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  1. Hi all, I am in Med Surg, and am finding that on the tests (real ones and practice ones) I ALWAYS get the right answers down to 2. And more then half of the time I pick the wrong one. Obviously, my...
  2. Hi All! So I am in my last year of nursing school. Hooray . Anyway - I have care plans down pretty well. However, my problem is that my pediatric patient I am doing a careplan on is pretty healthy....
  3. Peds Nursing Care Plan

    Thank you SO much for your reply. You have really helped me. Last semester we didnt have to do a care plan so I kind of forgot about the diagnosis that are not strictly related to the illness.. such...
  4. Thank you for your help ... The care plan is due the 13th, and we will get it back the following week .. I will let you know what I have come up with and how it went
  5. Hi all.. I jsut wanted to check to see if my list of diagnosis are in the correct priority. I am a little confused because in my last semester I was told that a "RISK" diagnosis NEVER comes bfore and...
  6. Hi all-- Just looking for a little help... I made it through my first semester with flying colors, however now I am in Med Surg. I felt I was doind well and getting the concepts, but then.... our...
  7. Narrative Note HELP :)

    thanks for the advice. I am guessing a lot of my classmates maybe put too much into it. So I have it written, and we shall see how it goes. It was shorter then my classmates, but is right to the...
  8. Nursing School/Life- whats it like?

    Life.. what life?? LOL... I am a nursing student in my 30's though, and trust me, I wish I had done this when I was 18.... It's tough, but if you manage time well, and really enjoy what you are doing...
  9. Hi all, I got a tremendous amount of help here my last semester, so I am back :). I have a pt and our care plan is of course supposed to be more involved I suppose then last semesters.. I just wanted...
  10. Hi all, I am starting Nursing school on Sept 8 and am already anxious! I just got a letter with my first reading assignments, I am still working on getting all of the books. I have a huge list of...
  11. Quick Care Plan question

    I just have a quick question. I asked my professor this question, and she did not give me a satisfactory answer. I have a patient with dementia and was wondering if I could use the word dementia in my...
  12. Quick Care Plan question

    Can I just get a wording check? I have some diagnosis... and they are coming from the info I gathered from my pt. I know you cant tell me if they are appropriate to the patient, but is the wording OK...
  13. Quick Care Plan question

    Another question :) ... could I have Risk for infection r/t IV lock... or would I have to add more into that?
  14. HELP for "fake patient careplan"

    Daytonite, I would like to officially hire you as my nursing care plan tutor! I really can't tell you how awesome you are, and how thankful I am to be a part of this message board! Have a great...
  15. Quick Care Plan question

    Ok, I see what your saying.. I dont have my plan in front of me... but I know I wanted to incorporate dementia into it... so I suppose a more appropriate dx would be impaired physical mobility r/t...
  16. care plans

    This letter is for Dayonite.... I wanted to THANK you for all of your help with my initial care plan. I was SO confused and didn't want to end up with info that didn't make sense, follow the process...
  17. Care Plan/Nursing Dx assistance please!!

    I thank you again for your insight into the nursing process. I didn't mean to sound insensitive to my patient. I am veyr sorry to leave, because I almost feel as if I could really do a lot for her....
  18. Care Plan/Nursing Dx assistance please!!

    Thank you so much. I think the reason I am having such a problem is because we only had 4 nights with these patients, and we are supposed to be doing gerontology, but the patient I ended up with is...
  19. Care Plan/Nursing Dx assistance please!!

    Hi all! I have to write my first nursing care plan and I am having a hard time. My patient is in a LTC with MS. She is 51 and I am having a real hard time with the care plan.. usnure of the priority...
  20. PICO question... PLEASE HELP!

    Hi, for those of you know about a PICO Research Paper... I need you help!! My topic that I would like to deal with has to do with induction of labor. The benefits. Induction vs. spontaneous labor......
  21. Hi all, I start school in sept at SCCC in new york, and at orientation they told us to purchase a stethoscope, they said nothing crazy but also did not specify what to get... I don't want to seem...
  22. Suffolk Community College Ammerman Evening

    Hello! And glad to meet ya! Just accepted! Good for you! They dont give you much time huh.. altho, I am guilty of not having everything together yet... Orientation was not a big deal, you didnt miss...
  23. Stethoscope for new student

    hi i checked the site and i see a maxiscope and an adult scope.. should i go with the adult
  24. Stethoscope for new student

    thanks for the replies, I am a medical assistant and phlebotomist, so I am OK with the sounds, although It's been a couple of yrs since I worked as an MA. My other question is I see the ones with the...
  25. Hi - I am starting the evening program at SCCC in just about a month... and its a little overwhelming, I just got all my forms in and everything and have to take the CPR class in a couple weeks. I...