merlie

Firing the nurse will be too much punishment, i think suspension will be enough for her. Come to think of it , she did not do it on purpose. I'm sure 99% this nurse will never do it again, you always learn to your mistakes.

For me CNA are still a nurse (that's why its nursing assisstant).LPNs, RNs and CNAs, we are all in nursing field. Its just the job description, like LPNs can't do some of the staff that RNs can. If you work in nursing home, CNA knows the patient 85%. Why?, bacause they are the one who do all the basic needs of the patient. Most of the LPNs and Rns are just there for their medicines and emergency situations. So, CNA are still part of nursing field.Please don't get me wrong. If there are something wrong with the patient, CNA are the first one who will notice it. Because we knew them better than others. We all have the same goals, serve our patients and sometimes give them TLC. :)

Sorry to hear that, but that is the rules. In our school we can't even continue our clinicals if you failed the calculation quiz. Come to think of it. If some student nurses can't do it, but they will let them graduate. It will be scary that nurses can't do the drug calculations.

Thank you!!!i think i have to start getting that books and start reading. :chuckle LOL

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! :kiss . ANY TIPS IN STUDYING AND WHAT KIND OF BOOKS DID YOU USED.

well, you suppose to ask the daughter if he eat a lot, when he start coughing,since she said body weakness,does he walk and then get tired easily. Objective is what you observe that's why you have to assess your patient, your instructor suppose to teach you how to do that. intervention is your action for example promote more effective breathing pattern for better gas exchange. rationale is the reason why you have to do that.Example high fowler's position will favor better lung expansion and more easy to breath.It will be more easier if you ask your instructor. they will help you a lot. good luck

I worked night shift. One night, it was 1:00 am we just finished our rounds, so we sat in the nurse station, talking about the resident that just die that day. All of the sudden we heard a little girl screaming and it seems she is running. We just look at each other. and we searched each room, maybe we forgot to turn off the TV somewhere. :uhoh21: We found nothing, so we went back to the nurse station. this time we heard it again, but it seems its running toward us. I did not say anything, I just want to get out of that station. We told that story to other staff, they just laughed. Well, the next 3 nights they experienced it too. :rotfl:

Hello, kabayan! First you have to had a problem. I mean you have to assess your patient first( subjective; what your patient told you Ex. i feel tired and i can't breath,objective; what you observe like wheezing sounds and loud and prolong expiratory phase. then, you need a nursing diagnosis for example Ineffective Airway clearance r/t increased mucus-secreting glands/thick secretions/impaired exhalation/smoking or Impaired gas exchange r/t loss of lung tissue elasticity. :uhoh21: after that you have to prioritized your intervention for example you have to auscultate lungs to note and document significant change in in breath sounds and then give the rationaleand then your final outcomes. I hope it help!

congratulations!!! Can you give me the complete title of the book and what edition?

I used to work in a nrsg. home. I don't know why, everytime its raining hard, our hall way is like a big X'mas tree full of X'mas lights. I had a particular resident that will tell us to put some sand bags on the hallway 'coz the river will flow. The other one was cursing because he thought that somebody drove his truck away from his house. Some were just a hobby, pushing call light in their sleep. It was really disaster, but some way it's funny.

How about breastfeeding, mother and child bonding? I already got mine> Its about Minimizing pospartum pain. If you want the article about this topic, I will post it maybe this week. I also posted some good articles in nursing student forum.GOOD LUCK.

here are some articles that might help you! 1.Armstrong, D. & Bortz, P. (2001). An integrative review of pressure relief in surgical patients. AORN Journal 73(3): 645,647-648. 2.Bran, D.F., Spellman, J.R., & Summitt, R.L., Jr. (1995). Outpatient lady partsl hysterectomy as a new trend in gynecology [Management]. AORN Journal, 62(5), 810-814. 3.Hjelm, K., Mufunda, E., Nambozi, G., & Kemp, J. (2003). Preparing nurses to face the pandemic of diabetes mellitus: A literature review. Journal of advanced nursing 41(5): 424-434. 4.Horta, B.L., Kramer, M.S., & Platt, R.W. (2001). Maternal smoking and the risk of early weaning: A meta-analysis [briefs: Taking on tobacco]. American Journal of Public Health 91(2), 304-307. 5.Mayberry, L.J., Clemmens, D., & De, A. (2002). Epidural analgesia side effects, co-interventions,and care of women during childbirth: A systematic review [The nature and management of labor pain: Peer-reviewed papers from an evidence-based symposium]. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 186(5) supplement: S81-S93. 6.Redeker, N.S. (2000). Sleep in Acute Care Settings: An integrative review [Clinical scholarship]. Journal of Nursing Scholarship 32(I): 31-38. 7.Thomas, S.A., Liehr, P., DeKeyser, F., Frazier, L., & