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I forgot to add that the food diary will help you see why you eat. If you find you use food to help you de-stress or eat when your bored or late at night then you should try to do something else instead. These times would be a good time to excersize ...

I am 5 1/2 half months post partum. I am about 5 feet tall and gained 60 IBS during my pregnancy! I have lost all but 10. As you know after having a baby you have a belly and I know how you feel, it's embarasing. Don't try and starve yourself becaus...

Dudette10 you need to look this up in your text or ask someone for help. Actually, take the question to your nursing professor to clarify. Or go online and look up the answers because acid/base is online and it is a very simple topic.

Another thing to help you is to remember is that Metabolic conditions the arrows follow eachother. pH is low in metabolic acidosis( down arrow) and HCO3 is low( down Arrow) down down OR if pH is high in alkalosis(up arrow) HCO3 is high(up arrow) up ...

first thing to look at is the pH. normal pH is 7.35 to 7.45. if it is than its alkalosis. Compensated means that the pH has returned to the normal range. the pH is 7.33 so its acidosis Next look at PaCO2 normal is 35-45. If this level is off than th...

All RN's have a duty to report unsafe practice. Therefore, you need to approach your supervisor and let her know what is going on.

NO. Each state has a board of nursing which creates the Nurse Practice Act for that state.

any Littman will do. I would say get it now so you can get used to it while you are in school.

The standard of care for all antiobiotics is administer within 1 hour of order unless in ED then has to be within 3 hours. I would call the MD to ask what he would like you to do because if you wait you are going to have a med error. But if you give ...

It greatly helps to place one's self in the shoes of the CNA, especially a LTC CNA. I work at a nursing home, and each one of my CNAs is assigned 12 to 15 patients each. They simply do not have the time to sit with one patient for an extended period ...

Eating pizza by an empty bed in a room shared with an isolation patient!

remember that wherever you work there will ALWAYS be difficult people. The best way to handle the situation is to be assertive. Assertive not aggressive. Assertive means useing "I" statements. For example, a Dr. tells you that you are an idiot becaus...

First off nurses are not supposed to have the consent form signed. They are suppose to check to make sure that it is signed. Signing the consent is the surgeon's responsibility. If you are obtaining signatures for informed consent , then, you are pra...

Bring this to the attention of the MD and get an order for NS.

Compliance error is a big reasons for high INR, ASA, cough and cold OTC remedies, dietary supplements like garlic increase bleeding time, Many prescriptions meds can increase INR(Antibacterial drugs, antifungals, antiseizure, cardiovascular, GI drugs...

Coumadin has a longer half life so it may take some time for it to normalize. Maybe his liver is not produce coag factors. He would need additional blood testing for this. They can be infused in FFP in the meantime. Is his H+H normal?

You are giving prophylactic IV ephedrine to prevent maternal drop in BP r/t spinal anesthesia becausing giving a rescue bolus alone is not as effective as giving a prophylactic dose and a rescue does if systolic BP drops below 90. As for BP dropping...

I think nursing diagnoses are pivotal for the student nursing for developing the skill of creating care plans and learning to think critically. Nursing diagnoses teach the student to identify the harmonies and disharmonies of the patient based on the...

Sounds like you have a terrible student! If she is really THAT bad then she probably shouldn't be a nursing student.

Think about what diuretics do and what they are for. Loop Diuretics (lasix) are the type of diuretic that are BEST for renal failure because they do not accumulate in the kidneys like thiazide diuretic or cause hyperkalemia like potassium sparing diu...

Speaking from both ends of the spectrum (having been a CNA and currently a student nurse) I think it is easy for people to assume nurses do not do much because they cannot see the nurse think. For example, a nurse goes in to assess an IV. They are lo...

Also, remember NO fishing! Do not go in and out of the vein because the vein rolls or you are slightly off. Fishing causes trauma to the vessel. If you missed STOP and retry.

You DO have to remove and change the electrodes every 24 to 48 hours. You need to check the patients skin for irritation and allergic reactions. Then when you reapply the electrode put them in a slightly different place as before.