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I still studied..hehehe..Not that I was cramming but I just want to fill in my anxiety. I have read and heard that a lot of people do relaxation the day prior the exam and that works for them but for me since I am a very worrisome person I just do as my mind wants me to and that is to read (but mind you, im not really reading, im just pacifying my mind). It actually made me very relaxed on my exam date. Stopped at 75 in 45 minutes :)

hi there ninjago.Thank you for the reply. Yes, I do have my NBI copy/police clearances from the Philippines, so I think I can provide them with it. However, I do not have any working experiences in the Philippines so I cant probably ask for recommendation letters. Can my school give that? Again thank you so much :)

I am a new RN who is a foreign graduate. I got 2 job interviews already and it seems like they want to pursue me. However, they are having a difficulty as to how they would do background check on me (I'm just a new immigrant. I have been in the US for just 4 months) since I have lived in another country before. One made a phone call to me asking me if I have an idea how to do it (LOL) and since I wanted the job so bad I told them maybe Department of Immigration can help since before granting my visa they had checked my clearances in the Philippines. Now she's asking me to call Department of Immigration....mmmm..Is that possible? Or do you know any other way that they can perform background check on me??? I really need help. Thank you very much.

Hi all. I took the exam today at 1pm. I didnt sleep well last night cause I was so nervous and I think I 'coughed' all my nervousness out already that I felt numb before my exam. Honestly, my mind was blank. It was as if all the stuff I have read nor all the questions I have answered just all evaporated. I just prayed to God that it's all up to Him, because I gave my best shot with what I have. Then, I ate lunch (seafood and rice and 1 apple), went to the site early and waited. So....as I was answering....NOT one of the stuffs that I have prepared myself for was there...hahaha...The only thing that I think was good was I was able to practice questions.... I got out at 1:45pm. I stopped at 75 Qs with 20 SATA's (my eyes were bleeding hehehehe) and lots of priority questions. I did the pop up thing and I got the good one, so I am hoping that I really passed.:) Thank you Lord.:redbeathe:redbeathe:redbeathe

Hello there :) Trendelenburg- is used for shock. This is to concentrate the remaining circulating blood to the core organs. There's this modified trendelenburg I have been reading ( feet elevated with head slightly elevated ) thats used for that purpose too. Trendelenburg is also used to relieve cord compression for patients who are on labor. Flat- This is done after epidural anesthesia to minimize/prevent spinal headache. I think this is also for client post-laminectomy as the lumbar are cannot be bent nor twisted. Semi-Fowlers - done during Pancreatitis. to decrease abdominal tension. and any other event where abdominal tension is not favorable. May also be used for clients at risk for/ experiencing increased ICP. Fowlers- my be used for aspiration prevention, decrease ICP, lung expansion facilitation. Hi Fowlers- for Autonomic dysreflexia, for aspiration prevention, lung expansion position. For clients having THR- position of bed must not be >15 deg, or in some books I have read That's what I remember. I'll add more once I recall. Hope this helps.

Congratulations to You!!!!

hi kim28-- Congratulations :) That's a job well done. Ashley-- yeah Ive read that somewhere, and that worries me a bit. I graduated in June 2009, so it's been 2 years for me and up to now I've never practiced nursing. I'm a little anxious about it. Even though I took cgfns last year, I dont think that guarantees me anything.

Hi there. I think it's because PCP is not really a grave type of Pneumonia unless you are really immunodepressed. I have read somewhere that like E.Coli, there are already some PCP within bodies of healthy individuals and that the time signs and symptoms is when the body's defense get overwhelmed with it such as in HIV case. So you dont need droplet precautions because you yourself have PCP. You are the threat to the immunodepressed client and not the other way around. I hope it helps. :)

I think this is good. My exam is on the 16th of August (3 days to go) and I just started preparing 3 weeks ago. I thought it's enough time but now I am realizing it isnt hahaha but I dont want to move my date anymore. I want to get this done and over with (hopefully with one try). I like most of your points here, it's like what I've been doing right now. Like you, I dont have money for live/online review classes. I cant even get the Kaplan q banks cause it too expensive. So I have settled with what I have and on my 1st week, I took all my notes (my past notes I used for cgfns) and studied content. Then on my 2nd week up to now I am doing practice questions. This can be helpful to others too. Thank you. I am praying all of us will pass. :)

hi there :) Have faith in your self. If you did all that you think you can, you prayed to God all that you need and you got the good pop up, I think you did great. I have yet to hear/read that 'good pop up with fail mark' because almost all of the people I know who did the PVT got theirs correctly. Again, pray and pray. I wish you luck.

Hello there. I think that in any event that bleeding is a possibility, one of the most important intervention would be compression/putting pressure to the vessels damaged so the bleeding will be minimized whether it be a simple wound, a gun shot etc. The position RSL after a liver biopsy is the only one to provide effective pressure to the site of the biopsy. I hope that helps.

I think you are right :) Specifically since your patient is a post op TKR client, the risk for blood clot formation is increased. Blood clot causes obstruction. Obstruction causes impaired blood flow which produces ischemia. Ischemia then makes use of anaerobic metabolism having Prostaglandin as its end product. Prostaglandin is an irritant to the blood vessels causing spasm. :)

hi there :) my answers for your question 1.) OP's question number 1 does not mention any facts regarding the client's disease. The situation just says these points.... -that the client is obese -that the client wants to urinate -that a special lift is available to be used.however, its gonna take a few minutes to do it Do not look for more than what is asked for. There is no indication that the client has UTI nor any other disease that may jeopardize him/her unless he/she urinates immediately. In addition, waiting for a few moments wont cause you UTI that fast. Infection needs some time and more other factors to develop. Moreover, choice B mentioned "encourage the client to be patient"...why? because the personnel are already setting the equipment. the lifter is already there, it does not need to be retrieved from another place. Plus, I think this points out that we need to take into account the doer of the action. If the RN and/or NA lifts the client, will there be injury? maybe. The fact that there was a Lifter present for this client may indicate that lifting manually was discouraged. 2.) Incident Report must NEVER be mentioned in a documentation. Doing so is protecting you and the hospital from liabilities. In addition, IR is also used as risk management tool. You put the event that happened on both IR and medical record but in medical record you must not say a single word about filing the IR. Eg. "Patient C found lying on the floor by NA J. Patient is alert, coherent, without any sign of external trauma, VS blah blah blah....Incident report is completed by NA J". -RN D That's how I see it. I hope it helps :)

Hi! I am taking the exam next week too. Though I am sorry for your friend, I suggest, try to differentiate yourself from her/him. Failing the exam does not have a Domino effect, so try to lighten up. Put all your efforts into what you are studying right now, remember there no space for negative vibes since we're gonna take it very very soon. Worrying will just make you lose focus. I know you dont want to fail, all of us dont want to, but let the worrying happen AFTER we take the exam. Ruminating thoughts right now would just decrease your self confidence and will likely affect how you will perform. I hope both of us will pass. :up:

Congratulations!!!!! :) LOL at the 'boyfriend' part. Im going to take the exam next week and whenever I think of it I want to pee. LOL. Anyway, congrats again :).