valsalvamanuever2 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students
1. Sleep in. 2. Lay supine on couch for a day. 3. Catch up on projects around the house. 4. Complain to the wife on day 2 that I am bored. Yet, I find that I don't really have the attention span to...
At my school (my only frame of reference), aside from ABC's, prioritization is normally based off of specifics of the pt. (how off is nutrition ((BMI/albumin?)), how old is pt.?, etc. My instructors...
I have found that the answer depends to a large degree upon my instructor and how they view priorities. Sometimes the answer is more obvious (ABC's, emergent conditions), but sometimes it seems to...
My personal favorite is Delmar's med-surge care planning as it has most of the components needed to complete current care plans. It also includes a short description of aspects of each disease around...
valsalvamanuever2 replied to Kringe38's topic in General Students
The only thing that I do not completely understand is why the student is creating pt. assignments. I don't feel that as a student I would be able to evaluate my fellow students well/fairly enough to...
valsalvamanuever2 replied to catlady376's topic in General Students
I would say that whatever the clinical site/school has as written policy would be expected follow-through. At my school in particular, the hypothetical situation would be grounds for dismissal from...
valsalvamanuever2 replied to UumiNurseX's topic in General Students
1. Bring a quarter to all exams for the coin flip questions and visibly flip it. 2. On all exams where questions refer to the nurse as "she" or "her", add a "he" or "his." 3. The serious one: attempt...
valsalvamanuever2 replied to nianava's topic in General Students
First year student on medical surgical clinical, about 8-12 hrs. We get our assignments the night before, go to hospital, meet patient, gather information. We then complete a 10 page history,...