Littlepeanurse

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1. What is the nursing praxis?

   Littlepeanurse posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   It's a term used to describe our practise. As I recall it involves thinking, feeling, doing and being in relation to providing nursing care for a patient. I was wondering if this is, in fact,...

2. What is the meaning of the "lived experience"?

   Littlepeanurse replied to Littlepeanurse's topic in General Nursing

   @Esme12, no, I'm in Canada and yes I am still in

3. What is the meaning of the "lived experience"?

   Littlepeanurse replied to Littlepeanurse's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, I am attending the BSCN

4. What is the meaning of the "lived experience"?

   Littlepeanurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   Throughout my program, we have been asked to describe and explore others' "lived experience". I was thinking about this and realized that I don't have clear idea what a lived experience means. I...

5. What is nursing advocacy? And in which situations do we advocate for our patients?

   Littlepeanurse posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I've been hearing about nursing advocacy all through my program, but I'm not completely sure what it is. My understanding of it is that when patients need help for example when a doctor did not answer...

6. A question about medication dosages

   Littlepeanurse replied to Littlepeanurse's topic in Patient Medications

   It is a peds patient. The child weights 33.5 lbs. The ordered dosage is lower than the dosage based on weight. The practitioner orders 100 mg PO TID but the weight based dosage calculation yields...

7. A question about medication dosages

   Littlepeanurse posted a topic in Patient Medications

   The doctor prescribes acetaminophen and you have to calculate the dosages based on weight. And you find that there's a difference between the prescribed dosage and the dosage that you get when you...