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  1. yeah this was before giving medicine when i was doing my rights. The patient couldn`t talk because he was trached and vented .. and had a history of mental issues so that would have been considered.....
  2. okay that helps to clear it up. I have all the negative SE in my davis`s drug guide but i just wasnt sure what they meant about nontherapeutic effects.
  3. I am staring at an anecdote for my school which is asking me to interpret therapeutic and non-therapeutic effects of a med. I dealt with dopamine in clinical so i thought great i know what it`s...
  4. How can i be proactive .. what would i do to avoid complications. I know they have a higher chance of drug toxicity.. so i know i`de assess for signs of hyper/hypo electrolyte imbalances but not sure...
  5. I`m not understanding what i`m supposed to do here.. i`m supposed to do this pre-assignment before our oncology clinical but I don`t understand what they are asking here.. what do they want when they...
  6. Ok. that makes sense.. also I'm supposed to do nursing interventions for this .. so i`m guessing i`m going to just work from what what i write in
  7. I hate simulations.. and this one just seems scary to me. I just know that i`m going to be picked to be primary nurse because that`s what ALWAYS happens!! lol. Please.. someone.. help a fellow nursing...
  8. Rbc, hgh, hct - lab help

    I have a patient who has osteomyelitis, bmi of 38, acute renal failure, taking unicyn, amputation several days ago on his right toes, has diabetes, left side weakness, prostate cancer (in remission),...
  9. ABC`s help .. nursing priorities

    I always have problems figuring out priorities and whats most important. Everyone tells me ABC`s.. but what nursing diagnosis fit under these headings? airway, breathing, and circulation.. they all...
  10. Priority for DVT

    if you could only do 2 things for the patient that is at risk for DVT`s.. what would it be? I`m having a hard time prioritizing this since the interventions all seem equally important.. is there a...
  11. I`m trying to figure out a critical thinking exercise and i`m not sure if i have this right.. identified problem is: newborn shows signs of jaundice. TcB currently 13.8. Nursing interventions: Keep...
  12. What`s the best NCLEX review book for students at HACC?

    I`m second semester. Thanks for the suggestions-- i had no idea there was a PA forum, I`ll post there. HACC is not just in Harrisburg, there are several campuses all over the state. The text we have...
  13. I bought the Saunder`s NCLEX prep book but now that I look at it it doesn`t correspond with anything that we are going over in class- i was hoping to supplement my reading with this so that I would be...
  14. Dosage Calculation question

    I`m having trouble with this-- i don`t understand why the book says the answer is supposed to be 10.. any help would be greatly appreciated order: penicillin v potassium 25 mg/kg/day in equally...
  15. So.. mother has a postpartum hemorrhage because of mild polyhydramnios.. no remarkable history and since now she`s been doing pretty well. She gave birth less then 24 hours ago. What do I do other...
  16. What are some games that will teach 1-2 year olds to stay healthy..?? I`m completely blanking on what to do with the kids tomorrow .. i would really prefer if it was something that teaches or promotes...
  17. I know that low income mothers have higher risk of unhealthy behaviors.. my patient doesn't though.. higher risk of not taking the standard pregnancy classes (patient didn`t take these classes),...
  18. I know that I`m supposed to be doing critical thinking when I'm in clinical but I just see it as common sense.. I don`t get what else I should be doing to practice this skill more since we aren`t...
  19. I was in clinical the other day, and am stuck in filling out my client report. I know that the patient have birth that morning, but when she went to stand up, she fainted. What iv do you give someone...
  20. I`m curious why this lab is done... is there a
  21. Why is micro glucose lab done on newborns?

    mother does not have diabetes but she is obese. she had a c-section. the baby`s glucose was
  22. OB Nursing concept map need help!

    I am having a lot of troubles with these concept maps. i already have the diagnosis .. what i`m stuck on is the goals (these need to be client centered, not nursing goals), and done in a specific time...
  23. I didn`t find her blood sugar values so i am not sure if she was hypoglycemic. this was our 1st day in clinical and we were not allowed into the computer systems yet and that is where this information...
  24. She fainted because she was hypoglycemic, most likely. so since D5NS is hypertonic.. how would this help her with fluid balance and why would it be used instead of the other
  25. Help with calculations OB

    Thanks so much, don`t know why i was dividing. lol. It makes more sense