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  1. Nursing Diagnosis in PRIORITY ORDER???

    emlam posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi! This is my first time posting and having an actual nursing diagnoses assignment and I keep doubting my answers and just want to know if there is anything I should improve on. I have to do 4-5...

  2. Nursing Diagnosis in PRIORITY ORDER???

    emlam replied to emlam's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    HI CT Pixie, I just took an exam and the question asked for the Priority nursing diagnosis for a HIV pt. with oral candidias... A. Risk for infection B. Disturbed body image C. Risk for imbalanced...

  3. Priority with Lumbar Puncture

    emlam posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A group of classmates and I are having a debate on what is the nursing assessment highest priority after a patient with bacterial meningitis having a lumbar puncture done. Assuming the CT scan...

  4. Priority with Lumbar Puncture

    emlam replied to emlam's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So, my classmate is correct with her b/p as the highest priority then? I was thinking about the puncture site as a choice but could not find a rationale from my text to back up the

  5. Mental Health Care Plan practice and Prioritizing

    emlam replied to emlam's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you! I did. One of the outcomes was "patient will be on suicide observation q15 minutes, she will follow a no-suicide contract and identify at least two people they can contact that can provide...

  6. Mental Health Care Plan practice and Prioritizing

    emlam posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Apologies in advance for the long novel but I wanted to give a brief & concise description of my patient. I just had my Mental Health Clinical and am practicing on writing a problems list with...

  7. Mental Health Care Plan practice and Prioritizing

    emlam replied to emlam's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    THANKS ESME for your assistance! I got a 96% on my careplan. My teacher did not care much for the No Contract

  8. Any nurses willing to answer a few questions?

    emlam replied to jvan1144's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I LOVED YOUR COMMENT! Thank you so much for this! I always felt that I had to pick one or a few specialties to work in, because everybody always asked...what do you want to do as a nurse when you...

  9. Group work mishap

    emlam replied to its_meee's topic in General Students

    Group work is not fun! I will agree that they suck! But, the outcome of it is TEAMWORK...Can you work as a team and succeed? Communication, organization, leadership, seeing differences, etc... My...

  10. Mental Health Care Plan practice and Prioritizing

    emlam replied to emlam's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    For my care-plan teaching...my teacher wants me to do Safety risk r/t depression aeb previous suicide attempts! Trying to find rationales for that seems difficult. I need 3 outcomes 3...

  11. Mental Health Care Plan practice and Prioritizing

    emlam replied to emlam's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Love your ideas Esme! I will focus more on my care-plan teaching tomorrow after my Ob exam! Today will be study day :) The nurses report (electronic) never stated why pt. had weakness in legs. My...

  12. Mental Health Care Plan practice and Prioritizing

    emlam replied to emlam's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    She has weakness of legs. It's her 2nd husband (remarried) Pt. pleasant, good eye contact, good recalls of timeframes and events, affect bright and mood congruent. Went to both group activities,...

  13. Mental Health Care Plan practice and Prioritizing

    emlam replied to emlam's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It is due Friday morning! I try to be an overachiever student by doing things in advance, but it's the getting lost part that gets me finishing the assignment a little later. I have been erasing,...

  14. Mental Health Care Plan practice and Prioritizing

    emlam replied to emlam's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Also, I forgot to add...my teacher does NOT want anything dealing with Ineffective

  15. Mental Health Care Plan practice and Prioritizing

    emlam replied to emlam's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Actually, I think I am more interested in KNOWLEDGE DEF. R/T STRESS MANAGEMENT! :) My teacher told me that there was more than risk for suicide/injury, but I could not put my finger to

  16. Grading scales and number of questions on your exams

    emlam replied to tb0930's topic in General Students

    I've actually learned that my school started counting the absences and tardies because Financial Aid will not pay for students missing class, since the contract is for students to attend class and...

  17. Rn Stressors

    emlam replied to Lisseth85's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In addition....what about the Instructors? All of my professors are RNs, MSNs, NPs, etc...Many students tend to forget that they can utilize what they have in front of them

  18. Grading scales and number of questions on your exams

    emlam replied to tb0930's topic in General Students

    I'm in the ADN program. We need an 85% to stay in the program! Probably started off with 70 some students and by 3rd semester we were down to 40 students. We are still losing students this semester....

  19. A quiz to help you choose your nursing specialty...

    emlam replied to SoulShine75's topic in General Students

    Hmmm..... Radiation Oncology26.55 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation28 Dermatology28.42 Family Practice28.78 Neurology33.08 Nephrology34.09 Pediatrics35.62 Otolaryngology36.52 Pulmonary / Critical...

  20. Get my foot in the door.....

    emlam replied to emlam's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you very much Kylee! That helps me! I live in New Berlin and I do not mind driving west to get a job if I don't find one in Milwaukee. I am quite stress free from work because I already know the...

  21. Get my foot in the door.....

    emlam posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all! I am very torn as to what to do, as I am an analyzer for every choice that I make. Currently in the ADN program, graduate Dec 2013. Already carry a Bachelor's degree in business. Currently...

  22. Nursing Diagnosis in PRIORITY ORDER???

    emlam replied to emlam's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do I have to use numbers for weight loss? I have two Actual problems that have AEB weight loss 1. Altered nutrition less than body requirements R/T ineffective feeding pattern AEB failure to gain...

  23. Nursing Diagnosis in PRIORITY ORDER???

    emlam replied to emlam's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ct Pixie and Esme, thank you! I did not understand the Risk for and AEB when I removed the temp > 100F. I swear, my brain hurt so much yesterday when I was trying to figure this out from 10am to...

  24. Need help on discharge planning/care plan assignment.

    emlam posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi all! Thanks in advance for your help. I have to answer some questions for a patient's discharge. She just had her first baby and I am stumped as to what belongs in the PHYSIOLOGIC STATUS. I...

  25. Nursing Diagnosis in PRIORITY ORDER???

    emlam replied to emlam's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I had something typed up, but the wheel kept spinning as if my comment was being posted, so I have no idea if my post will even show up. Thank you Pixie! After emailing back and forth with my teacher,...