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Hi everyone! I've been reading posts for quite awhile and really enjoy hearing all of your experiences! I am a first semester nursing student and have been informed that at the end of this semester (only a month away...yay!) I will be able to get my ...

My patient is an 80yo M with a history of HTN, DM, cirrhosis secondary to Hepatitis C, blindness, and dementia. He is hypokalemic (3.3) and thrombocytopenic (26,000). BUN is 84, creatinine is 3.5. Low eGFR, low INR, high PT. Vitals are normal except ...

Actually, now I'm second guessing myself. "Electrolyte imbalance" isn't a REAL NANDA diagnosis...it's actually listed as "Risk for electrolyte imbalance". So I'm not sure if I should use electrolyte imbalance as a diagnosis. Maybe I can use it as par...

How about this for prioritizing?: 1. Ineffective breathing pattern... 2. Electrolyte imbalance... 3. Excess fluid volume... I really wanna put impaired skin integrity in there but I guess that would come in at a close #4? Please tell me if you think ...

Thank you so much for your responses! Esme12...do you mean I should include risk for ineffective renal perfusion? What other NANDA diagnoses could be used for renal failure (besides the excess fluid volume that I already used)? Or should I just add r...

I have a 36 yo patient in renal failure. He's on dialysis, producing no urine, has bronchitis, hypertension, congestive heart failure, is on 2L/min O2 via nasal cannula, and on remote cardiac monitoring. He presented with shortness of breath and head...

Also, I have no diagnosis for my Genitourinary assessment. True, he is experiencing anuria as I saw him on Wednesday and he hadn't urinated since the Sunday before. But I looked at the impaired urinary elimination diagnosis and he didn't seem to quit...

I'm still not happy with that diagnosis. I have others that I need to prioritize. Here are the ones I feel are most important, but I don't know which would be my #1, #2, and #3. Decreased cardiac output r/t altered stroke volume aeb dyspnea, anuria, ...

Thanks for the link Streamline! It looks helpful. I came up with this diagnosis...not sure if it's good or not: Ineffective renal tissue perfusion r/t hypertension and renal disease aeb decreased RBCs, decreased Hb/Hct, elevated BUN/Crt, anuria, and ...

I'm also in an ADN program, finishing up my first semester. We are expected to educate our client within the scope of our knowledge. Basically, anything we've learned so far in lectures and on-campus labs, we should be able to explain to a client. Of...

Thanks brillohead! That makes a lot of sense. Do you know anything about any differences in responsibilities between CNAs in an LTC facility vs in the hospital setting? Or are the responsibilities pretty much the same in both environments?

1 hour for 40 questions; 2.5 hours for our final exam which will be 100 questions

HappyGurl, I'm in both your 110 and 105 classes! What time is your 121 class? I have it on Tuesdays too, from 2-4:50 with Bertiz.

Ok I just logged into my Yahoo account and I can't see anything about groups I belong to! How do I get there?

I agree! :)

Neither. But it's kind of hard to tell what her "tone" is when she speaks with such a heavy accent. Reading her face is a better interpretation of what she means. She seemed to be annoyed that we didn't really know what to do, but on the other hand s...

OMG that sucks that you guys drove all that way just for it to be cancelled! But it's cool that you were able to get to know some people at dinner. I didn't know that the lab wouldn't allow you to practice until you've had the orientation, but I gues...

OMG...looooong day!!! My brain feels like it's completely fried and my eyes are struggling to stay open. This morning, we got acquainted with the MLC and registered for ProCalc. We then were allowed to work on ATI modules for the remainder of the 2 h...

Nikki, Kristian: how was your first day of clinical? I have to be there at 7:30am tomorrow for mine. Definitely will be making a starbucks run...make it a Venti!! LOL I had 121 today with Bertiz and it was pretty fun. We talked for awhile about the c...

Getting ready to leave for 121 girls! I have to go early to get my ID (the office was closed yesterday due to technical problems). I'm bringing my lab coat, steth, and penlight just in case. I made a copy of my chain of custody form, but you can't ev...

I'm hitting the sack girls. I can barely even keep my eyes open anymore. Maybe I'll run into you tomorrow. Otherwise, have a great clinical orientation! :)

Ostchega has a very thick accent, which I am a little worried about. But she seems nice enough, so maybe it won't be too much of a problem. Do you have 110 from 12-3:50 Nikki? You probably have at least large lecture with my friend Susie. I think I i...

LOL I definitely could too Kristian! I'm so mad I forgot to record Professor Mansir's lecture on Communication!! So, it looks like our first exam will be on about 8 chapters from Potter and Perry and 1 chapter from Wilson. That is ALOT of reading/st...

I'm glad we have 2 weeks before we have to do today's schedule again! Lol I think my clinical instructor, Ostchega, is going to be extremely high maintenance. We have that packet she e-mailed us from MGH about their Mandatory Education, including a p...

Nikki, what time do you start and end on Mondays? When do you have 121?