LaurenSN

lamazeteacher, i apologize if i offended you. i’m not saying the quality of care is less in canada, in fact i believe it is ranked higher in that respect. my point was that it takes longer and costs more. and that is my major concern, because i cannot afford it. i am part of the working poor, and i do not believe in getting something for free, when i didn’t earn it. i realize there are exceptions to the rule, and i am compassionate when it comes to those who can’t make it on their own, but have made an honest effort. i don’t believe that anyone should be turned away from receiving services, but the problem comes when people abuse the system. it is a complex issue, and i see both sides of it, but overall i am not in favor of the new healthcare bill. it's not propaganda, just one opinion.

No, no, and no. When I've been sick I have never once thought "Hey, I better go to canada." It may be free, but what good does it do when you have to wait a really long time to actually see the doctor. What is it weeks, months? A lot can happen in that time. And fyi nothing is free, we have to pay for it somewhere.

You are on the right track, you just need to ask yourself "now how do I monitor these potential problems?" urinary output>>>> kidney function>>> Creatinine and BUN adequate fluid intake, Electrolyte imbalance >>> CMP, signs of dehydration and overhydration, and Intake and output infection/necrosis, pneumonia>>>>WBC's>>>> CBC post op pts are at risk for DVTs too, so what lab will you monitor? http://www.labtestsonline.org/map/aindex.html https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/lab-values-explaination-128460.html >> look at post number 6 by papawjohn, its really helpful:D

r/t impaired cognition secondary to Bipolar Disorder... Mental health wasn't my best area but hope this helps

http://www.netce.com/courseoverview.php?courseid=525 This may help you. Good luck!

http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/conditions/inflammatory_bowel.html It might help you, it has good info. The HCT will rise if the number of RBC's increases or when the plasma volume is reduced-dehydration. In UC the H&H will decrease due to the inflammation and GI bleeding. I believe isotonic is usually given initially because it stays in the circulating volume so it won't cause a fluid shift. If someone is hypertonic then a diuretic is usually given, unless it's a condition like ascites. I wish I could double check, but I don't have my books with me. Good luck!

Stick with it for sure. Confidence will come. A nurse I talked with said that she didn't feel competant until after her first year of being an actual nurse, and that you really learn to be a nurse after nursing school. Not to demean school, but it's only the foundation; you'll gain experience when you actually become a nurse. So don't set yourself back to become a CNA, step forward.

Thanks for laugh! I don't do it myself, but maybe I should start since I'm pretty slow at it. Hmm...

Iweatherby and Daytonite have both very good advice. Especially about it not being about memorization, except for the stuff like lab values, drugs, signs and symptoms. I guarantee that you will burn out very quickly that way. Know the core content yes, but the books are written as clean cut cases, and I promise you patients are not clean cut cases. It also depends on what kind of learner you are, some are auditory, while others are visual. So you have to find how you learn best, and tailor your study habits to that. As for me, what I do is read the material before lecture, so that I have an atleast basic understanding. Then lecture will be more benificial. As for studing for tests I learn by focusing on pathophysiology and ADPIE, which you will learn is Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation/Intervention, and Evaluation. In lecture especially take note of when something is repeated. Right it down and remember it. Good Luck! It can be fun, I promise.

As locolorenzo22 said you first have to decide what the question wants, an intervention, assessment, client teaching. Some questions are priority questions so that all answers are correct, but you have to decide which is the most important. I like to look at those questions and ask my self what is the one thing I have to do for my patient or what do I have to do before I can do anything else? Another advice is to, without reading the possible answers, imagine that you are that nurse and imagine what would you do in that situation. If your answer is one of the choices you have a good chance that that is the correct answer. And my final advice is to go with your instinct and don't change your answer. I have done that many times and found that my first choice was correct. And on the NCLEX you can't go back, so it's good practice. Good luck!