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My rationale would be that when the patient is "sleepy" and not alert and oriented that they're more at risk hurting themselves by falling versus having a urinary retention that it can be easily managed with straight cath or foley?

that's a really good point. Thank you so much :)

She asked us which of the following list of anticholinergic side effects: constipation, dry mouth, blurred vision, postual hypotension, weight gain, and sedation -- is the most serious. I questioned her and asked why not sedation. And she vaguely explained that it's urinary retention because of toxins (which I conclude if the drug is not excreted, the levels of the drug will escalate). I thought anything that affects patient's breathing (which is sedation) should be more serious than urinary retention. I looked everywhere in our text to see if it did indicate that urinary retention is the most serious and so far I have not found it. Thank you so much everyone for the feedback! I appreciate it.

Hi everyone, My question relates to which is the most serious anticholinergic side effects (in taking antipsychotics) between urirnary retention or sedation. My professor said urinary retention (which I can agree - risk of infection). But I think it's sedation because of what goes along with it ie. cns depression, bradycardia, depressed breathing. Any thoughts? I appreciate the help :) thanks!

I look at my course objectives and plan what I'm going to be studying based on that. I read all of the assigned pages but concentrate more on the course objectives.

This worked well with me, so I hope it helps you as well. 1. Never skimp on reading the textbook. There's no way getting around it. 2. Flashcards are your best friends 3. Easy on the caffeine. It increases anxieties even more 4. Don't get involve with classroom drama 5. Choose your study buddies wisely 6. Plan ahead and think about what you're going to study before you dive into your textbook and notes. 7. There's a reason why textbooks have accompanied CDs -- it never hurts to check it out 8. Read. 9. Don't underestimate the power of exercise -- take a 10 min break to workout 10. Give yourself some credit.. you know more than you think. Best of luck :)!

I convertd the 80 kg to 176 lbs and plugged it in the problem 500 ml/250 mg x 1 mg/1000 mcg x 5 mcg/ kg * min x 1 kg/2.2 lbs x 176 lbs x 60 min/1 hr = 26400000/ 550000 = 48 ml/hr

Thank you for the insight! Very helpful. Tomorrow is my 2nd week of nursing school and we're doing NG insertions, residuals measurement -- all the good stuff for clinical skills lab and was curious :)

is 200 mL limit a standard? I read a book that saying that the limit is 400ml? And does the limit vary from patient weight? Does anyone know what procedure to follow if the residual measurement exceeds the standard limit? Does the residual affect the amount of formula we put in or do we just follow whatever the amount of order says as long as it stays within parameters? I'm a little confused with that part of the procedure. sorry for the questions :) Thanks for your help!

1. when is your start date? 9/22/2011 2. what state are you in? ca 3 program (lpn,adn,bsn)? adn 4. what is the one piece of advice you are holding onto right now? study hard...be humble...be a sponge... 5. who is your greatest motivation to complete nursing school? my two baby nephews (one from my younger sis and the other one from my younger brother). i want a good and stable future for them, finishing school will help me achieve that.

I'm also starting nursing school in... 7 days.. So if anyone is entitled to freak out it will be me jk :) but really.. you shouldn't freak out. or worry... just make sure that your hubby will help out with the pets and makes sure you manage your time wisely and never bring money to clinicals so you don't get tempted to eat vending machine food. I'm trying to lose weight myself, so I made sure I have a schedule and so I can squeeze in at least 30 minutes to workout 3x a week. I'm actually blogging my weightloss journey and nursing school called nursing school diet at blogger. Best of luck! :)

The dean in my nursing school mentioned this and she said that the really expensive ones like this electronic stethoscope isn't necessary because the medical professionals (ie. cardiologist) that use these types for (for the lack of a better word) "sound differentiation" will only confuse the untrained ears of a first year nursing student. But hey if you're getting it for free, why not. These electronic onces are like in $400s

It's indicated in the problem that the bag has 250 mL per 200 mg infused in 4 hours. When I set up my solution. I always start with the ANSWER unit which is mL/hour. And conveniently the problem gives you 250 mL (goes on the top) and 200 mg/4 hours (goes on the bottom). This is how I set up my problem (250 mL/ 200 mg/ 4 hours) x (4.4 mg/ 1kg) x (1 kg/ 2.2 lbs) x (80 lbs) = 8800/1760 = 50mL/Hr All units crossed out except the answer units which is ml/Hr for rate of infusion.

