and skin problems for a concept map I am making for RN school. Does anyone know if or how pacreatitis can cause skin problems?...

Could someone please tell me the difference between somatization disorder and conversion disorder? They seem to be the same thing, to my understanding it is that the pt experiences symptoms without actually having the physiologic condition, is this correct? If it is how is one disorder different from the other?

It was not my pt so I don't know all the particulars, but I remeber the other student saying that the pt told her that all she remebered was falling down at home and waking up in the hospital a few weeks later! Thanks for the reply though.

thanks for the replies so far, I did read my Maternity Nursing book for reasons why we would be concerned about glucose levels, but every section I could find about it only discussed the rational for Gestational diabetes or if your pt had diabetes previous to pregnancy, in this case my pt had neither, perhaps the answer is that I am just trying to get a baseline reading, the problem is that I have such a limited amount of knowledge on the subject that I wouldn't know that that was what I was looking for. I don't fully understand the role of insulinase during pregnancy, but I do know that it drops off after delivery, could that have something to do with this? I know that glucose crosses the placenta and that the baby does produce its own insulin after a certain point in the pregnancy, could it have something to do with that? These may seem like stupid questions to someone who has been working as a nurse for many years, but I am having a hard time wrapping my mind around them! Thanks!

I am in desperate need of some "why do we care about this lab result" advice! If my pt is not Gestational Diabetic in L&D why do I need to know what her glucose levels are? Also, Hgb/Hct levels...for dehydration and anemia right? Could anyone please help a frazzled nursing student, just trying to get this paperwork done!!!!! Thanks!

THANK YOU LORD!!!! I am so glad ya'll posted this....now I know it is not just my class! YES.. FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY.. PLEASE STOP TALKING AND LET THE TEACHER ANSWER THE QUESTIONS!!! :spbox:

I know this is a little off subject, but have ya'll ever seen a pt with a glucose reading of 2500? another student in post reports said that her pt was in our facility from a 3 week coma due to hyperglycemia, could this reading be correct?

where did the smoke inhalation come from, was it her fault and if it was perhaps she needs some teaching for safety, otherwise I would try a psycosocial approach, it seems like you would have the most info to work with in that area. Hope that helps. Jenn

I am also being tested over electrolytes next week and this is what helps me: first think about what that electrolyte does for you - ex. when I think of calcium I think of conduction like for muscles and neurons, so when there is too much of it (hyper) you experience over excitement of muscles and neurons and then think about what that will do to your body...and I did that with the rest of the electrolytes and it has helped me. Hope this helps!