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I have a very think, yellow nail, it's seriously disgusting, and I have to participate in a complete physical assessment for one of my labs. This lab is done in preparation for our next lab which will require me to do a physical assessment on someone else. I dont have the courage to show up for this lab. I feel so embarrassed. I have never missed lab before but I'm thinking on missing it tomorrow. What can I do? I feel lost.

Hi everyone, I'm a nursing student at a community college, and I'm required to write a research paper that's worth 25% of my final grade. This is for my fundamentals class. I would appreciate it if you could help me come up with a topic. Requirements: Topic must be wellness focused. Do not choose a disease to research or advanced topics related to Critical Care, Maternity or Pediatrics. Suggested topics: The school provided some suggested topics, so I'm hoping you guys can help me come up with a topic from these suggestions. Stress reduction- Techniques for dealing with stress, client or student oriented Cultural variations in health care Pressure ulcers Thank you.

Could you guys please help me understand the nursing diagnosis? I just don't get it. Here's one example : Mrs. Judy Fitts, age 76, is admitted with shortness of breath upon exertion and paresis of the right side. She is a mouth breather and her temperature has varied from 99.2 F to 101.4 F. She states, "I can't breath" and complains of dry mouth. She has been diagnosed as having a cerebrovascular accident and has a history of hemorrhoids. The nurse administers O2 at 2 liters per inute via nasal cannula. How do I do this? I just don't get it. Can anyone help me? --------------------------------------------------------------- This is how I went about trying this: Collecting data: Subjective: she claims she can't breath. Objective data: 76 year old, Her temperature readings ( fever), cerebrovascular accident, hemorrhoids., paresis of the right side. Based on the information I gather that she has a fever, she can't move her right side, she has shortness of breath How do I form the diagnosis? I don't get it. Please, I'm begging you guys to help me out. I red my book and I just don't get it. I've watched videos and it doesn't make sense. (PS: I'm starting nursing school very soon and this is one of the many problems they assigned for me to do).

I'm required to buy all white leather shoes for my nursing program. I can't decide what the best options out there are. Any idea what shoes I should get? I'm totally lost. Thank you!

Thank you for this! It seems like this is exactly what my train is thought has forced me to believe. The only problem, and this is what worrying me, is the fact that I don't know what details will be significant. I don't know what is important right now. I feel like I'm over worrying about a&P and I'm now more concerned with the new material I'm supposed to learn. After reading that huge textbook, I'm definitely feeling a little overwhelmed. The worst part is that it seems like I'm not only gonna have to learn about adults, I have to learn about children, old people, teenagers. Every condition seems to affect everyone so differently, sometimes. The possible effects that a disease could have on a child are different than those it could have on the elderly. It's so much to memorize and remember. The way you examine a child is so different than an adult. The way you provide meds or take their temperature or blood pressure is different. Do you know what I mean?

I haven't read on the epiglottis yet, but I feel like I might have an idea of its function. Isn't the function of the epiglottis to prevent food from going down the airways (trachea)? Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Hey! Thanks for your comment. I'm definitely starting to remember more now. Even relearning old terms has proven to be easier than when I learned it. Now I'm just so overwhelmed by the information in the texbook. We have this entire chapter on Oxygenation and it's kind of overwhelming. There is so much to know . I eriously don't know how I'm gonna do this..

There are so many breath sounds and each makes a specific sound. How am I gonna remember all that? the chapter on Oxygenation is almost 40 pages long. I'm so overwhelmed. I'm reading it and trying to understand it, and I probably do understand what they are saying but how am I gonna remember so much? The worst part is that we were given 2 chapters and a half to read and I just can't comprehend how am I gonna remember all the new vocabulary, new medications, the physical assessments, the procedures, the names of the tests, the places where we have to palpate and auscultate. ..it's so much.

After reading through the texbook, I definitely feel like a lot of the material is coming back to me. I also seem to be able to memorize or "relearn" things I have forgotten at a faster rate. My only fear now is that I don't know how to go about studying for this class. It's just so much material. for instance, there are so many reasons why a person might suffer from altered respiratoy functions. On top of that, one must remember what to do in each case, what not to do in each case, what medications do and how they work and their side effects. And I feel like that's only a small section from all the reading material we were given. How do I go about studying things like these? I just feel like it's gonna be impossible to memorize and remember all that stuff.

