April2152

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1. DKA and potassium

   April2152 replied to April2152's topic in Student Assist

   Right! I totally knew that but for some reason forgot to apply it to DKA. Thanks everyone!

2. DKA and potassium

   April2152 replied to April2152's topic in Student Assist

   So pretty much what we would observe clinically is hyperkalemia because the osmotic duiresis does not move serum potassium significantly?

3. DKA and potassium

   April2152 posted a topic in Student Assist

   I searched through this site, my textbook and asked my teachers and I haven't found consistency or a concise answer. I understand that DKA effects potassium for a few reasons: during acidemia (sp?) hydrogen ions move into cells and potassium moves in...

4. Class of 2014

   April2152 replied to Tinkx RN's topic in General Students

   Hello all! I'm currently in my second semester and will be graduating August 2014, then start my BSN the following spring! Wish I could start the fall but there is not enough time for my boards to be in before school starts. Anyways cannot wait to ...

5. nursing clinicals and glorified cna work

   April2152 replied to kkanady's topic in General Students

   I'm not sure if you mentioned if you were in your first semester or not but in my first semester we did a lot of CNA work and as we learned skills at lab, we did more in clinicals. I know it can be frustrating especially since you know a lot of thos...

6. There no crying in....nursing school

   April2152 replied to linzjane88's topic in General Students

   I smell a moderator will be posting soon which is a shame because I feel the OP original topic and post was nice and something us students and former students can all relate to.