KatePasa

KatePasa

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  1. Diabetic Ketoacidosis??

    KatePasa replied to garnetgirl29's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hot and dry, sugar's high. (Hyperglycemia) Cold and clammy, need some candy.

  2. Did you have to brush your classmates teeth?

    KatePasa replied to pixiestudent2's topic in General Students

    The idea is also to get you to feel what someone else might feel if you were brushing their teeth. Empathy is a huge part of nursing school. In nursing, you might just forget how phobic some people...

  3. Sleeplessness before Clinicals?

    KatePasa posted a topic in General Students

    good morning an, i had a beautiful night's sleep last night. now, that is exactly what eludes me on nights before clinicals, tests, or generally when i have something important going on at school...

  4. What does your username mean?

    KatePasa replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Kate Happens Also a ghetto spelling of "que te pasa" which has several meanings in Spanish.. "What's wrong?" "what's up" "what's going on with

  5. There's nothing worse than a FAT nurse!

    KatePasa replied to Darkstar1485's topic in General Students

    people...doctors, nurses, gas station clerks...say insensitive things sometimes. often, when it's said in humor the person realizes that it may be considered rude. they try to disguise their true...

  6. Refusing the Influenza Vaccine

    KatePasa replied to TheAmazingMrsA's topic in General Students

    I don't know if this had been said yet, but... It's all about the PATIENT! Get the vaccine to protect those whom you might come in contact with when you are in a prodromal state and don't even know...

  7. Second time around: what did you do differently?

    KatePasa replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Students

    I have maintained a 4.0 with a little luck, good habits, and better stress management. The strategies I would recommend to your students are as follows: 1. Practice good study hygiene. Get in the...

  8. Will my tattoos hold me back?

    KatePasa replied to MLutiker's topic in General Students

    I have 15 tattoos I keep them covered. The answer to your predicament is long sleeved tee to wear under your scrub top. (And to forgive yourself for those bad decisions) You'll realize that those...

  9. How Do I Help Them?

    KatePasa posted a topic in General Students

    My classmates who are in peril, being them. And, themselves being what they need to help. We are three semesters in now, and I'm doing great and loving it. However, it's not the same for some of my...

  10. Student Nurse Immunization Costing Hell!

    KatePasa replied to Murse70's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You'll probably have to pay for the Hep A/B series, which is expensive (approx. 200, but you pay it in three installments, since the shot is a series). Depending on what your school requires, many...

  11. Student Nurse Immunization Costing Hell!

    KatePasa replied to Murse70's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There are some that should be free or low cost through your local health

  12. Advice for new nursing students!

    KatePasa replied to BrittRN2B14's topic in General Students

    Conquer anxiety! 99.9% of nursing students experience anxiety at some part. If you don't learn to cope with it effectively, it could be your undoing. Practice study hygiene. The grand gestures at...

  13. I wonder if allnurses is...

    KatePasa replied to Cathylady's topic in General Students

    Not me. I had very different motivations and came to AN independent of those.

  14. Labeling syringes?

    KatePasa replied to bri2012's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We label it with contents and dose. It's mainly, my instructor says, as a reminder to ones self and to identify it if it was dropped, you passed out, or any other such

  15. HELP, an RN exam review question

    KatePasa replied to coldviva204's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I also want to add that sometimes people follow Maslow's to a fault. What I do is get myself into the scenario by imagining myself or a nurse I respect performing the actions. Or I imagine...

  16. HELP, an RN exam review question

    KatePasa replied to coldviva204's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    3. It's a safety question. She's states she wants to kill herself. So if your bandage scissors are within reach or there is a roll of gauze nearby...she might try. You should also assess that...

  17. How Do I Help Them?

    KatePasa replied to KatePasa's topic in General Students

    That's perfect! I obviously need some assertiveness training. And the online resources for our book (Lewis, MedSurg) are incredible. It's true that many don't utilize them

  18. How Do I Help Them?

    KatePasa replied to KatePasa's topic in General Students

    JBN, Thank you! As part of the whole growth that results in nursing school, I am starting to learn that I am not obligated to help that asks. The next leap for me is realizing that even if I did...

  19. How Do I Help Them?

    KatePasa replied to KatePasa's topic in General Students

    mindlor, Want to stand in for me this week? The pay sucks and the work is

  20. How Do I Help Them?

    KatePasa replied to KatePasa's topic in General Students

    cally, I want to be that nurse, as in the future tense, future aspirations. Become would have been a better word there. Also, ethics are governed by morality! :) Every code of ethics sprang from a...

  21. A Few of my Favorite Things about Nursing School

    KatePasa posted a topic in General Students

    i love nursing school and i can't wait to be a nurse so i can love that even more. i may sound like a pollyanna but, i enjoy all of the responsibilities, hard work, and exams. i admire my...

  22. COPD/Pneumonia Care Plan

    KatePasa replied to swimmin4fun247's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    FORTHELOVEOF...that's what we do, minus the three care plans. We just work up one, which we can rewrite

  23. COPD/Pneumonia Care Plan

    KatePasa replied to swimmin4fun247's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That's what the evaluation step of the nursing process is. It is required in a care plan (at least ours, anyway). Even if you have assessed first, you have to document appropriateness via...

  24. COPD/Pneumonia Care Plan

    KatePasa replied to swimmin4fun247's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Airway or Gas or what have you are way up the priority totem pole (or down the Maslow's pyramid) from Impaired Comfort. Treat the cause and the discomfort will be resolved in

  25. COPD/Pneumonia Care Plan

    KatePasa replied to swimmin4fun247's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    grntea, i don't know about this student, but there are times that we have to make a care plan before we can assess. the nursing process is fine in theory and should be applied as a rule, however...