Born2Care4All

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1. Alone, Lost, and Afraid

   Born2Care4All posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   I have been so depressed and crying everyday to the point where I am questioning why did I ever want to become a nurse. I graduated with a BSN in December 2014. Landed my first job in L&D after...

2. Meconium Birth

   Born2Care4All replied to Born2Care4All's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I agree there are multiple interventions for the newborn, however I can limited to the delivery only. Another person in my class is assigned the "nusery nurse" and those interventions would be part of...

3. Meconium Birth

   Born2Care4All replied to Born2Care4All's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Sorry I didn't add that info to the original

4. Meconium Birth

   Born2Care4All replied to Born2Care4All's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   The scenario is based on me being the L&D nurse attending the delivery. So thats why I assumed risk.. I also considered fetal asphyxia based on the variable decels not exactly sure

5. Meconium Birth

   Born2Care4All posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I am working on a care plan for a patient that had thick meconium staining and variable decels. The newborn was delivered lady partslly and was reported to not have suffered MAS. My diagnosis is risk...

6. How do you think like a nurse?

   Born2Care4All replied to Born2Care4All's topic in General Students

   Not a problem at all. I appreciate your input..I was thinking that was the right answer too but I was also thinking that the whole purpose of cleaning a wound is to prevent it from becoming infected??...

7. How do you think like a nurse?

   Born2Care4All replied to Born2Care4All's topic in General Students

   Okay here I'd an example of a question that I can remember about wound care.... Why is it important to clean a wound from the center and work outwards? Two were completely off but I got hung up on...

8. How do you think like a nurse?

   Born2Care4All replied to Born2Care4All's topic in General Students

   Thank you all for the responses! I am going into med/surg rotation next semester and I look forward to be able to build on what I already know but I must admit I am scared to death. "The terror" has...

9. How do you think like a nurse?

   Born2Care4All posted a topic in General Students

   I have successfully completed my first semester of nursing school. I did good an A in assessment and clinical but I barely got a B in theory. At final evaluations my instructor told me that I could...

10. Prioritizing Nursing Diagnosis

    Born2Care4All posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am writing a care plan for a 70 yo AA female with HTN, DM II, and left side hemiparesis. She is a resident of a long term care facility and her HTN and DM II are well controlled. I am writing a...

11. First semester nursing student... at the brink!

    Born2Care4All replied to abagail1220's topic in General Students

    I am also in semester one of my BSN program. There are other students in my class that feel they way you do and we have already lost 7 students because they felt that its was not working for them. Me...

12. Teaching Plan

    Born2Care4All replied to Born2Care4All's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I shouldn't have used the term "fun" I would rather say creative.. I have a brochure to hand out with info but I not certain on visual

13. Medication Question

    Born2Care4All replied to Born2Care4All's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have the 2013 drug book and it didnt mention neuropathic pain but I did find a lot of info on Google.

14. Medication Question

    Born2Care4All posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am trying to figure out why my pt. is taking Neuroutin. They have a hx of DM, HTN, and CVA. No hx of seizures though. In the med book it didnt mention any of the dx as an indaction to take this med....

15. Teaching Plan

    Born2Care4All posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am writing a teaching plan for a patient with PTSD. U have completed the diagnosis and care plan. I am looking for creative ideas on how to present it to the patient and his wife ( classmate and...