My asthma patient on Thursday came to the ER complaining of the usual asthma symptoms (SOB,fever,cough...) and she also said she vomited at home 3 times and when she got to the ER she vomited 2 more...
My patient was given hydrocortisone IV for her asthma I was asking a nurse how much they gave her, he was in a rush so he mumbled something....I believe he said 200mg , he said something about...
Got it! Another question...Dr ordered an x-ray for her, she has had asthma for 27 years (she is 57)...what is the reason for x-ray? Is it to rule out other
Medication use....avoiding triggers...fluid intake...good rest and good nutrition? Those are on my list..I don't want to miss any important points, that's
I have to do a project about the pathophysiology and manifestations of altered level of consciousness. I want to do something different. Everyone did powerpoint and its soooo boring. Literally...
I think hypoglycemia... I read that the brain uses 25% of the body's glucose and if the patient was not able to get enough, they would slip into a coma. I've seen A lot of patients with high blood...
I had this psych instructor who taught us a communication course. At first she was super nice and I totally loved her! That didn't last very long, the lady is INSANE! I'm studying in an Arab country...
I love psych courses as well as my other psych teachers. I have never had any problems with any other instructor. Far from it. I have a really good relationship with all of them but this one psych...
I actually did say this to her face. She is currently suspended from teaching at my university because of all the complaints and she also got in a huge argument with 2 other students. I would say...
In my country I believe they transfuse at 8 and below (but i'm not sure). She was complaining of fatigue as well as pain in the abdomen. And no our maternal care plans don't include the
Nursing diagnosis are my weakness! I have all the information its just putting it all together that is the problem. Thank you so much ! This is my patient's second child, lady partsl birth, preterm...
No ABG's done. Just Platelets and WBC (which are both normal). She was quite pale, that is all. The medical staff didn't seem concerned about it. She was being released the same day. So
What do you guys think? Am I missing something? I'm not really sure about the nursing diagnosis... Risk for infection related to site for organism invasion secondary to invasive procedure...