Just out of curiosity (only because I've been practicing DA with online questions like these, is the answer 50 mL/hr?

(60 gtts/1mL)*(500mL/150 mg)*(1mg/1000mcg)*(1000mcg/1min) = 3,000,000/150,000 = 20 gtts/min I agree with SummitAp. I had to try the problem it's good practice :)

oh yea... I definately agree! Making the next (last) 3 weeks of freedom last:)

Yep already finished :) Dosage calculation class definately helped, I took a class similar to that in a different college. I started the nursing theory readings 2 weeks ago, but I'm sort of taking my time with it hehe.. Thanks for the add btw!

welcome kdbean530! :) Isn't it exciting? First Day of school is almost here! Looking forward to meet you and everyone else

from what I've looked into, as long as the ISBN number and the edition matches, the publishing dates or copyright dates are irrelevant. It should be the same book. I too was trying to save money on books, and I've come across the same edition but different publishing/copyright dates.

you can pick a copy at the Health Science Division office at T 502A (Entrance K off Avnue J-8) I think this is their temporary office location till August 8. Office opens 730-6pm M-Th. But when Fall semester starts, I think they will be back in their "regular" office location which is in the APL121B

Thank you! I'm checking it out :)

Hi everyone, I'm starting nursing school in less than 6 weeks. And I've been brushing up on my dimensional analysis and came across a problem and I need help with. I was wondering if anyone out there can lend a hand because I don't really know how to tackle this specific problem. thank you in advance :) The question is : The patient is receiving TPN (40% Dextrose 500 mLs with 8.25% FreAmine 500 mLs) at 80 mLs per hour. The patient also receives 500 mLs 10% lipids daily. Approximately how many calories does the patient receive daily from these IV fluids? - The answer is 2303 calories but I have no idea how they got that answer.

Hi everyone :) I'm starting nursing school is less than 6 weeks and I've been trying to lose weight in the whole summer so I can be in shape when school starts. I have a blog to hopefully keep myself accountable and if anyone out there has one and would like to support each other in maintaining and keep losing weight through nursing school, let me know and let's keep it touch!:heartbeat gertie

Hey Carmen, I think the key to success in this exam is just be confident and not freak out lol. If you studied that much, the logical result of that is that you will do well :) So don't worry. I mean what more can you do if you studied the material right? I actually meditated and told myself.. I studied this much and I know my stuff and they throw a curve ball, I will try to answer it the best of my knowledge. The science part is all over the place .. Math was a bit more consistent with the study manual. Reading and Eng/Lang. is about the same. The science was the only part that really annoyed me because I really did study my stuff and the questions were supposedly in the manual, but for the life of me, I didn't remember reading it, or it was too vague. My best advise is : to calm down, read the questions careful, own your test :), and be confident. And no coffee :) I was actually super calm that I suprised myself. After the test, that's when I started shaking lol probably a delayed reaction Anyway, best of luck to you. You will be just fine especially if you've been studying for two months already!

I took my TEAS test this morning. I studied for about 3 weeks before the test. I got the TEAS V Manual study guide and TEAS 4 study guide as well. I also purchased the TWO practice test A and B (I wanted to be prepared for ALL the type of questions) Totally waste of money. The only thing that I got from these practice test was get the "feel" of taking the TEAS. All the questions in the science part were random and quite annoying since I've spent so much time and money studying stuff that wasn't even there. Although I did pretty well on the science despite the fact that the questions I was anticipating didn't come up. The manual helped some, but that's about it. I passed though :) which I'm happy about. I got a Proficient ranking and that was enough for me to get into my nursing program