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Quick question: my patient has copd and is on 2 liters of O2 and spo2 was 97%. Can I still use impaired gas exchange? Without the oxygen her stats drop and she complains of dyspnea even with the o2.

Does anyone know of any good books for psychology? I have an exam coming up and I just can't seem to get a good grasp on the practice questions. I have read the chapters twice, studied the tables and graphs. I understand the content pretty good, but...

My client had diabetes mellitus and his morning accucheck was 172. For breakfast he had a sausage, egg and potatoes bowl, orange juice and a cinnamon roll. So for my nursing diagnosis I was thinking either ineffective self health management or risk ...

The famotidine was new but the rest he had been on for quite some time.

He was on lisinopril, metoprolol, insulin lispro, famotidine, furosemide, fluoxetine, acetaminophen, and simvastatin. He didn't have the echo while I was there. By the time I came back to clinical he had been discharged. We are only there one day, t...

I graduated last month from the PN program at my local community college. Classes for the RN bridge program at the same school starts the 21st and I was wondering how much more time will be required for studying in the RN classes? I studied probably...

I looked it up in my diagnostics and lab book and it gave these levels: Troponin T Troponin I So are these off? So I'm confused then. I have been told by my instructors that if I didn't assess something or it's a lab value etc that is CURRENTLY ha...

It was troponin T and the normal per facility was 0 to 0.2. Troponin I didn't have a level. I asked my instructor about the level for that and she said that if it wasn't given than it wasn't ordered for some reason. She honestly acted like I was an i...

Sorry I forgot to answer this lol. He is on insulin lispro sliding scale. Honestly I was guilty of trying to make my client fit a diagnosis instead of the other way around. I decided on risk for falls because honestly other than giving meds, all m...

He had no skin issues, no immobility, no pain, no shortness of breath, no apparent depression or anxiety that I observed and he never gave any indication that he was having social issues, his wife was at his bedside the whole time, he was alert and o...

He was there waiting for an echo. His labs were ca 9.1, K 4.2, MG 1.9, po4 3.7, Na 142, hemoglobin 13.9, hematocrit 46%, BUN 15, creatinine 1.1, troponin 0.1

Well the only reason I was trying to use one about his diet was because his blood sugar was the only thing of my assessment that was abnormal. His heart rate was 69, respirations 18, bp 119/74, no pain, stats 97 on room air. His lungs were clear, no ...

At my school high tops would never be allowed. Also both my school and my employer dictate what color scrubs I wear and even which brands are acceptable. In my experience healthcare facilities are pretty strict on dress codes and really don't allow f...

This!!

I'm scheduled to take the nclex in about 3 weeks and I'm wondering if I should reschedule. I took the exam at the end of the Kaplan strategies book and only scored a 68% I've been doing the 100 practice exams on the Saunders CD almost everyday and ...

Ok so I did a quick search and there is one that's called psychiatric nursing made incredibly easy and one that is nclex RN psychiatric nursing made incredibly easy. Which one would be best? I'm thinking the nclex one but just want to get the one tha...

Yes it's psychiatric nursing. Thanks I'll definitely check that one out! :)

Thanks!! I really appreciate your help :)

I was drug tested for nursing school as well as through my employer. A failed drug test would get be expelled from the program, no questions asked. There are also hospitals in my area that does tobacco testing for employment as well. The tobacco thin...

Love this!! :)

Agree with the previous posters. Also some states will actually help pay child care expenses as well. Good luck ((hugs))

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Will I be charged a fee or haw to repay the registration fee if I want to reschedule my nclex? I scheduled it for September 27 because that was the first day available that I wasn't working, but I'd really like to aim for an earlier date if I can get...