LaurenMarie

I got in on 17 points... I am about to start my second semester though, so things may have changed a little bit. I think you definitely wouldn't want any less than 16, but I'd try for 17 or 18 if you can get that HESI up. or enroll for summer two to ...

Lord help me so that I may never make a silly mistake again. Thats right. tissue perfusion before infection...

OP, I would use Ineffective airway clearance number 1, then impaired gas exchange, then risk for infection, then tissue perfusion, then pain, then anxiety... I think thats all of them... :0)

The best advice I can give you is to think of them as your grandparents... there is something in a nurse that wants to provide care to people who need it. Think of taking care of the older patients as your grandparents. I think it would be foolish t...

First piece of advice would be to get your lives in order. If you can't do that, then you're not going to be successful the second time around. You need your family/friends backing you 100%. If I were you, I'd bite the bullet and try to get into an ...

you need to watch the WBC lab values... a high WBC count is indicative of infection. Encourage early enteral feeding with human breastmilk... rationale: it enhances defenses of infant Avoid prophylactic use of topical cream in premature infants. Rat...

Ok. I had a patient this week in rotations and here is his Dx: HIV Hep B Diplopia GERD. Can someone please explain to me why 1. Dr.s put everyone on Heparin. He has NO hx of DVT or Pulmonary Embolus. No abd surgery. Nothing. 2. my pt is on Vancomycin...

I did some research on it at my patient does have AIDS because KS is present. CD4 could still be 320, but because of the KS, its automatically AIDS. Patient is on prophylactic Vanc because of the threat of Pneumocystis Carnii Pneumonia. His chart sa...

CD4 T Cell Absolute (thats what it says here on the lab report) says 320; 416-1751. I don't know what the magic number is to call it AIDS, I haven't learned that yet. Im probably gonna go look it up though... Here is the letter from the liaison at ou...

The fever can be an obvious sign of infection, but it went away on its own before medication was administered. Patient came in on day 3... day 1 and 2 he had fever, day three he did not. Said he took nothing to make it go away. I have a hard time ...

I've been busy in simulation lab today... after having this patient, the one we did sim on was easy!

thanks for your replies... this is the interesting part: I was just doing research on my patients drugs as part of an assignment and found out that Heparin is made from pig and cow parts. My patient is Muslim. He doesn't eat cow pig or a bunch of o...

I just started my first semester at El Centro about a week ago... I had 17 points and I chose El Centro as my first option. We had 6 people that were no shows/didn't have background check in time... so there were spots available after our orientation...

We're all so excited about it... Kanora told me that we just have to wait till orientation to get the scoop. I asked her about scrubs, texts....she said wait till they explain everything to you on the 20th! Ms. Becker did tell me that we have to ord...

ok you guys... this is not a program that gives you your RN license... you have to have your RN license before you can enroll in this program... It is a bridge RN-BSN program for people who have their RN (which is an Associates Degree in Nursing) who...

OMG... I think we ALL know how hard it is to wait for news that could change our life... I had to wait two weeks after they said we were supposed to find out about nursing school to finally get me letter. I was getting really worried and then BAM! T...

What kind of questions did they ask? Like what were the scenario questions? Im just starting nursing school in January, and I want MORE THAN ANYTHING to get the Parkland residency... I have two years to prove myself, but I need to know from you guys ...

I am really hoping for Parkland too...I bet everything works out for the best!

where do I find the classes of medications? I think that sounds more like the way I think...

If I were to do the same thing as you, where would I find how to classify them? I, too am interested in getting ahead of my peers so I am better able to focus on the really hard stuff. What do yall think the best way to do this is? and OP, good job...

Hey guys! Ill be at ECC for the Spring too! Waiting for that letter was the meanest thing they could've done to us, right? Hey wait, I had a girl named Meghan in my summer HPRS 1204 class... I guess Ill see if its you on December 20th! I don't know ...

You can do an ABS for any bacteria you can get a sample of, which requires a gram stain... but I think trich is a parasite...

Try Clindamycin for the patient...its pretty tolarable...

That sounds really interesting! Amazing how medicine works sometimes!

If you are just starting your prereqs, I would go ahead and have kids as soon as you could... its gonna be WAY easier to take math, anatomy, micro and whatever else you need while they are little...they aren't gonna notice you gone much, I promise......