Little_Bear2013

Little_Bear2013

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  1. As I complete my last week of nursing school..

    Little_Bear2013 replied to laKrugRN's topic in General Students

    Thanks for this encouraging support. I'm about to finish up my first semester of nursing school, & honestly it has felt like it's been an accelerated program between all the disorganization,...

  2. Nursing Class President

    Little_Bear2013 posted a topic in General Students

    Has anyone here ever been a nursing class President? If so, how did you handle most issues & concerns? Because I'm the class President for our program & I constantly feel like I'm in the...

  3. Can someone help explain to me the difference between hypertonic & hypotonic solution

    Little_Bear2013 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I understand some of it but some of my class is still confused on the lecture between hypotonic,, & hypertonic solutions. Let me see if I have this right...First of all, all these solutions go...

  4. Medication calculations

    Little_Bear2013 replied to 81shelbay's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Either learn: Mega^6, Kilo^3, Deca^1, Deci^-1, Centi^-2, Milli^-3, Micro^-6, Nano^-9 Or I was also taught if you need to convert between those smaller numbers such as from milligram to microgram...

  5. acidosis vs. alkalosis

    Little_Bear2013 replied to sonias's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you Esme for your example! That really helped me out, I kept wondering where the bicarbonate buffer came into play. It's basically the opposite for each one...So for respiratory acidosis the...

  6. Can someone help explain to me the difference between hypertonic & hypotonic solution

    Little_Bear2013 replied to Little_Bear2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Bare with me, we just started our electrolyte chapter last Tuesday . I'm trying to find case studies & guess what type of solution would be

  7. Can someone help explain to me the difference between hypertonic & hypotonic solution

    Little_Bear2013 replied to Little_Bear2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks everyone, I kind of got it now. The case studies really help I think too. @GrnTea: If you don't mind, does this seem about right for each of your case studies... For the first one, ideally...

  8. How Blood Pressure is Regulated

    Little_Bear2013 replied to Bloodworks's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    All options do seem correct; however, if I had to choose one I would choose the endocrine system or urinary system. Because the adrenal glands, which are an endocrine organ sit right above the kidneys...

  9. Dumb question but why do you apply heat with DVT

    Little_Bear2013 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If someone has a DVT why do you apply heat? I know you apply SCD / TED Hose but I'm confused on the concept of applying heat in addition to this. If you have a DVT then I assume your blood isn't...

  10. Dumb question but why do you apply heat with DVT

    Little_Bear2013 replied to Little_Bear2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Okay, thank you guys. That makes a lot more sense. If anyone is still reading this our class is having trouble between fistula & evisceriation too, if anyone is still reading would you mind...

  11. Dumb question but why do you apply heat with DVT

    Little_Bear2013 replied to Little_Bear2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Okay, thank you KarlaNolan! But here's my concern...But circulating blood past the clot normally isn't the issue though, or is it? Because I'm under the impression arteries & arterioles carry...

  12. Can someone check my Nursing Diagnoses, please?

    Little_Bear2013 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you for anyone that helps me & bare with me this is only my 2nd one we've done. The first one, didn't have many instructor marks on it, so I hope I can pull it off again with this one....

  13. Can someone check my Nursing Diagnoses, please?

    Little_Bear2013 replied to Little_Bear2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The other one I came up with was risk for falls r/t weakness. - supporting data: hx of falls, seizures pt on ACE inhibitors & lasix 85 morse fall edema in ankles Peripheral blindnes in left eye...

  14. Can someone check my Nursing Diagnoses, please?

    Little_Bear2013 replied to Little_Bear2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ya she's on LASIX & aldactone for the swelling. I think they upped her LASIX because her potassium went to 5.7 possibly due to the aldactone & upped her lisinopril to 20mg from 10mg. and our...

  15. Can someone help me with concept mapping please?

    Little_Bear2013 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi, I'm trying to work on my concept map & I'm just not sure if I'm doing it correctly or not...Our program gave us like a 5 minute lecture on these maps & everyone seems to be lost on...

  16. Can someone help me with concept mapping please?

    Little_Bear2013 replied to Little_Bear2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    K thank you again! I'm starting to also think she has an undiagnosed diabetes, especially after looking at my notes I noticed her labs drawn from earlier in the morning had a blood glucose level of...

  17. Can someone help me with concept mapping please?

    Little_Bear2013 replied to Little_Bear2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Some evidence I thought I had was that we knew she had dementia or the CT Head results of chronic small vessel ischemia secondary to cerebral atrophy. EDIT: But I guess that's isn't actual evidence,...

  18. Can someone help me with concept mapping please?

    Little_Bear2013 replied to Little_Bear2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Okay, thank you. Just get back to me whenever you can, our instructor gave us over Spring Break to work on this, so take your time :). I just don't get how is the etiology to be determined? I've...

  19. Can someone help me with concept mapping please?

    Little_Bear2013 replied to Little_Bear2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    K I do, & will do! Thank you a bunch, this is helping out a ton. As for my etiologic factors, they'll always be my related to something. So, like if I pick Impaired physical mobility it be:...

  20. Can someone help me with concept mapping please?

    Little_Bear2013 replied to Little_Bear2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks for all the help, this is really helping me out. And her glucose was elevated, which I didn't really think of that. And no she isn't diabetic. So I wasn't sure why the glucose was elevated, I...

  21. Can someone help me with concept mapping please?

    Little_Bear2013 replied to Little_Bear2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I've already got my pathophysiology paper done on it too. When researching on it, I assumed my patient had euvolemic hyponatremia which is related to SIADH & can be caused by dilutional...

  22. Can someone help me with concept mapping please?

    Little_Bear2013 replied to Little_Bear2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    PVR = Post Void Residual. Or basically the amount of urine left in the bladder after urination. When we did the bladder scan at about 10 AM she put out about 175 mL but had 300 mL left over. Then at...

  23. Can someone help me with concept mapping please?

    Little_Bear2013 replied to Little_Bear2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ya, sorry I should've mentioned that. On admission, Na levels were like 124 on 3/4/14 but when we did clinicals last Friday on 3/7/14 they were at 131, so they are improving but they are still a...

  24. Can someone help me with concept mapping please?

    Little_Bear2013 replied to Little_Bear2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have a nursing diagnosis handbook by Ackley, which I figured out how to use that one but just gives me interventions & a few nursing diagnoses for my specific condition. Diagnostic & Lab...

  25. Can someone help me with concept mapping please?

    Little_Bear2013 replied to Little_Bear2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I never saw anything about dementia in the chart; however, the nurse told me she has a history of dementia. And as her sodium levels have been increasing, her symptoms haven't been improving. Which is...