MJ_14

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1. Help Revising Diagnoses Please!

   MJ_14 replied to MJ_14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Hey guys! His family was noncontributory, so I, too, was a little baffled with the patient teaching/knowledge deficit. It's hard to say what exactly he can and cannot understand since he cannot...

2. Help Revising Diagnoses Please!

   MJ_14 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   So, my patient was admitted for TDRF following a subarachnoid hemorrhage. He was found unconscious in his home after a fall. He has a medical history of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, chronic kidney...

3. Need Help w/ Care Map - Cardiomyopathy

   MJ_14 replied to MJ_14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Haha! Thanks guys! GrnTea, I agree about the r/t, AEB usage! It can be very confusing. As for the "MBSS", that's a Modified Barium Swallow Study to assess for aspirations. Thanks for the help, it will...

4. Need Help w/ Care Map - Cardiomyopathy

   MJ_14 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   My patient's current condition that I'm using for my skeleton map is cardiomyopathy. It was noted that he has severe hypokinesis of the apex, an EF of 30-40 %, an elevated HR, etc. I have to come up...

5. What is with all the crying?

   MJ_14 replied to Rick68fl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I'm with Ashley. Well said

6. VDRF Correlation w/ Lab/Test Results -- Help!

   MJ_14 replied to MJ_14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   What would you say were the top 3 problems for my pt? He is also cachexic so I'd say that would be one of three. Impaired gas exchange would be another guess... and deficient fluid volume to the bowel...

7. VDRF Correlation w/ Lab/Test Results -- Help!

   MJ_14 replied to MJ_14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Thank you so much, both of you! That was a tremendous help! I figured I should go with lab results related to the bowel obstruction, but the diagnosis of VDRF even when they are off of the vent always...

8. VDRF Correlation w/ Lab/Test Results -- Help!

   MJ_14 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Okay so... I received a new patient today for tomorrow's clinical and he was admitted with VDRF secondary to a bowel obstruction that was caused by an incarcerated hernia. He actually also has a...

9. Anxiety Problems

   MJ_14 replied to JMederich's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   This very thing happened to me last week as I started my first clinical day! Monday night I stayed up to preplan and was so nervous about the next morning that I, too, only got an hour of sleep. I was...

10. My First Care Plan -- Help!

    MJ_14 replied to MJ_14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you so much for your input! I still have trouble leaving out the obvious and finding what's really important so I'm working on that! As for the catheter evidence... we were told to list as much...

11. My First Care Plan -- Help!

    MJ_14 replied to MJ_14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My pt is, indeed, very sick. The hospital that my clinical group got assigned to is a long-term acute care hospital with about 22 patients total who are all extremely sick with long lists of...

12. Drug Cards

    MJ_14 replied to mestrada's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It's an actual drug guide, probably similar to what you use. Here's a link with lots of resources and although it's for Davis's, it may still be helpful. I'm not sure if they have printable drug...

13. Drug Cards

    MJ_14 replied to mestrada's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi Mary, Do you have a copy of Davis's Drug Guide for

14. My First Care Plan -- Help!

    MJ_14 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hey guys, I am currently working on my first care plan for my recent clinical. I had to come up with 5 nursing diagnoses and have to put them in order from most important to least. Here's what I've...