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1. PVD Concept Map

   sleepysilver replied to sleepysilver's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Yes the creative part is a component of the

2. PVD Concept Map

   sleepysilver posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I'm making a concept map for a patient with peripheral vascular disease and I need a creative component. I'm making a poster and thought about drawing veins and arteries to connect the various parts...

3. Care Plan for Abdominal Abscess

   sleepysilver replied to sleepysilver's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Thank you for the help! Since my patient had been in the hospital for a little while, his vitals and labs were all within normal limits so I was struggling with finding an appropriate diagnosis which...

4. Care Plan for Abdominal Abscess

   sleepysilver replied to sleepysilver's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I was thinking Impaire Tissue Integrity too but I wasn't sure if that was only applicable for a skin abscess because in my nursing diagnosis handbook all the assessments listed have to do with the...

5. Help w/ Nursing Diagnosis?

   sleepysilver replied to luvnhim's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   For starters, a nursing diagnosis cannot include any medical diagnoses so you can't say Diabetes Mellitus in your diagnosis, you would have to use something like "elevated blood sugar" or whatever it...

6. Help on therapeutic communication techniques

   sleepysilver replied to mpihl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   This is a tricky one. Personally, I think this technique is an example of restating. Restating is stating exactly what the patient said and it gives them a chance to elaborate or modify their feelings...

7. Help needed with care plan!

   sleepysilver replied to sleepysilver's topic in General Students

   I did do an assessment, vitals were normal, he denied any pain. His lymphocytes were decreased and his hemoglobin and hematocrit levels were above normal however he is anemic. He has a history of...

8. Care Plan for Abdominal Abscess

   sleepysilver posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I am a student nurse working on a care plan for a patient with the primary diagnosis of intra abdominal abscess. I am having trouble coming up with acceptable nursing diagnoses for this patient....

9. Help needed with care plan!

   sleepysilver posted a topic in General Students

   Hi! I am a student nurse working on a care plan for a patient with the primary diagnosis of intra abdominal abscess. I am having trouble coming up with acceptable nursing diagnoses for this patient....