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  1. Question about a care plan for post-op T& A

    tarheelsu replied to smghanayem's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When I think about inneffective protection, I think about someone who is unable to protect themselves, as in unconscious in surgery or a coma, etc. Also, I thought risk for bleeding was a NANDA. I...

  2. Veterinary Technician or RN?

    tarheelsu replied to SugarBabe99's topic in Nursing Career

    Um, they are totally different, so it's really hard to compare. I don't think there is much available in terms of career advancement as a vet tech. I think of a vet tech being more comparable with a...

  3. Should I report wide-spread cheating in my class?

    tarheelsu replied to malarwen's topic in General Students

    At my school if we are aware of cheating and we don't report it, we will be kicked out. You should go in person and speak to the director of your

  4. IV therapy & TPN

    tarheelsu replied to Armymom2x's topic in General Students

    Unfortunately there is no quick and simple answer. Look up TPN and fluid and electrolyte imbalances in your textbook. TPN is not going to fix all the electrolyte imbalances and it can cause...

  5. ADN to BSN or Accel BSN program?

    tarheelsu replied to Nolander's topic in General Students

    If the end result is the same, then I don't think there is a definite better route. I'd look at how fast you would have your BSN with both routes and what the financial cost would be. When you look...

  6. FUO, PLEASE HELP

    tarheelsu replied to Connie1109's topic in General Students

    Then I would look mainly deficient fluid volume, imbalanced nutrition and acute pain. Look up info on the FLACS and FACES pain scale rating for acute pain data. Then for the others look at the...

  7. Can you help me with my nursing diagnosis?

    tarheelsu replied to starrys's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So if you have to do respiratory you probably have ineffective airway clearance or impaired gas exchange. You need to have a care plan book. Look up the defining characteristics for these diagnoses...

  8. Do you know of anyone who has been thrown of of nursing school/program? And why?

    tarheelsu replied to Laurenslovely's topic in General Students

    We've had a number fail out, maybe 25% or so. I think maybe 3 for cheating. One or two for doing unauthorized procedures during clinical (removing catheters/ IV's, miscellaneous stuff without...

  9. FUO, PLEASE HELP

    tarheelsu replied to Connie1109's topic in General Students

    When you had him as a patient what assessment data did you get? How was his fluid status? How was he eating? How about his output? Skin turgor? Thrush is basically a yeast infection of the mouth. It...

  10. Classmates complaining about program, I think it is fine

    tarheelsu replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Students

    The first semester of nursing school is brutal. It just is. But complaining about the teachers, the tests, etc is useless. The people who do the most complaining are the ones who aren't going to...

  11. labeling peripheral IV lines

    tarheelsu replied to thatchergirl's topic in General Students

    When you label the tubing, you mark either the date you put it up or the date it is due to be changed. From what I know, the guidelines are based on the risk of infection based on how many times the...

  12. Need help with a careplan PLEEASE!

    tarheelsu replied to clh504's topic in General Students

    You have got to do more background work before getting help with careplans/ nursing diagnoses. If its an actual chart, read the history and progress notes/ labs, etc to find out details of why they...

  13. Bending needle after injection

    tarheelsu replied to christinehardin's topic in General Students

    Perhaps it is a habit that is second nature. Did she actually touch the needle with her hand to bend it? If so, that is BAD. But if she pressed the needle against a hard surface, maybe a bit less...

  14. IV therapy skills in nursing school...do they still exist?

    tarheelsu replied to IvnurseAmanda's topic in General Students

    We had a lab on IV starts. We had to pass a clinical skill test where we started the IV on a dummy arm. We couldn't practice on each other, we were told that it was because of insurance. We do IV...

  15. Supratherapeutic INR

    tarheelsu replied to an2on's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Supra = too much Look up what INR measures. Look up some anticoagulants in your drug book. How do they work? What would they cause if you had too much of them? What are the adverse

  16. Need help on care plans!

    tarheelsu replied to ctine05's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Look up DM in your med-surg book and see what ND are common for it. For neurosensory think about any problems with pain or sensation. Many diabetics have issues with perhipheral neuropathy where they...

  17. ABC`s help .. nursing priorities

    tarheelsu replied to Student2001's topic in General Students

    Airway -- think of the actual airway like a tube - what could cause it to be blocked? Trauma, mucus, etc. One nursing dx is ineffective airway clearance. Breathing -- anything having to do with the...

  18. Getting very discouraged 2nd month into nursing school. help!

    tarheelsu replied to morningglory229's topic in General Students

    I'm going to agree with the others, this is just the way nursing school is. All information covered in lecture or texts is fair game. And the questions are often not "fair". Often answers are wrong...

  19. How do you correctly word a pediatric assessment?

    tarheelsu replied to Bodie43's topic in General Students

    I would word the physical assessment pretty much you would for an adult patient . . . results of your head to toe, etc. Then I would look up what developmental tasks they should have accomplished...

  20. Help in Theraputic communication

    tarheelsu replied to cathy07's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well do you have some guidelines in your textbook or notes for therapeutic communication? I think there should be some in your fundamentals book and definitely in a psych book. In this case think...

  21. Two year vs 4 yr

    tarheelsu replied to carlarenee02's topic in General Students

    I think it all depends on the particular school, not whether it is a 4 yr or 2 yr program. I'm in a 2 year program and tons of people have failed, probably about a third of our class (we're halfway...

  22. How many semesters of nursing classes do you have?

    tarheelsu replied to prime11214's topic in General Students

    It seems like my program is a bit different from some others, but we have 4 16 week semesters and one 10 week summer session. We started clinical halfway through the 1st 16 week semester and we do...

  23. Help needed prioritizing NDx. Progressive dementia/hypernatremia

    tarheelsu posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I could really use some help prioritizing nursing diagnoses for my clinical patient from this week. This is my first time putting a post up like this, so please let me know if I leave anything out....

  24. help with priority nursing dx

    tarheelsu replied to nursemom63's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would look at impaired skin integrity and acute pain. You can't do risk for infection b/c a risk diagnosis can only been used when risk factors are present, but not when the condition is actually...

  25. need help with NANDA decreased CO r/t altered heart rhythm

    tarheelsu replied to sillygurl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would think you could use the +1 edema as part of your AEB. Was he on tele? If so do you have his rhythm from that. Did he have any abnormal heart sounds? What was his rate and rhythm? What were...