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We are 4 in our group but they dont want to be the leader so I have to step in. I have no problem with being the leader of our group. About the ideas, they don't have any ideas to put in... So I have to do with what i have in order to make this presentation work. I will get the list of symptoms and if you can please help me.

Hi Daytonite, Yes, please help me with the Nursing care considerations > 3 top nursing diagnosis > Nursing interventions: translated into actions What would you suggest on audience participation during the presentation? Also, would it better for one person to present or divide it among group members? Thanks so much for your help.

Hello, I would like to get some help with my Gastric Cancer presentation. In my presentation we must include the following contents and provide visual aids, and encourage participation from the audience. Please let me know your thoughts and suggestions on how to successfully ace this presentation. Thanks much! Epidemiology > Incidence rates in the US Etiology and Risk Factors Prevention, Screening, and Risk factors Medical treatment Modalities Disease related complications Treatment related complications Nursing care considerations > 3 top nursing diagnosis > Nursing interventions: translated into actions

wow you should really consider teaching. You are very good. I wish I had teachers like you in our school. Thanks again.

Thank you very much Daytonite and Mommyof3 for all your reply. You were a great help. Have a great weekend.

Would this priority nursing diagnosis work: Fluid volume deficit related to NPO status or inadequate fluid intake? What interventions can I do for this pt. on NPO status beside Administering IV fluids as ordered, monitoring I&O, weight, B/P, heart rate and respiratory status, and skin turgor, provide daily oral care? He has a gtube and he is on NPO status. Please help. Thanks much.

At first I was thinking about the possible aspiration pneumonia and sepsis, so I thought At risk for Sepsis r/t history of aspiration pneumonia m/b increase wbc & temp, tachypnea, and apnea... am i targeting it wrong?

Hello, Do you have any suggestion on the priority nursing diagnosis for this case study? Your input would be greatly appreciated. At 9:10 pm, a 47-year old Hispanic male with severe mental disability, cerebral palsy and seizure disorder was transferred from skilled nursing facility to a hospital emergency dept. with suspected aspiration pneumonia and sepsis. Patient has severe chronic contractures, was non-communicative and had a history of aspiration pneumonia and dysphagia, for which he as a long-standing orders of nothing to be given by mouth. Although the gastrostomy tube was functioning normally and the pt. was tolerating feedings well, his breathing had recently become labored, with alternating episodes of tachypnea and apnea. At admission, his oxygen saturation level measured by pulse oximetry while breathing 50% oxygen by mask was 92%. Auscultation revealed bilateral rhonchi. His heart rate varied from normal to tachycardia, while his blood pressure fluctuated between 80/65 and 138/52. His rectal temp was 104.5F. The emergency dept collected blood cultures, administered IV piperacillin and tazobactam and requested a chest x-ray. Dehydration was recognized but IV access, initially established in a thumb (because of severe contractures and dehydration) was soon lost. His laboratory findings were: Sodium 156 Potassium 3.6 Chloride 118 Carbon Dioxide 31 Creatinine 0.9 Urea nitrogen 38 Glucose (non-fasting) 109 PH 7.56 WBC 11,690 Hemoglobin 18.6 Hematocrit 58.5% The patient was transferred to you unit at 2:30 am. What is you PRIORITY nursing diagnosis? Write a careplan following that nursing diagnosis.