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Jack, I think that your essay is very honest, and genuine sounding. The best part about it, is that it does not sound contrived. I am convinced that your emotional response to wanting to become a nurse is real. The only thing that I would add, is something to acknowledge that you are ready to understand and provide the more technical tasks of nursing. There are many aspects of becoming a nurse, and while compassion and teaching area a HUGE part, I think you need to somehow show the reader that you are ready to undertake the more scientific and medical aspects as well. For example, "I feel confident that by undergoing this education, and building a strong background in physiological processes and treatments, i will be able to provide this care to the best of my ability", or "I realize the amount of knowledge and training needed, and I am ready to pursue it fully, in order to provide this care" Most of all, continue to be honest, and nobody can fault you for that. You will be an excellent nurse I am sure. I am about to graduate in May, and am so happy with the path I chose! Best of luck to you

I am a student, and I actually enjoy the topic. I am not sure what you are looking for? If you already passed your telemetry course, than I imagine you must understand the basic concepts. If that is the case, than the advice I am about to offer you may be moot. Anyway, the website http://www.skillstat.com has a great simulator. Click on "tools" and then "ekg simulator". You can practice identifying rhythms. Also, Measure, measure, measure! that is the secret, especially with the heart blocks. The problem that I find, is that I can identify any rhythm on a sample strip, but when it comes down to a real monitor strip, it never looks as 'picture perfect':) Good luck to you.

i have to agree that you just need to be honest. i have always found that when i am truly honest, it can only be taken as that; simply honest. personally, i can tell when someone is being disingenuous and that turns me off right away. we had to write a paper in school about why we wanted to become a nurse, and the opening line in my paper was "i wish i could say that i have always wanted to be a nurse, but i cannot, yet my reasons for becoming a nurse are no less valid or true," i then went on to explain my technical, intellectual and emotional reasons. and that is just what nursing is; technical, intellectual and emotional. if you feel confident in your decision to become a nurse, then simply explain your reasoning and it will be the right answer. don't try to form you answer into something that you think it "should be."

I agree that Ackley is great. You can look up nursing diagnosis' based on medical diagnosis'. Also, all of the interventions are listed with rationales and they give you outcomes to work from. I used this book all through my first year!

Good luck!! Remember to just go for it (while being safe). If someone offers you a task, jump in!! Also, ask questions and be respectful. Don't forget to thank the staff that helps you!

I would say that either route would work, but just make sure that whatever RN program that you choose, you keep your GPA high. This is what will help you get into a masters program. There are also programs that have an RN-MSN. I am about to graduate with an associates in nursing and my long term goal is to become an NP. I also wanted to do it as quickly as possible, but in reality, working as an RN for as long as it takes me to complete my masters, will be invaluable experience. There is a lot more to being a nurse than nursing school teaches you, and I am starting to think that going through a rapid program and popping out an NP at the other side with little to no experience will only be a disservice to myself, my practice, and my patients. Good luck to you!!

The nursing diagnosis are fine, I think it is the related to's that need some work. When you write the related to, try to think of what is causing the nursing diagnosis. For example: ineffective coping r/t rejection (of marriage proposal) AEB psychotic episode (or something client stated ie; feelings of worthlessness) The ineffective coping is caused by (r/t) the rejection and you can tell because of (AEB) his psychosis In your diagnosis you say that his disturbed thought process is being caused by his breakdown, but really, the breakdown is a symptom of his ineffective coping. EX 2: disturbed thought process is not caused by his flight of ideas, it is caused by his psychosis (remember no medical diagnosis here). It is evidenced by his flight of ideas. Does this make sense? I am not suggesting that you use these as diagnosis', as they are not complete or accurate, but as a model. Try reworking them using this thought process and let me know what you come up with.

Each year we make themed gift baskets (candy,spa,movie night) and then sell tickets to raffle them off. Each student is responsible for getting a donated or purchased item (under $10) to add to one of 8 baskets. Each student sells a minimum of 20 tickets at $1 a piece. This way, every one pitches in, and last year we raised $3000. Obviously you can raise more if you sell more tickets!1 Hope this helps.

For starters, in question number 1, increased porosity of the glomerular membrane means that it has become more permeable d/t damage. This means that more proteins and RBC's can escape. You have the right idea about the osmotic pressure of the blood being decreased, leading to escape of fluids into the interstitial space (edema). A combination of fluid shifts, and loss through urine creates hypovolemia, meaning decreased vascular volume. When the kidney's sense the decrease in fluid volume, they activate the renin-angiotension mechanism to try to retain fluid as a means of preservation. I reccomend that you spend time some time getting to know the renin-angiotension mechanism, because this will explain your questions. It is a system that will continue to come up throughout school as a lot of medications work to inhibit the RAAS, and all of your cardiac conditions will be linked to the kidneys and RAAS. Hope this helps.

I agree that critical thinking has become a bit of a catch phrase. However, what it means to me in the nursing world, is to be able to think outside the box, synthesize all of your data, and be able to support your hypothesis. It is also being able to explain why you would choose an intervention. For example: when a patient is short of breath, why would you sit them up? Not simply because that is what the textbook says to do, but because. . . ? Also, can you say to yourself, what else do I want to know about this patient?

What exactly is the right foot pain? I think it's a great diagnosis, i just got lost at the 'foot pain' part. Are you just trying to avoid using a medical diagnosis?

Thanks Guys, I ended up using my library database to look up journal articles (Duh! I have to remember that the worlds answers are not solely found on google). I ended up finding a great article on trauma protocol development/teamwork communication, and it fit perfectly into my paper! Thanks again!

Thanks, I was thinking of using something about Clara Barton/Florence Nightengale..I guess the idea of triage etc. I am in my last semester of school and just did my ED rotation (this is where I want to work:)), and we have to write multiple papers on the subject. Thanks for your help.

Hello everyone, I am new to this site, and was wondering if anyone could help me out? I am looking for information on the origin of emergency nursing, and/or any other theoretical/global perspectives into the specialty. I have tried many searches on the internet, but can't come up with much?? Thanks!!