First of all, I'd like to thank everyone in this forum for their support and responses. I seriously love this place b.c it has always been able to guide me through my pre-reqs and I'm hoping it will do the same during the nursing program. Second, for the people who have asked me about the class I will be taking, it's called Nursing 110. This is what the class will look like: SEQUENCE OF TOPICS: I. Circulation across the Lifespan A. Assessment of Circulation across the Lifespan B. Nursing Process with Introduction to Nursing Diagnoses C. Interventions That Promote Circulation across the Lifespan II. Oxygenation across the Lifespan A. Assessment of Oxygenation across the Lifespan B. Nursing Process with Introduction to Nursing Diagnoses C. Interventions That Promote Oxygenation across the Lifespan III. Promoting Wellness through the Life Span A. Application of Growth & Development B. Immunizations C. Morbidity & Mortality IV. Safety A. Assessment Related To Asepsis and Protection from Injury across the Lifespan B. Nursing Process with Introduction to Nursing Diagnoses C. Interventions That Promote Asepsis and Protection from Injury across the Lifespan D. Pharmacology 1. Principles of Pharmacology 2. Nursing Process with Medication Administration 3. Introduction to Drug Classifications V. Activity A. Assessment of Activity across the Lifespan B. Nursing Process with Introduction to Nursing Diagnoses C. Interventions That Promote Activity across the Lifespan VI. Regulation/Sensation A. Assessment of Regulation and Sensation across the Lifespan B. Nursing Process with Introduction to Nursing Diagnoses C. Interventions That Promote Regulation and Sensation across the Lifespan VII. Rest and Sleep A. Assessment of Rest and Sleep Patterns across the Lifespan B. Nursing Process with Introduction to Nursing Diagnoses C. Interventions That Promote Rest and Sleep Across the Lifespan VIII. Roles of the Nurse A. Nursing Process With Documentation And Reporting B. Confidentiality C. Legal/Ethical Implications IX. Nutrition A. Assessment of Nutrition across the Lifespan B. Nursing Process with Introduction to Nursing Diagnoses C. Interventions That Promote Nutrition across the Lifespan X. Elimination A. Assessment of Bowel and Urinary Elimination across the Lifespan B. Nursing Process with Introduction to Nursing Diagnoses C. Interventions That Promote Bowel and Urinary Elimination across the Lifespan XI. Fluid and Electrolytes A. Assessment of Fluid and Electrolytes across the Lifespan B. Nursing Process with Introduction to Nursing Diagnoses C. Interventions That Promote Fluid and Electrolytes across the Lifespan XII. Skin Integrity: Bathing and Wound Care A. Assessment of Skin and Tissue Integrity/Hygiene across the Lifespan B. Nursing Process with Introduction to Nursing Diagnoses C. Interventions That Promote Skin and Tissue Integrity/Hygiene across the Lifespan XIII. Human Sexuality A. Assessment of Sexuality across the Lifespan B. Nursing Process with Introduction to Nursing Diagnoses C. Interventions That Promote Sexuality across the Lifespan XIV. Sensory/Perception/Mental Health Needs A. Assessment of Sensory, Perception and Mental Health Needs Across The Lifespan B. Nursing Process with Introduction to Nursing Diagnoses C. Interventions That Promote Sensory, Perception and Mental Health across the Lifespan XV. Physical Assessment across the Lifespan A. Methods of Assessment Including Cultural Variations B. Nursing Process with Introduction to Nursing Diagnoses C. Documentation of Assessment Data XVI. Social, Cultural, Ethnic A. Cultural Assessment B. Nursing Process with Introduction To Nursing Diagnoses XVII. Death and Dying A. Assessment of the Physical and Emotional Needs of the Dying and Family B. Nursing Process with Introduction to Nursing Diagnoses C. Interventions to Assist With Meeting the Physical and Emotional Needs of the Dying and Family

I will be starting nursing school in less than a week and I've just realized how much of the information learned during my A&P prerequisites I have forgotten. I took my a&P classes almost a year ago. Is this normal? I feel like now I'm gonna have to study even more than anybody else because I've forgotten so much about Anatomy and Physiology. What can I do? I feel so clueless reading through the book. I do remember learning about it but I don't remember the details . For example, this is how my reading on the respiratory system went: I forgot what surfactant was for, I forgot the name of some of the parts of the upper respiratory system, I forgot the function of the epiglottis, I forgot how many lobules each lung has, I forgot what pulmonary ventilation, respiration, perfusion were. What should I do?

