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    A vent thread for patients- what can we do better?

    Clovery replied to canoehead's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm currently a nursing student, but I was a patient last year when I had a baby. Here are some things the nurses did that bothered me.... in L&D, the nurse comes in first thing in the morning to...
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    Is it harder to find a job as an RN with an ADN only than with a BSN? (San Francisco)

    Clovery replied to guevarrar's topic in California Nursing

    Pretty much all of the hospitals in Philadelphia are requiring a BSN. As in don't even bother applying if you don't have one. I think it's a good plan to get your ADN first because even if you can't...
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    Trick Test

    Clovery replied to bols27's topic in General Students

    Almost the same thing happened with my first test yesterday. My instructor had to cancel a class so she completely skipped over some topics saying "This isn't on your test so we're going to skip it...
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    OB Nursing Diagnosis, PLEASE HELP!!

    Clovery replied to Connie1109's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i don't have a book in front of me and it's late right now (so i CBA to look it up) but i think you should have a physical dx for the anemia, like nutrition less than body requirements or risk for...
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    No patients again!

    Clovery replied to Clovery's topic in General Students

    There are several pediatric specialty hospitals in the city, only like 15 miles away. All the serious cases get sent there. The hospital we're at out here in the burbs tends to just get simple...
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    Feeling lonely

    Clovery replied to Al.ginger's topic in General Students

    In my fundamentals class, I was buddies with a Russian immigrant. She ended up dropping out though It takes a while for friendships to form, and you're right people who have similar backgrounds flock...
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    No patients again!

    Clovery replied to Clovery's topic in General Students

    lol... you mean like get the flu then hang around there? or maybe i can bring my cat to a children's asthmatics meeting i actually had a patient last night. the mom was super nice, AND there was...
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    Please i need help with my care plan asap!!!!

    Clovery replied to trueboy2005's topic in General Students

    that's really hard to read... you might get a better response if you formatted the text a bit. do you have a specific question or problem? you just have no idea where to start? it's due in an hour and...
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    to aspirate or not while giving insulin and flu vaccines

    Clovery replied to ginger43's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nursing student and just passed my injections practical. We were taught that you NEVER aspirate. They actually made us verbalize "do not aspirate". Apparently the major local hospitals have...
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    Help!! First Paper

    Clovery replied to rain113's topic in General Students

    I think part of this exercise is being able to locate an article... Where are you looking for
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    Need Help finding Diagnosis for Psych Nursing Care Plan

    Clovery replied to live&love&heal's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Disturbed thought process or Chronic confusion? I haven't done my psych rotation yet, but I'd guess you'd treat the psychosis by trying to build a trusting relationship, trying to get him to perform...
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    Facilitate urination in an infant?

    Clovery replied to desertstudent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    here's what works for my little boy: 1. put baby on changing table 2. remove diaper 3. look away for a second to grab a wipe 4. you and/or the baby will now be covered in pee it also helps if you...
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    What do i play ( with a toddler ) if i want to promote health maintenance

    Clovery replied to Student2001's topic in General Students

    "action songs" that also teach things like "head shoulders knees and toes" it's exercise and teaches um body awareness? "P raffi "brush your teeth" song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSy0Pp2kTbo I...
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    HEALTH INSURANCE?

    Clovery replied to Jmiami's topic in General Students

    I pay for a private blue cross plan, but if I were younger,single and not a mom, I would just get my school's accident/illness insurance. It's really expensive for a private insurance plan but I...
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    Flu Vac, should it be mandatory

    Clovery replied to hagler2011's topic in General Nursing

    I think it should be mandatory, but with an option for refusal for religious or philosophical reasons. However if you opt out, you have to attend a seminar/class about flu prevention that is...
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    Help with a "Position" paper

    Clovery replied to audballscow's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    infant circumcision? it's certainly controversial with lots of research to support both sides. there's a small wound
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    Help with a dosage problem

    Clovery replied to bizpop's topic in General Students

    woohoo that was the answer i got but the question asks how many microdrops/min, so would 16.19 still be the correct
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    IM injection question

    Clovery posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i have another injection question - i really wish my book had more details about this! A 23 yr old female arrives on the floor recovering from surgery for appendicitis. She complains of severe pain...
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    IM injection question

    Clovery replied to Clovery's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Okay I'm going to take everyone's advice and change my answer to give the shot in the vastus lateralis. I wouldn't have to reposition and it's a bigger, safer site that I can z-track to avoid causing...
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    IM injection question

    Clovery replied to Clovery's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We're learning that you also do z-track in the ventrogluteal. I think they said that was new? Also a new thing for this year is that you NEVER
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    May-Thurner syndrome

    Clovery posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone come across this? I am a student doing my peds rotation and cared for a teenage girl who was diagnosed with this syndrome. She was post-op from having angioplasty on both the R & L...
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    May-Thurner syndrome

    Clovery replied to Clovery's topic in General Nursing

    hehe thanks! it's surprising the rare stuff i've seen so far in this peds rotation. we were extremely lucky to have 5 patients on the floor the other night. the week before there were zero patients...
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    May-Thurner syndrome

    Clovery replied to Clovery's topic in General Nursing

    thanks! i skimmed it but i will read it more in depth tomorrow, maybe pass it along to my instructor too
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    May-Thurner syndrome

    Clovery replied to Clovery's topic in General Nursing

    ahahaha! it's great! wayyyy better than any other pain scale i've seen. i love ms paint drawings thanks for posting
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    May-Thurner syndrome

    Clovery replied to Clovery's topic in General Nursing

    She was awake and talking and she understood the numeric pain scale... She just wouldn't give up a number. She was either visibly in pain, grimacing or she was all dopey from morphine or hydrocodone....