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I'm only in level 1 and I have an exam coming up for my basic concepts/fundamentals of nursing class. My professor gave us a blueprint on how many questions on each topic will be on the exam. She mentioned that there will be 2 questions on intake and...

I work part-time as a patient safety attendant. We sit with patients who are suicidal, confused, depressed, fall risk, etc. I know we literally "sit" at times, but it is still a job and I took this job to help me during nursing school. I work at d...

my mother had a colonoscopy and afterwards her doctor told her she needed surgery. she told my mom she should 1st get medically cleared by a doctor affiliated with that hospital she was going to have the surgery. so my mom found a doctor affiliate...

I'm a nursing student and we need to do a teaching plan during our clinicals. I decided to do a colostomy care since I had 2 patients with colostomy and it was very interesting. it would be great if i had the actual simulator body to show the stoma ...

i'm doing a nursing care plan. the diagnosis is disturbed body image related to biophysical presence of stoma. for the symptoms i put that the patient turned the head away while doing abdominal assessment, liked to be covered at all times, refuse...

oh, cool, okay

i'm taking gi/gu right now and we need to do a teaching plan related to the course. it has to be 5-10minutes and it will be during clinicals in front of our clinical members (~8 people including the professor). what are some ideas i can do that wou...

oh, good for you.

never asked YOU to do my homework for me. I just wanted some ideas. did I ask YOU to look up information for me and do the presentation? NO. this is a forum where we can help each other out. I'm sure YOU needed some help when you were ONCE A STUDE...

never asked YOU to do my homework for me. I just wanted some ideas. did I ask YOU to look up information for me and do the presentation? NO. this is a forum where we can help each other out. I'm sure YOU needed some help when you were ONCE A STUDENT....

i have to fill out a shift assessment page as a nursing student. what do i write for activity if my patient is paralyzed from the waist down? she goes from chair to bed using a ez lift machine.

I am in my 2nd level at nursing school. It was my 1st day at my med-surg clinicals today. This is my second clinical, but I get nervous everytime I go to the hospital. I am very shy around new people and tense up extremely during the pre and post ...

I am in my 2nd level at nursing school. It was my 1st day at my med-surg clinicals yesterday. This is my second clinical, but I get nervous every time I go to the hospital. I am very shy around new people and tense up extremely during the pre a...

i'm in my level 2 right now, for gi/gu class. i start clinicals tomorrow at a med-surg floor. although this will be my 2nd clinical, i'm quite nervous. what are some tips for med-surg floors?

I started level 2 and I am taking Gi/Gu right now. My professor said to practice a lot of Nclex questions. I was wondering what are some study tips to do well for this class? I also start clinicals next week. I have a hard time understanding thin...

My mom is having a surgery at the end of this month called robotic rectoplexy. Her doctor said he will probably stay 5 days in the hospital after the surgery. She didn't tell me all the details. I was wondering if anyone can help me. I read onlin...

My parents are 60 years and although they have to wait 5 more years until medicare, I was just wondering how the program worked. I checked the website and it said they needed to pay medicare taxes to receive the medicare without having to pay anyt...

medicare, oops

My mom has an appointment today with a proctologist (colon and rectal doctor). She has no insurance since we cannot afford the coverage. She really needs to visit the specialist. I know the doctor works with two other doctors in the office. I have...

I took my mom to a proctologist because part of her rectum came out after she has bowel movements and there was bleeding. The doctor asked her to push in the bathroom at the office so she can see, but my mom was unable to. She asked to take a pictu...

My mom had to go to a specialist doctor (proctogloist- colon and rectum doctor) because every time she had a bowel movement, she felt part of her rectum come out. I found online that it was something called rectal prolapse. She doesn't have insuran...

My parents are 58 years old and are uninsured. They cannot afford healthcare. They live in NJ. I'm planning to go to my county's social services to see if they can get medicaid. Does anyone know any specifics on medicaid? My dad works long hours as...

i'm in level 1 and clinical is almost over. our clinical instructor said to bring in something for the nurses at the floor since they were so helpful. we were going to bring in snacks. i think it's also a good idea to bring our professor something to...

i'm a level 1 nursing student and there's about 3 days left of clinicals. my clinical professor told our group to get something for the nurses at the floor since they were so helpful. one girl is going to bring brownies, another one said cookies. i w...

i'm in level 1 and i had a patient who had a L4-L5 laminectomy. i'm doing a care plan on her regarding physical immobility because she's unstable on feet without a walker and she has a hard time getting in and out of bed due to her weight and surger...