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Summer Days

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  1. Nurses, am I crazy for thinking I can do this?

    Summer Days replied to Aaron.goins3's topic in General Students

    I concur with the OP. It sounds easy on paper but the lab portion of those classes will have you spinning rollercoaster style. I'd say you split two classes in the Spring & the other 2 during...

  2. Nursing School Needs Repair (And Why I Quit)

    Summer Days replied to Barmherzigkeit's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Welcome to nursing, where your shift starts with a 89 yo pt on a cardiac monitor running normal sinus rhythm, alert & oriented x 4. Labs were collected right at change of shift. 30 min later, lab...

  3. Nursing responsibility for certain Lab test results

    Summer Days replied to taylorzg's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ideally, your nursing responsibility will focus on the system(s) in which the critical lab value affects. With regards to UTI, you will continue to assess urine for sediments, odor, & color....

  4. Nursing student weekend warrior, how realistic?

    Summer Days replied to nurselili30's topic in General Students

    It will entirely depend on what kind of a studen you are. While others could work full time and attend nursing school, some cannot even fathom the thought of it. I would tell you to go thru the route...

  5. can't get back into the swing of things..advice appreciated:)

    Summer Days replied to czerwodl121's topic in General Students

    Sounds to me you worry excessively. Some worry is ok, too much negatively impacts you. When was the last time you stopped worrying and actually did something fun, something unrelated to nursing...

  6. nursing

    Summer Days replied to kous4317's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Not sure what the assignment is. By definition, health assessment will go from head to toe. As you assess, you are to note what's normal and what's abnormal for each body system then report your...

  7. Fill In The Blank...

    Summer Days replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Pt: I am an intelligence analyst. I search and find information on people, even info people think cannot be found about them. What's your name again, nurse? Me: (Very wide-eyed) Um (insert first name...

  8. The Four C's of Communication in Delegation

    Summer Days replied to Buffyanne's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It would be nice if you show us your work first. But really it isn't that hard if you give it a thought. Pretend I'm the LVN. " Summer Days, please insert a foley catheter for Mr. English in room 123...

  9. Differentiating between lung and bowel sounds

    Summer Days replied to LifetimeLearnerS's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    And it can be especially true for the pt with morbid obesity or one with ESLD with distended

  10. Med Surge 2

    Summer Days replied to esmy2005's topic in General Students

    I studied differently. I used 4 books to study. Davis Q&A for the nclex rn, Saunders comprehensive review, Lippincott's Q&A review for the nclex rn & Nclex RN Q&A made incredibly easy....

  11. Care Plan Question

    Summer Days replied to funkelm's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hint: what is our major worry with a pt who is vomiting? What is the pt losing and how could this affect the

  12. Scholarships for nursing school

    Summer Days replied to Ms.Sofia_futureRN's topic in General Students

    Here you go. I think one of the links are for those in CA only. The rest can apply to nursing students nationwide. Good luck Financial Aid

  13. How to make a good impression on clinicals

    Summer Days replied to EDNURSE20's topic in General Students

    There will be a lot of patient teaching opportunities in primary health care/health clinic. In child health for instance, parents, new and old, will have tons of questions about immunizations so brush...

  14. Care Plan Help: Diverticulitis

    Summer Days replied to niicolex's topic in General Students

    First off, diarrhea is a medical dx, not nursing dx. So deficient fluid volume is correct. Refer to your nanda book for examples of supporting evidence for deficient volume. Since this pt is female,...

  15. EBP Narrated Powerpoint

    Summer Days replied to drsrn's topic in General Students

    Take a look at these, hope it helps. How to Add Narration to Powerpoint

  16. Nursing student close to graduation and I'm terrified HELP

    Summer Days replied to EDNURSE20's topic in General Students

    The final year is, indeed, stressful. The mountain is not at all impossible to climb if you could manage to encourage yourself and keep a positive mind. You are your best encourager. Focus on what's...

  17. anxiety testing in 4 days

    Summer Days replied to hopeless1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes it's the pt with hgb of 6. That's a critical value, need blood transfusion. HbgA1C tells you whether their diabetes is controlled or not. Take heart. Hope you passed, fingers

  18. NDX Help!

    Summer Days replied to ZBest2's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Honestly, your supporting data for risk for impaired skin integrity is very weak and I would encourage you not to use this ndx. Major risk factors (among others) for impaired skin are moisture and...

  19. How do nurses keep current with up to date information?

    Summer Days replied to Shillelagh's topic in General Nursing

    I like to visit National Patient Safety Goals website maintained by The Joint Commission. Here is the link National Patient Safety Goals | Joint Commission Also I like to visit Institute for Safe...

  20. Confused about getting a nursing degree! Please help!

    Summer Days replied to mariannemorante's topic in General Students

    First off, attend an information session. Find the schedule on link 1 below! Bring all your questions regarding applying to your school's nursing program. Then again if you carefully read thru the...

  21. Preceptorship: Will I learn more on the day shift or night shift?

    Summer Days replied to c.dom's topic in General Students

    I chose to do my precetorship at night. I say it will depend on the unit/area of nursing you will be assigned to. I was placed at a stepdown telemetry unit and about the only shift I remember having...

  22. Behind on charting?

    Summer Days replied to rhernandez748's topic in General Nursing

    Take blank paper charts and bring them home with you. Study them, especially the rows you are likely to fill out. Practice narrative writing when you are home. Be familiar with your patient population...

  23. How did you spend your first nursing paycheck?

    Summer Days replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    Booked the next flight outta Cali to Virginia. While there I visited Washington D.C. and Annapolis, Maryland. Student life had not afforded me much of

  24. UAP Question - Please help :)

    Summer Days replied to hyeyoungpp's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    In nclex world, LVN's scope of practice as far as meds go, they can give topical and PO meds. Anything invasive is outside their scope of practice. IV meds are invasive, so nope. Both LVNs and CNA can...

  25. How can you best prepare for Nursing School

    Summer Days replied to Cronin's topic in General Students

    Definitely review your A&P as close to nursing school start date as possible. Sounds easy, huh, until you are thrown in the mix and say, you are going over disorders of the central nervous system...