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    Assessment phase of ADPIE

    RNTutor replied to Student2304's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I can't think of any assessment data that I would purposely not collect on a patient! When you're doing an assessment, you're really taking in everything from the way the patient looks (any self-care...
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    DKA Priorities

    RNTutor replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Interesting...and same rationale for HHNK? Fluids first then
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    DKA Priorities

    RNTutor replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was talking to very experienced nursing professor today, and this topic came up. I like her answer waaay better than mine, so I wanted to share it with you. She said that in DKA, you give...
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    question?

    RNTutor replied to latestarter35's topic in General Students

    There are plenty of good nurses that come out of expensive, accelerated programs. But there are also a lot of students who rush into a program like that and never finish, but still have to pay back...
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    Safe pt handling - prof issue paper

    RNTutor replied to Kitoxy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The ethical issues are pretty simple to go through if you just know the definitions. Then you can have some fun applying them to the issue you're discussing. For example, autonomy is the ethical...
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    Help! What schools offer an ADN program?

    RNTutor replied to workinghormiga's topic in General Students

    Yes, I think for-profit schools have gotten a bad reputation that is not always deserved. They have definitely become more popular, and the reason is because they are filling a growing need in our...
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    Objective vs. Subjective data

    RNTutor replied to sunkissed75's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well, the patient can feel the tenderness, but as a nurse you can't feel the tenderness. So I would still think it is subjective, since the distinction is made from the nurse's point of
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    Help! What schools offer an ADN program?

    RNTutor replied to workinghormiga's topic in General Students

    Yeah, that probably is a better idea to at least give them a heads
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    Help! What schools offer an ADN program?

    RNTutor replied to workinghormiga's topic in General Students

    Stay on the waiting list for A&P if you can, but try showing up to the first day of class anyway. Introduce yourself to the professor, tell them you're trying to get a seat. Occasionally...
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    When to start studying for NCLEX

    RNTutor replied to pedsfreak's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you've started nursing school, then you're already starting to prepare for NCLEX! I would recommend getting an NCLEX prep book, but don't worry about studying it so much as doing the practice...
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    Is this allowed on a care plan?

    RNTutor replied to santina44's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Absolutely! And thanks, santina44, for letting me know what the final ruling was from the instructor. That was very good information, and a better way for me to think about writing nursing dx in the...
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    Objective vs. Subjective data

    RNTutor replied to sunkissed75's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That IS awesome!! I love it when students have that "light bulb" moment in their semester. What do you think helped create that moment for you? What advice would you give other nursing students who...
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    Failed out of BSN program, will another BSN program take me?

    RNTutor replied to JayPow's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Wow, I'm really surprised to hear that the BSNs are much more competitive than I thought. I always figured that since it required a degree, it was usually a career switch, which fewer people would...
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    Failed out of BSN program, will another BSN program take me?

    RNTutor replied to JayPow's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Very likely I am way off there I guess I was just thinking about my own 2nd degree program experience (n=1). Out of all the people who applied, only 1 person was denied...and when someone else...
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    maternal care plan

    RNTutor replied to carecrafter's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yay!
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    DKA Priorities

    RNTutor replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're right...both would be done so quickly, they might as well be done at the same time! But in my Med-Surg book, fluid replacement is listed first. Honestly, I don't believe an NCLEX question...
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    Is this allowed on a care plan?

    RNTutor replied to santina44's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hmm, actually, I think I have seen it done both ways. Personally, I try to stay away from using the medical dx in the nursing dx, but I'm not going to lie and say I never do it for something like...
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    Objective vs. Subjective data

    RNTutor replied to sunkissed75's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Lol, I am with you on this one...I always consider pain subjective! But if there is a physical sign of pain that I can observe...such as grimacing, moaning, flinching, etc...then I consider that...
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    Failed out of BSN program, will another BSN program take me?

    RNTutor replied to JayPow's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You might want to consider looking into 2nd degree BSN programs. They tend to be a little less competitive to get into, although there are also usually fewer seats available. Also, they are usually...
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    maternal care plan

    RNTutor replied to carecrafter's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    lol, understood...plus, being that most RNs work with ill clients, "enhanced readiness" is rarely ever the priority! So it's never really at the top of our
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    maternal care plan

    RNTutor replied to carecrafter's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you don't see any needs for "negative" NDs, you can always use "Readiness for enhanced..." NDs. I think they tend to be more appropriate for maternal clients anyway, because the pt is often...
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    I Love Science Classes- But...

    RNTutor replied to lifelearningrn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Agreed! I studied harder in my science pre-reqs (especially A&P) than I had for any other class I've ever taken...and I had been in school for a looooong time. But it definitely paid off....
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    Confusion on the NA/water relationship

    RNTutor replied to swnewrngrad's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That's actually a very insightful question. And you're right! Dehydration is actually defined as loss of water with no loss in Sodium. Fluid volume deficit, however, would be a decrease in water AND...
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    Confusion on the NA/water relationship

    RNTutor replied to swnewrngrad's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Technically, either could happen. When water follows sodium it is called Osmosis, but when sodium follows water it is called Diffusion... But because the body has a bunch of semi-permeable membranes...
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    Do school now or wait?

    RNTutor replied to Neldavi's topic in General Students

    I love