kansasredneckwomen replied to MTmomofsix's topic in LPN, LVN Students
The fact that you notice the deficiencies of your current facility and you care enough to be "hurt" by their mistreatment will help make you a good nurse. As far as your grading, our instructors are...
I had a patient this week that has had some major health issues in the last year. Because of this, and a possible ileostomy, I wanted to do a Depression nursing diagnosis but noticed it is not in my...
Do not try to memorize everything! You will go crazy. Instead, learn to think critically. You have a patient that cannot breath, what do you do? Nursing school is a lot of information, especially...
kansasredneckwomen replied to meatballgirl's topic in General Students
As a nursing student myself, I do not worry about other classmate's grades. Yeah, it's nice when you do well to tell your friend or when you don't do well to share with others to see if the test...
kansasredneckwomen replied to Jazziepants's topic in LPN, LVN Students
I have an AAS in medical assisting but the knowledge I have gained in the last 3 months far exceeds what I learned in the two years I spent on my degree. I love that nursing teaches me why diseases...
Great question and even greater answers! Thank you for making the cardiac meds so much clearer! We just finished the unit prior to the post and I never understood how to keep the drugs separated as...
To me, it depends on how they act on their fear of falling. My client was so fearful of falling again that she was afraid of moving at all and would fight us while turning, transferring and...
I was able to see another woundvac demonstration today. This was, by far, the worst wound I have ever seen (to the point our instructor continually assessed us for dizziness and nausea)! The client...
I personally would go with a psychosocial. Having both lower legs amputated! That is a huge, life changing ordeal! How will that effect her mind? Her social life? Her independence? Good
I think my biggest problem is that I do not meet the patient before developing the care plan. We are given our "assignment" on Monday afternoons and told to read the H&P, labs, progress notes,...
I am having the same problem with my care plan. I usually do not struggle this much but my resident has several issues. Her history is that she is 81 y/o and was found by her son in the fetal position...