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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. can someone help with my care plan??

    xtxrn replied to clff_0107's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Duplicate

  2. How soon you will be drug tested after admission?

    xtxrn replied to The ER Biker's topic in General Students

    If they have a random policy, they can do it whenever they want. Stay away from illegal drugs :) If you have a prescription for a medication that may show up, you should be fine- just have the...

  3. Teaching plan

    xtxrn replied to Understand's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What are your ideas so far ?

  4. diabetes and diuresis

    xtxrn replied to ubsjl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Are you talking about diabetes mellitus (type one, type two), diabetes insipidus, gestational

  5. Need scientific rationale for nursing diagnosis

    xtxrn replied to nursing81student's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    WHAT? You actually got to

  6. need help with nursing diagnosis

    xtxrn replied to PCU RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Also, do you need rationales? Maybe include s/s impaction (a VERY big problem, especially in nursing homes- it actually counts against them if the state hears about

  7. need help with nursing diagnosis

    xtxrn replied to PCU RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    what are you going to do if the patient doesn't have a bm for 5 days waiting for that month to come up? how often are you going to assess? how often are you going to availability of high fiber...

  8. need help with nursing diagnosis

    xtxrn replied to PCU RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    d/t = due to

  9. Nursing DX Question Cont..

    xtxrn replied to windmill182's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Interstitial pneumonia doesn't necessarily have gunk in the airways, since the infiltrates are in the lung tissue..... look up interstitial pneumonia (it's not always covered like bronchial...

  10. discouraged with my critcal thinking

    xtxrn replied to patty554's topic in General Students

    The reason they do this is to weed out anyone who may be cheating :) It's not directed at anyone in particular, but they can't let someone graduate who is cheating, and let them go on to take care of...

  11. If I see one more post titled....

    xtxrn replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    Take away their

  12. If I see one more post titled....

    xtxrn replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    Have baster, will

  13. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    xtxrn replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    :) I wouldn't be surprised if more than %50 smoke pot, but answered no to not look like they do My biggest issue with pot is the safety aspect (medical people, transportation, factory work...

  14. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    xtxrn replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    But A glass of wine with dinner doesn't impair someone :) Pot stays in the system a LOT longer than a single (or even 2 or more) drinks. ETOH metabolizes fast enough to measure the level in...

  15. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    xtxrn replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    For some (not all, obviously :)), THEY have friends in the area- and/or it's where they feel the most at home, or changes (in the case of some phases of dementia) would cause more harm. There are a...

  16. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    xtxrn replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    For several pages of posts, you are the only one bringing YOU up at all

  17. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    xtxrn replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just to attempt to set the tone of my "voice"- I'm not angry or attempting to be hostile :) Just sad that people feel LTCs are represented by a very few they may have heard about- but not worked in...

  18. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    xtxrn replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nobody said that :) The vast majority of these posts are about how it's a personal decision, and nobody's place to judge

  19. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    xtxrn replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Lots of reports of people being abused in private homes as well Elder abuse is a big problem outside of

  20. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    xtxrn replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm so sorry you're having to make these decisions. Please don't beat yourself up about not being able to do the impossible It's more than anybody can do without a LOT of help.

  21. Narcotic diversion, but not to self

    xtxrn replied to LowPaidNurse21's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, if the resident had his/her own card of meds in the building, borrowing was not OK. If a new admit is there, and med-delivery time is another several hours away, I did borrow; I didn't like...

  22. If I see one more post titled....

    xtxrn replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    Like, I'm between 45-50 years old, a medical train wreck, but I kinda think I'd like to have some kids. I can't adopt, so will have to find a donor and turkey baster since not many candidates are...

  23. 48 hours versus third day?

    xtxrn replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    Out of surgery on Monday...start ice 24 hours= Tuesday....ice 48 hours= Wednesday ....ice THIRD DAY = Thursday....start heat This is what I'd sign my name to

  24. Help! I can't decide!

    xtxrn replied to hopfrogger's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Lasar hair removal doesn't necessarily require a nurse. If you're going to continue on in nursing, you need some sort of nursing experience, as soon as you can Being overwhelmed is absolutely...

  25. Questions about abuse...

    xtxrn replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    The reason I thought of them was seeing some screening info for elder abuse that came from a crisis hotline type number on a poster in a grocery store