Sirius Black

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 type 1. But it was caught early, I knew the signs, b...

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 anyway...

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 dementia are affected, the thought that I'm invading the...

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 ask what they preferred to be called and do so.

It is - and interesting. Even though I found spinal cord injuries difficult to understand at first, I enjoyed learning about SCI too!

This is the one of the only things I'm have trouble with this semester! The question came from the practice exam and I'm just wondering if I've answered the question correctly, if I'm way off base, or left anything out. Quetion = Explain the conseq...

thanks. that site was very helpful. i think i understand spinal cord injuries a bit better now. is that d/t the decussation/cross-overs?

Y1 - semester 1 :) Nursing practice 1. Introduction to professional studies. Science in nursing 1. Health and human behavior Y1 - semester 2 Nursing Practice 2. Legal Issues and Concepts Science in nursing 2. Multicultural nursing. Y2 - sem...

I did something like that in a tute earlier this year. This is what I have in my notes: ECF volume increases, Blood osmolarity/ECF concentration decreases (b/c fluid moves intracellur), ICF volume increases causing cellular swelling. Urine/kidney ch...

I am required to complete an assessment for no lift procedures. It is a requirement to pass the unit; I have been assessed 3 times already + will need to be reassessed I am required to complete an assessment for no lift procedures. It is a requireme...

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 them.

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 cared for has problems with frequent falls due to ...

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, intervention + rationale? NB: we have been given a c...

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

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. She is refusing to shower and wants to be left alon...

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 understand the material being taught. So yes, I make every...

I have Littman Classic II S.E. - mostly used it for taking blood pressure (don't get into all the nitty gritty of auscultation until next semester). I've been very happy with the it + this is the stethoscope that my lecturer recommended.

I've heard a 'saying' around uni "p's get degrees". Although it's true, after graduating and going for job ask yourself this ... who would be more likely to get the job - the graduate with a Pass/credit average or the one with a distinction + average...

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 systems framework and functional health assessment. ...

It was Erikson. Thanks for the replies they both really help to understand psychosocial now.

Hi! I'm doing an essay and presentation on 'what psychosocial changes occur in adolescence. I have looked up the definition in my textbook abd dictionary , but I'm still not entirely sure what psychosocial means. Can anyone help?