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Hello! I have been a resident nurse now for three months. One thing I've been told over and over again is that my preceptors can tell from my face when I'm worried over a bad shift, anxious, or scatter- brained. How can I better hide this or control ...

Hello Allnurses community! I have a question in regards to my well-being and sleep etc. I currently work at my dream hospital as night shift nurse (7pm-7 am). I currently live 10 minutes away and pay quite the penny for rent (i live in los angeles). ...

thank you for the suggestions everyone! In terms of relocating, I actually make more at my current hospital compared to the hospitals within my area. In order to afford my mortgage, staying would be the best option financially. I also am a new grad t...

thank you everyone! I am still trying to work this out, but it has definitely gotten better. Just have to take a step back and breathe! :)

Hi everyone, I am going for my 3rd week now too with no results (tested in CA). This wait is psychologically draining! I am so envious of other states that are able to have quick results as an option

My interview is in acute peds on the 27th!

Hi everyone! I just wanted to pick at everyone's brains as to when is the best optimal time to take the NCLEX. From the day I started Kaplan to the day of my NCLEX (June 20) it would be about 3 weeks of studying. Only 2 of those weeks being serious s...

Thank you both for your wonderful input and suggestions. I think I will definitely go all for it during my NCLEX. Just as I have progressed onwards, I wanted to update my scores: QT6 : 57 % QT 7: 61 % Readiness test: 63% Although I'm not completely ...

Hi everyone, I have a question as I am about ready to submit my paperwork to the Board of Registered nursing. I recently found out that I have two first names to my name and have had to change many of my legal documents. After changing all of my lega...

Hello, I live in California and all of my documents do match, except for that cna license. It is not required when applying but they do ask if I have any other certifications, so I labeled cna as one of them. However I did put an alias down, if that ...

Hi everyone, so I have a care plan for a neonate in critical care. The neonate's main issue was ARDS with some bone issues. I just wanted to ask everyone if my nursing diagnoses here are worded okay. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated...

Hi everyone, i'm doing a care plan on a mom that had cholecystitis that led to sepsis. I was thinking of a good diagnosis for the baby (in utero) and I was thinking of risk for infection, but I am being a little iffy on this one- what do you guys thi...

sepsis in a pregnant woman can lead to multiple organ failure, including respiratory and renal. Inevitably according to evidence, the respiratory failure can then increase chances of preterm labor

I had a patient with a history of genital warts/hpv, a current UTI, that had birth via primary c-section. I was thinking an appropriate diagnosis would be "risk for infection related to rupture of amniotic membranes and present infection" but i am co...

Hi everyone, so I am currently in the middle of my careplan and I have been pulling my hair out the entire day because i cannot make a suitable diagnosis for my patient's fetus. My instructor was two diagnoses for the mom and one for the baby. The ba...

hm, well here's my take: Risk for infection related to mother's current urinary tract infection during labor as evidenced by mother's elevated white blood cell count 13.4 I just read something in my book that says that a mother with a current uti can...

thats definitely true, i was just getting way too frustrated and sought for the most obvious. would risk for infection related to exposure of mother's ruptured membrane work out? at the moment she did not have any active lesions, but a pap smear conc...

Well for someone who had a c-section, I would think other reasons for infection can be from the major abdominal surgery itself. As for time of diagnosis, i believe a week before labor.

Hi, I'm going to share a little bit of experience on my end. I was in your same position two years ago where I needed an 82% on the final to pass. Needless to say, I didn't end up making the grade, so I was held back a year. My safety net was torn fr...

Hi everyone, I am in a bsn program and I have a student teaching project due at the end of the semester. I have an idea in mind, but my population are school age children on the topic of asthma. The teaching project would include the following: lea...

Thanks for the insight! Yes, it is just a hypothetical teaching project towards my fellow peers. I definitely want to incorporate the straws somehow because of how everyone basically gets to know how it feels to be out of breath. But you do have a po...

hello everyone, I am in my med-surge rotation. I am currently doing a care plan on a patient that is nonverbal and lethargic. She has a diagnosis of chronic uti and pneumonia. Prior to hospitalization the patient was able to walk and talk, but ever s...

ah I see, so would stress of the illness be considered something intrapersonally then, considering it is within the patient?

She has alzheimers however prior to hospitalization she was able to talk and walk according to family. After, she doesn't do any of that. She has dysphagia, trouble swallowing. AND she clenches her mouth very tight so she makes now noise whatsoever. ...

I initially thought it was due to the uti, but in her chart it stated it was a chronic uti.Im definitely leaning towards the pneumonia being the causative factor though