nursingstudent_2012

I will ask my preceptor that. Thank you so much. That's a really good suggestion. :)

Hi everyone. I'm a nursing student and I found out yesterday that I was assigned to do my clinicals at a Spinal Cord Rehab unit of a hospital. I have never been to a rehab unit ever in my entire 3 years in nursing school and have no idea what kind of...

Thanks for the clarification. That makes sense. And thank you for the suggestions. I found several useful tools from ASIA and am planning to explore both websites. I'll also check out Craig and Shepherd Hospitals' websites. Honestly IDK what to expec...

Thank you so much. I was thinking Neuro and musculoskeletal would be the main focus. But reading about SCI a little more, I realized there are a lot of other important things that I need to focus on.

hi everyone. i am making drug cards for my clinicals this sem which happnes to be in l&d and pediatrics units. i couldn't find info on my drugbook and on the net about the nursing actions on the following meds. can someone please help? 1. tucks/w...

I was refering to the postpartum stage. Here are the nursing considerations that I have so far: Before: 1. Pt with immunoglobulin A deficiency may develop immunoglobulin A antibodies and have anaphylactic reaction; must weigh benefits of treatm...

Hello RNs and RN students. I am a nursing student. Just started my 3rd semester. It's our first time learning about mother and baby, peds. I am having my very first clinical rotation (of the semester) this FRiday and I am assigned to be in the NICU. ...

thank you very much everyone for the advice. You are all very helpful.

Thank you very much. This is very helpful. I know RhoGam is administered to prevent poisoning the baby if there's an incompatibility present, right? That's what I based my nursing considerations.

So for Tucks, I should still look for signs&symptoms of allergic reaction right?

It's ok. It's something to think about. Thanks for replying.

hi everyone. i am making drug cards for my clinicals this sem which happnes to be in l&d and pediatrics units. i couldn't find info on my drugbook and on the net about the nursing actions on the following meds. can someone please help? 1. tucks/w...

hello everyone. It's been awhile since I last visited this site. People were really helpful. Thank you. here's my question: I was supposed to give colace to my patient. I know what it is and what it does and why my pt needed it. I know adverse effect...

wow thank you so much everyone for your response. After reading your comments I thought about how to casually ask my other prof about this consistency "issue" without sounding so stupid. I'll bring up all your ideas and see what info I can get from h...

Thank you for the link. I have never given a colace that looks like that. It's either tablet or liquid. I think the syrupy consistency that tinysam was refering to the consistensy that you get when you put thickening powder into the liquid colace tha...

thank you for your response. Appreciate it.:)

I did researched it first but couldn't find the possible answer. That's why I posted a question here. I am being a chicken which is another reason why I posted my question. If it bothers you juts ignore it and don't answer. I WAS ASKING FOR HELP NOT...

Hi everyone, Can someone please confirm if benign neoplasm of colon is THE SAME as colon polyps? I know benign is not malignant (duh). and neoplasm is abnormal growth. So I am pretty sure benign neoplasm of colon is NOT colon cancer. But I am no...

Well i know if it's a malignant colon neoplasm then it's not polyps it's cancer right? My question is is BENIGN colon neoplasm the same as colon polyps? Or are there other benign neoplasms of the colon?

Can anyone please explain why a pt woth hemothorax would have a decreased lymphocytes? And for those of you who saw my earlier post, yes this is related to that.

I also posted this on the Students thread coz I am just really sooooo lost and am freaking out right now. Hello everyone, I am writing a care plan on hemothorax. My textbooks doesn't have much information on it. I've searching the web for information...

Hi. Thank you for replying. Ahmm....it was actually a low lymph percentage. And his WBC was high. I was thinking, ahm my pt's WBC was elevated which means infection so this was reason why his lymph was low. Coz infection was the problem and lymph are...

Thank you very much. These are good info and I love that you did not exactly just give me the answers but you were kinda just directing my thinking to the right direction. In this case, you were helping me without doing all the work. So I would still...

thank you so much. this helps a lot. and you are right...i panic and couldn't think straight which just made the situation worst. you are such a big help. thank you very much.

Hello everyone, I am writing a care plan on hemothorax. My textbooks doesn't have much information on it. I've searching the web for information that can help me but not much help either. Can somebody please help me? Why would the pt be on strict...