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Thanks!!! good luck to you! :)

Thanks for all the comments :) ! What is the name of the show? I'm studying through Laurentian University but I am allowed to leave my city to consolidate in my 8th semester because all classes are online. Woohoo!

Hi nurses! So I am in my 4th year of the BSCN program (BSN if you aren't from Canada) and I just found out that I am going to be in emergency/trauma at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto for my consolidation. They only accept 4-5 students per term! It is the largest trauma center in Canada and therefore I am terrified!!!! I'm really excited as well, but I need some tips about emergency nursing. Does anyone have any tools they use? Tips? Common medication lists? I need any sort of help I can get! Thanks!!! -Mel

Hi there, Congrats on making it into nursing school! You are about to embark on a difficult but very rewarding journey. As a 4th year nursing student in the BsCN program I understand your fears. These are some general tips that I give out to any students who are just starting out and ask for advice: -Do not read EVERYTHING they tell you to read. Read what is pertinent and discussed in class. You will make yourself sick if you attempt to study 20 hours a week on top of classes. It's just not possible. -GO TO CLASS! -Take lots of notes but also listen to what your professor is saying. Try and participate as much as you can. This will help solidify knowledge. -Get to know people and start a study group. This is a great way to divide up all of the required readings or chapters that you may have. If you have a group of several people each of you can take a chapter, summarize it and then send it to everyone else. -Stay organized. Get yourself a good planner and use it. There will come a time in nursing school where you will thank yourself for being organized. Trust me. -Keep onto all of your notes, papers, projects etc. throughout the years because you may need to look back on them for reference. -Find at least a couple hours a week where you can relax and have time for yourself. Although it may seem impossible to have a social life you must remember that it is essential to have a life outside of nursing. You will make yourself sick if you don't go out and have fun and that will just put you further behind. I'm not saying go out drinking every weekend but its OKAY to go to the movies every once in awhile. -Stay positive! :) Goodluck! If you have anything else you want to ask, feel free to message me! -Mel

Hi there, I thought your first two nursing dx were really great but I have a few suggestions. There isn't a problem with the urine output. 30-40 mLs per hour is the normal range for a average adult and therefore would not constitute a nursing dx. The first nursing dx: you could also add the r/t is course lung sound bilaterally. Also, how much blood is the patient coughing up? Could you do a nursing diagnosis related to this??? The second nursing dx: you need to develop more on the r/t data. Did you do a MS assessment??? What were the results??? The third nursing dx: not correct! try finding another diagnosis. As you stated above you must follow the ABCs so remember that when placing your nursing diagnosis in the order of importance! Also, have you tried speaking with your professor so that you can find out what needs to be done in order to be successful on the paper? This may help clarify some things and improve your grade! Hope I've helped :) . -Mel