Fig77

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  1. Very confused student

    Fig77 replied to madge1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Stroke volume is the volume of blood pumped out during each contraction by a ventricle. Heart rate simply put is the number of heart beats per minute. Cardiac output is the volume of blood pumped out...

  2. New grad got fired, help

    Fig77 replied to haitianrn's topic in General Nursing

    Outside this online world, unlike most of the people (I am not going to name) here who spend a lot of time here online bashing about people who come out to seek help and answers but instead gets...

  3. New grad got fired, help

    Fig77 replied to haitianrn's topic in General Nursing

    If we take this discussion outside the online into a real world, I doubt half of these "honesty" will come out. When the OP is directly asking some questions, and the people instead start roaring...

  4. New grad got fired, help

    Fig77 replied to haitianrn's topic in General Nursing

    The world outside this online discussion thread will be more kind and less judgmental, imho. Because in a real world you will have variety of people, rather than people with same opinion. But it is...

  5. First day of NS, confused about homework... I need a little help

    Fig77 replied to jcolli01's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am sorry, but I am bit confused about this homework. What's the question? Finding out what the Medical/Nursing Diagnosis or

  6. New grad got fired, help

    Fig77 replied to haitianrn's topic in General Nursing

    i think the best thing is to move and learn from the mistakes. that aside, since you are a new grad maybe you could avoid mentioning your first job to start with. good luck. ---- i think a lot of...

  7. PHARMacology questions

    Fig77 replied to whtangl23's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Are you sure the question reads Colace 20mg per teaspoon? ordered is 3/4 gr = 0.75 gr = 48.75 mg if 1 gr is 65 mg. available = 50 mg Amount = Desired (Ordered) / Available (On hand) X...

  8. Emergency Nursing: Acute substernal chest pain

    Fig77 replied to CollaborateRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I can see why o2 sat will have higher priority over cardiac monitor even though the patients chief complaint has to do with the chest pain. For one breathing ces before circulation and secondly the...

  9. im Wrong? PLZ tell me

    Fig77 replied to MaleNurse25's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Man, I can see what exactly you are saying. But I can also see why your instructor's answer is more correct in a sense as well. I k For example, for the first problem both you and the instructor are...

  10. Is this the right prioritization? help please!!

    Fig77 replied to Sara5229's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think it is in the right order in general. But I think the order of priority can change very easily depending on the nursing dx (full 3 parts). For example if the patient is immuno suppressed, the...

  11. Nursing Dx for atrial fibrillation

    Fig77 replied to olivejuice06's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Here is an easy one Activity intolerance r/t sob and high bp secondary to afib aeb (any evidence u noticed during

  12. help with diagnosis of "left septic knee"

    Fig77 replied to daylightfadin's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Left knee infection - cause could range from knee surgery and acquiring an infection as it got expose to pathogens in the health facility to extoxins within the

  13. MATH>>Help please.. If i dont pass this class I wont get to start clinical!!!!!

    Fig77 replied to manage1121's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i estimated 1 dram as 4 cc. that 250mg per dram is the drug available per volume and i used it as 250 mg/4cc - while doing calculations

  14. Care Plan help: Elder Skin integrity

    Fig77 replied to morningland's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I m not sure what we call this condition bit I hope u r not planning to add that to the nursing dx, because physician diagnoses the medical condition. It is not within nurse's scope of practice. Nurse...

  15. MATH>>Help please.. If i dont pass this class I wont get to start clinical!!!!!

    Fig77 replied to manage1121's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I did like this ::: Drug available/volume available = drug ordered/volume to administer 120 mg/ 5 ml = 250 mg/ ml to admin ml to admin = 250 mg/ 120 mg X 5 ml ml to admin = 10

  16. MATH>>Help please.. If i dont pass this class I wont get to start clinical!!!!!

    Fig77 replied to manage1121's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok I tried proble #4 b like this:: Drug available/volume available = drug ordered/volume to administer assuming 1 dram equals 4 cc 250 mg/4 cc = 2000 mg/ cc to administer 32 cc = cc to admin. But we...

  17. HIPAA VIOLATION!

    Fig77 replied to mehart2001's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. U hav done enough. Wondering if u would still be working on finding more ways to "bust" the person if he was your friend, hubby or family. Human first, nurses

  18. Prioritization of Nursing Diagnosis pls!!!!

    Fig77 replied to 2bnurse_kadz's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think acute pain since that is more physiological(maslow's) than the rest and technically as a nurse (or trying to become one) acute pain is happening right now compares to the other nursing dx that...

  19. HELP WITH CARE PLAN

    Fig77 replied to Student28's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I personally think u did a great job with all aspects of your care plans. But maybe if u want, consider adding a better/more or concise aeb part for this I think just having a bruise on one toe...

  20. exam question i need ur help

    Fig77 replied to stuart2994's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1b 2a

  21. Does your healthcare facility hire employees with HIV or hepatitis

    Fig77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does your healthcare facility hire employees with HIV or hepatitis? Or is it a don't ask don't tell policy

  22. plz help, prioritising nursing dianoses!!!

    Fig77 replied to radhika33's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    hi daytonite, i was wondering you could help us understand when prioritizing the nursing dx should we be look at the problem statement, r/t or aeb? Because I was thinking sleep has more priority over...

  23. Nursing Diagnosis/Care Plan Help

    Fig77 replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I see. I don't have a care plan book, but I can see the problem statemet could be something similar to educating or providing resources and guidance since it is evident that patient wants to get...

  24. dumb and stuttering nurse

    Fig77 replied to jessi11's topic in General Students

    I also forgot to mention that schools do have ASL interpretor, whether it ne nursing class or

  25. dumb and stuttering nurse

    Fig77 replied to jessi11's topic in General Students

    Oh I see. If that's so, no problem either. American Sign Language is here. Such nurses can work with patients who can't talk or hear if they desire to. My knowledge is very limited but I know that...