Jjearkwein replied to NurseGuy30's topic in Student Assist
Early in the disease. Pt. has low O2 and since CO2 is a bi-product of aerobic respiration it tends to be low proportionally to 02 Middle-Late stage Pt. compensates w/ rapid breathing(tachypnea) which then impairs gas exchange(CO2 are not fully exhale...
O2... when it comes to "emergency" circumstances the most basic(may it be cardio/respiratory problem) is O2,... for some reason too(again for cardio/respiratory problems) when it comes to having to choose a "priority" intervention O2 is always the a...
Jjearkwein replied to mysticpenguin's topic in Student Assist
remember this, "water moves from higher concentration to lower concentration and stops when the concentration is equal" from this derived the phrase, "where Na goes, water follows" so if a solution contains more Na(hypertonic), water from the cell wi...
(there was insufficient info about the IV) but for what i understand you received the IVF already consume, then its not your fault... its very common to loss regulation especially on unattended pt due to positioning and other circumstances(these freq...
Jjearkwein replied to shortnorthstudent's topic in Pre-Nursing
TRUE your over analyzing the question(which is dangerous btw)... the definition for an ion is a charged atom,(not because an atom lose an electron its not an atom anymore, same w/ isotopes)
GetBodySmart: Interactive Tutorials and Quizzes On Human Anatomy and Physiology Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology Mediaphys 2.0 http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/esp/2002_general/Esp/default.htm (here's some site i used when i reviewed for the subject, i...
Jjearkwein replied to sherriberry1's topic in Student Assist
for pedia, the only hard part i can think of are the cardiovascular disorders(especially the pathophysiology) atrial septal defect,ventricular septal defect,av canal defect, congenital obstructive defects, valve stenosis,tetralogy of fallot, mixed ef...
Jjearkwein replied to lucky3773's topic in Student Assist
1)D is the best answer,(w/ dyspnea and rapid breathing the pt will use his accessory muscles, I have yet to encounter one who doesn't) therefore putting a hand on Josh's chest will give better visualization 2)A- low 02 saturation(hypoxia) is indicat...
two days ago i was assigned to ER(im having my preclinical), one patient turned out to be hypoglycemic(feels cold,general weakness,etc), taking her vital signs, it turned out she has a high BP... question: what's the relationship of BP to Hypoglycemi...
Jjearkwein replied to Jjearkwein's topic in Student Assist
majority of people w/ DM(as far as i know, i haven't met anyone w/ out) has hypertension.... and i cant understand the rationale w/ it... what's more absurd(for me that is) is a patient who was turned in for Hypoglycemia(has DM btw) but has high BP.....
i am about to report this topic the day after tomorrow.. problem is i don't really know where to focus.. any tips or suggestions on what topics should i give emphasis at? Procedures in assessing,Dx exam,lab exam,Nx consideration,Nx interventions,medi...
Jjearkwein replied to Jjearkwein's topic in Student Assist
when doing physical assessment on neck vessels and heart.. we'll use ipa right.. Physical exam 3 techniques, 3 positions, 5 sites *Use IPA *sitting, then supine, then L lateral recumbent (prn) *IPA sites im confused at the positions.... are all those...
i have a patient who is male,35 years old... slightly obese, has diabetes mellitus... his CC is intolerable pain.. its due to a 2inches long and half inch deep wound... upon observation pus formation was noted... he had and on and off fever for two d...
Jjearkwein replied to Jjearkwein's topic in Student Assist
its done... and thank you all... i passed my work.. (although i screw a bit w/ my NCP coz of wrong nursing diagnosis) the case study itself is good for a beginner though.. *but after passing my ncp... we discussed on what problems should we prioritiz...
can someone give me the normal values... and implications on increase or decrease of values... well i just need WBC,RBC and Glucose... (but maybe it will be helpful for others)for urinalysis RBC,HGB,HCT,WBC for the CBC
Jjearkwein replied to Jjearkwein's topic in Student Assist
since i cant Choose which Dx are to be used.. i figured out ill just do them all.. 1)"Pain related to infection of wound on the right foot" 2)"Infection related to impaired skin integrity as evidenced by pus:" 3)knowledge in woundcare. "Deficit Knowl...
Jjearkwein replied to Jjearkwein's topic in Student Assist
well im just a nube at the nursing world(1st year)...we were sort of advance class due to a special(testing) curriculum(four year course and preclinical late 1st year), this constitutes 30% of my grades... so if i dont want to stop taking nursing for...
Jjearkwein replied to Jjearkwein's topic in Student Assist
:up:thank you for the clarification(i was using anemia as risk/implication) but im not sure how it fits..... can you explain me more if there's a relation on anemia,diabetes mellitus, and his infected wound...