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EDRN-2010

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  1. Online BSN or Classroom BSN?

    EDRN-2010 replied to josinda421's topic in General Students

    I did not know there were programs out there that are online. I have heard of RN to BSN online but never obtaining the actual RN degree. I think doing the RN to BSN online is fine but I feel I would...

  2. Pharmacology help....17 drugs by thursday!

    EDRN-2010 replied to soon2bnurse32's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Except for aspirin, all the ones that end in "in" are

  3. PLEASE anyone HELP me! asap

    EDRN-2010 replied to erican3232's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    you have completely lost me. i was working with the facts. the op said the potassium level was 2.7, you said in your post that you did not see a potassium level and asked if i was reading the same...

  4. PLEASE anyone HELP me! asap

    EDRN-2010 replied to erican3232's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    yes you are right. i guess i was thinking more about which pattern the vital sign assessment falls in rather than what the pattern represented - cardiac function (my train of thought) not

  5. PLEASE anyone HELP me! asap

    EDRN-2010 replied to erican3232's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    wow, i am sorry. i think you misunderstood my intentions, i did not mean to offend you. i was trying to say that by assessing the vitals you could monitor for complications associated with...

  6. PLEASE anyone HELP me! asap

    EDRN-2010 replied to erican3232's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In the acute phase of treatment, the priority is to stabilize the patient, using maslow the electrolyte imbalance and fluid volume seem to be most important. I can see where you would get that the...

  7. PLEASE anyone HELP me! asap

    EDRN-2010 replied to erican3232's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I did read the scenario and in all of the other posts I referred to her 1st dx as fluid volume deficit. I got caught up in my words...I was talking about fluid volume deficit, No idea why I wrote that...

  8. Which drug to give..........and why????

    EDRN-2010 replied to donnaclure's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Are you sure the route is sub Q? My first inclination was to give the Midazolam because it is a anxiolytic that has been used in palliative patients to reduce agiitation. The only reason I hesitate...

  9. MCPHS? RN to BSN

    EDRN-2010 posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Anyone gone here, know more about their rn to bsn program? Sounds good but I have not heard anyone say they have gone through the program. I am interested in it mainly because you can complete it in...

  10. PLEASE anyone HELP me! asap

    EDRN-2010 replied to erican3232's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    RISK FOR ANYTHING is less important than actual

  11. PLEASE anyone HELP me! asap

    EDRN-2010 replied to erican3232's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Electrolyte imbalance (hypokalemia specifically) and hypovolemia would be my priority diagnoses. I would focus on hypokelemia not hypernatremia since that is due to the hypovolema and can be included...

  12. Help with a care plan

    EDRN-2010 replied to amymina's topic in General Students

    You can (and should when possible) use the medical diagnosis in the secondary to part, making it a true 4 part

  13. A little help with a care plan...

    EDRN-2010 replied to 1234student's topic in General Students

    Is the risk for diagnosis supposed to be your priority? I only ask because this patient has actual problems that you could list like impaired skin integrity, activity intolerance, acute pain, etc As...

  14. Help with a care plan

    EDRN-2010 replied to amymina's topic in General Students

    Chronic pain related to tissue damage,joint damage, whatever is damaged, or tumor progression and related pathology secondary to osteoarthritis, leukemia, whatever his medical diagnosis is as...

  15. MCPHS? RN to BSN

    EDRN-2010 replied to EDRN-2010's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I didn't think of them. I just went to their website and it is not the most informative but it sounds like the program can be completed in 3 semesters. Thanks I will look into it

  16. PLEASE anyone HELP me! asap

    EDRN-2010 replied to erican3232's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In the emergency room - acute phase, the priorities are electrolyte imbalance,dehydration, any vital signs that are off, or changes in mental status from this patients norm. The history is important...

  17. PLEASE anyone HELP me! asap

    EDRN-2010 replied to erican3232's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A priority diagnosis or collaborative problem is one that if not managed will compromise function or negatively affect functional status. In my other post (#7) I gave you some ideas. In the acute...

  18. Need some advice

    EDRN-2010 replied to rubylou's topic in General Students

    Well what kind of career would interest you? Seriously, there are sooo many things you could do that do not involve direct patient care - if that is the part that is not for you. certified legal...

  19. Interpreting Lab Values

    EDRN-2010 replied to irkedoneSN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Did you talk to your instructor and find out what they are looking for? I feel like these are not the kind of lab tests they would want you to look up. It's not typical to use these specific tests, is...

  20. Dismissed from the Nursing Program. What are my chances?

    EDRN-2010 replied to Somethingcreative's topic in General Students

    Good Luck. If you really want to be a nurse, think about applying to a couple other schools. If your school doesn't take you back another school might take you in a flash with your grades and good...

  21. PLEASE anyone HELP me! asap

    EDRN-2010 replied to erican3232's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This might help you with what to ask... It helped me when I was starting out figure out what kind of things fit into each

  22. PLEASE anyone HELP me! asap

    EDRN-2010 replied to erican3232's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well I would want to get information on Nutritional metabolic pattern,and activity excersise so you could get lots of objective info given her memory problem like her height, weight, bmi, oral cavity...

  23. PLEASE anyone HELP me! asap

    EDRN-2010 replied to erican3232's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My first thought on the beverages would be pedialyte or powerade type beverages because they replace electrolytes and

  24. Hepatitis B and Employment

    EDRN-2010 replied to nursestudent101's topic in General Students

    There are treatments for hepatitis B, interferon...very expensive though and the treatment is 6months to 1 year. No idea of your specific situations but try googling interferon and HBV and see if it...

  25. Hepatitus B confusion ...

    EDRN-2010 replied to theykallmekem's topic in General Students

    Why are you repeating the series if you had it already 3 or 4 years ago? Just curious why you didn't get titers done instead of redoing the series. If you really did do the series once already you...