olaureno

olaureno specializes in acute care, detox nursing, critical care.

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1. Detox Nursing- Abd cramps

   olaureno posted a topic in Addictions

   I recently began a RN position in a medically assisted detox center. Many of the opioid withdrawal symptoms are manageable with the PRNs available. However one of the symptoms I can't really pin down...

2. Assignment: Feeding tube w/dementia patient

   olaureno posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I'm working on a group project and I think we're stuck. The hypothetical patient has advanced dementia such that she cannot recognize family members and has been hospitalized numerous times. She has...

3. DKA nursing care plan

   olaureno replied to olaureno's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I just wanted some feedback on my priority issues- my identified nursing diagnoses. These are listed at the bottom of the case study in italics. Do they seem appropriate? Do they seem tailored to this...

4. DKA nursing care plan

   olaureno posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Family Name: ***** Family Members & Profiles ********, 13 years old, from Texas, Type I Diabetic Introduction/ Background: An anxious-looking ******, just arrived without report or notification...

5. Smoking Nurses

   olaureno replied to broobrum58's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   the smell thing gets me. i find it really distracting and disrespectful to the patient when I'm working with someone who smells like a cloud of cigarette smoke. healthcare workers should present...

6. PE and Risk for Bleeding

   olaureno replied to olaureno's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Thank you both for your input. Below is a copy of my next case study and below that are the dx's I have identified. I would love to get your feedback especially about tailoring my dx's to the pt....

7. PE and Risk for Bleeding

   olaureno replied to olaureno's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   i guess i put the cart before the horse a bit on this one. i need to focus more on immediate issues than those that are yet to develop. perhaps its also an issue of not really understanding heparin...

8. PE and Risk for Bleeding

   olaureno posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Hi, I recently completed a pretty straight forward case study about a woman admitted with a PE on a heparin drip. I thought I had a pretty solid list of nursing issues including impaired gas exchange,...

9. Sepsis case study question

   olaureno posted a topic in General Students

   Hi there, I'm preparing for a simulation lab this week that may involve a patient developing sepsis. His orders indicate that he is due to have his CVC dc'd today. The area around the CVC site looks...

10. which commitment to drop for accelerated bsn application

    olaureno posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi there, I am hoping someone can shed some light on a problem I am having with possibly overextending myself with my school, work and volunteer schedule. I am intending on applying to Oregon Health...

11. Chemistry

    olaureno posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi there, I was just wondering if it's really worth it to take chemistry to get into a tough RN program even if it's not a prerequisite for the program. I was thinking about doing it to perhaps be a...

12. Nursing pre-reqs online? Is it a good idea?

    olaureno replied to Nasim95's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    yep learned my lesson for taking classes online. took an intro chem class and didnt do anything for the class for almost a month during the term. luckily the course was slow paced and I was able to do...

13. which direction to go...??

    olaureno posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am interested in getting my ABSN and I would like to do trauma work, perhaps become a SANE nurse as well. I am very interested in the program at OHSU and think that with all the research and...

14. community college vs. university for prereqs

    olaureno replied to olaureno's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    From what I've heard A&P II is easier than I and while I think the course builds on itself, the fact that its usually divided into systems I think makes it easier if we've forgotten something from...

15. community college vs. university for prereqs

    olaureno replied to olaureno's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Scientist- hmm I hadn't thought about language classes. I took a bit of spanish in college, but remember nothing. I'll look into that. The cost factor between schools is important too, something like...