Hello, you guys! Thanks everyone for your help. I just called the CNA office and was told that they would not drug test me. I told them that I needed to find out whether I would get drug tested or not because I have prescribed medication and I didn't know how to go about the issue. I tried to tell them that I just wanted to know if I needed a note or something from the person who prescribes the drugs. She kind of told me that I would not get drug tested unless something happened. What do you guys think? should I just go on with the program in october? thanks everyone.

Please, help me out with this terrible mistake I've made. I'm trying to become a CNA and all I have to do to start the program is drop off my physical examination plus PPD test results. CNA classes start at the beginning of every month. I've been smoking pot, and while I don't smoke it for recreational purposes, but as a way to self medicate, I'm aware this is not the right thing to do. Weed helps me with my social anxiety, a lot. I've decided that I don't want to go down this path, and I'd like to get my life together and deal with my anxiety with exercise and meditation. I just don't know what to do at this point. I'm estimating that it could take 30 days for THC not to show up on a urine test. If I was to start the program in October, the THC would probably be out of my system by the time I'm done the program. The program lasts 30 days. I'm just so concerned because: 1) I'm not entirely sure THC won't show up in my urine after 30 days. There ae way to many factors to consider. 2) What if I get drug tested right before starting the program? Please guys, help me think this through because I don't know what to do at this point. I don't want to show up to my first day of the program and get drug tested b.c i know I will fail, but I don't want to ask the staff whether I will get tested upon arrival because that sounds suspicious. What should I do? I've made a mistake and I need a way out. Thanks in advance.

Thank you for taking your time to provide me with those definitions; I really appreciate it. The problem is that my school has their own definitions and I can't seem to make sense of them. These are the definitions: 1. Provider of Care: practicing competently and safely in a variety of health care settings with clients of diverse socio-cultural identities across the life span. It includes cognitive, psychomotor and affective abilities which are based in knowledge of health; acute and chronic health deviations; nutrition;pharmacology; communication; human development; teaching-learning principles; current technology; humanities; and biological, social, and behavioral sciences. As provider of care, the associate degree graduate utilizes the nursing process as a basis for decisions. These decisions are characterized by critical thinking, clinical competence, accountability, and a commitment to the value of caring. 2. Manager of Care: planning and coordinating care for an individual or group of clients with health care needs. It includes the knowledge and skills necessary to make decisions regarding priorities of care, to delegate some aspects of nursing care and direct others to efficiently use time and resources, and to know when to seek assistance. Supporting the knowledge is an understanding of the principles of client-care management, communication and delegation, legal parameters of nursing practice, and roles and responsibilities of the health care team. 3. Member Within the Profession of Nursing: actively participating within the profession. It includes understanding ethical standards and the legal framework for practice, the importance of nursing research; rules and regulations governing the practice of nursing; roles of the professional organizations, political, economic, and societal forces affecting practice and lines of authority and communication within the work setting. As a member within the profession of nursing, the associate degree graduate has a commitment to professional growth, continuous learning and self-development. Let me know if you can think of any real world examples that can apply to these definitions. Thank you.

Well, basically, we have definitions of "roles of a nurse" and I can't understand what they mean or how they apply in real life. For instance, these are the definitions of "roles of a nurse" according to out school's nursing handbook. 1. Provider of Care: practicing competently and safely in a variety of health care settings with clients of diverse socio-cultural identities across the life span. It includes cognitive, psychomotor and affective abilities which are based in knowledge of health; acute and chronic health deviations; nutrition; pharmacology; communication; human development; teaching-learning principles; current technology; humanities; and biological, social, and behavioral sciences. As provider of care, the associate degree graduate utilizes the nursing process as a basis for decisions. These decisions are characterized by critical thinking, clinical competence, accountability, and a commitment to the value of caring. 2. Manager of Care: planning and coordinating care for an individual or group of clients with health care needs. It includes the knowledge and skills necessary to make decisions regarding priorities of care, to delegate some aspects of nursing care and direct others to efficiently use time and resources, and to know when to seek assistance. Supporting the knowledge is an understanding of the principles of client-care management, communication and delegation, legal parameters of nursing practice, and roles and responsibilities of the health care team. .