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Why is this even a question? You should tell the truth. Did your nursing program not cover ethics?

This would be a good place to start: VA Board of Nursing

Eh, I don't think you made a poor choice. Everything you learned in school will help you pass that NCLEX, not a preceptorship. All that knowledge won't be lost if you decide to choose a specialty. In class, we have instructors warn us about "picki...

Could you possibly use "Knowledge Deficit" as your diagnosis? I am unfamiliar with the time-out protocol, but I gather from your post that your problem relates to some kind of knowledge deficit regarding its implementation. Think it could work?

Awesome analogy - this totally makes sense to me!

I would worry about fluid loss.

I found this book helpful when I started my program. Davis's Test Success

I use this site frequently to practice. Dosage Help

Hey, it's not a total loss. I learned quite a bit from the OP's thread! :)

That was originally my intention. Boy did I muck that up...

Wow, my bad everyone. I realize that DA is not an "official" abbreviation and I would/will never use it to document. I'm sorry Since the original poster hasn't returned yet... Would an aortic aneurysm be audible in the abdomen?

Ha! Yes, I meant descending aorta. I was purposefully vague in order to let the original poster attempt to figure it out. I didn't want to spoil the thread.

Wait, what were you thinking? I thought DA. I mean, sometimes after I eat I can watch my abdomen pulsate. I always assumed it was my DA. Why are we rushing to ct? Should I be worried?

Yea, I totally read that question as 'day' instead of 'week'. Whoops!

mzrainydayz, what book did you use to review? The Hurst review that was posted at the top?

I have a fluid/electrolytes test coming up and I was hoping that some of you out there might have some helpful materials to augment my, somewhat dry, text. I feel pretty confident with values, but if anyone would like to share a resource they found ...

Alright, I understand the osmosis portion of that. My original reply should have said (hypervolemia) instead of (hypovolemia). Anyway, my take away from that is water will move to dilute the solute. In this case, sodium. When the Na content insid...

I'll preface my response by saying I'm still studying for my F/E exam. I was thinking the dairy/calcium restriction option. Question says the patient is "at risk", so diet modification may help prevent the "at risk" from turning into the real dea...

Esme, thank you for your very informative post. I am stuck on one thing regarding hypo/hypernatremia. You mentioned that a patient with edema may experience hypernatremia, but you also mentioned that a patient who consumes large amounts of fluids m...

Wow, thanks for posting that resource! Just skimmed through it, but from what I saw I really like the way it's laid out. S/S alongside an explanation or a "why" seems to help my information retention. Very effective - good stuff!

In my experience, what is covered in lecture is typically a general overview for what will be on the test. But, you can use that information to devise a study plan. You might find it helpful to review learning objectives/outcomes that are in the rel...

I use the formula method, so I can't comment on your analysis of the problem, but this is how I solved it... The order is for 16mu/min. You are given 10 units in 500mL. First thing I did was convert units to mu: 10,000mu/500mL Then, I figured how...

ADN - 32 - 3.9

That's an impressive accomplishment, good for you - congratulations!

When you stop worrying about what other people say/think.