Sirius Black

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1. Nurses with Diabetes

   Sirius Black replied to gypsyangelrn's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

   Hi, I'm not a nurse yet, still a student. I was diagnosed with type 1 November last year. Was a bit of a shock since I was 19 when diagnosed (20 now) - I thought only kids and younger teenagers got...

2. Do you shower when you get off work???

   Sirius Black replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

   I'm still a student, but I do shower as soon as I get home from clinicals. I feel so dirty when I get home, that and I shower twice a day

3. First clinical today... feeling sad

   Sirius Black replied to OnTheRoad's topic in General Students

   I felt like that also when I did my first clinical placement and still feel that way. The first week or so it can be so mentally and physically exhausting. Seeing first hand how say people with...

4. "Honey"

   Sirius Black replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a nursing student and we were told this prior to going out on our first year placements last year. We've been told to greet the patient/resident as Mr. Mrs. Ms. Miss _______ the first time, then...

5. Nursing problem?

   Sirius Black replied to Sirius Black's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   That's it! Thank you so much. I do remember the clinical educator saying something about patient care problems :imbar . I will email my lecturer just to be certain. Another question: The patient I...

6. Nursing problem?

   Sirius Black posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   What is a nursing problem? Is it the same as a nursing diagnosis? The question I'm having trouble with (for a case study assignment) is to identify 5 nursing problems and the rationale for each of...

7. Care plan.

   Sirius Black posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I'm working on my first care plan and would like to know does the care plan involve an assessment, diagnosis, planning, interventions and evaluation (the nursing process)? Or is just the diagnosis,...

8. Case study

   Sirius Black replied to Sirius Black's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Thanks, very helpful. I never thought of breaking if down, certainly makes the case study easier to

9. Case study

   Sirius Black posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Mrs Sally Brown is a 32 year old woman who is second day postappendectomy. Sally is moaning, restless, diaphoretic: T 37.2C, P 112 bpm, R 26 BPM, BP 142/92. She states the pain is 8 on a 0-10 scale....

10. Memorizing vs. understanding

    Sirius Black replied to nursestudentin05's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you memorising something, then it's going to be much harder to apply your knowledge!! You can't effectively apply your knowledge to things like case studies and on placements if you don't...

11. Frameworks for assessment.

    Sirius Black posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have a question that I'm having trouble answering. I need to describe selected frameworks that can be used to guide the health assessment process. The frameworks are head to toe framework, body...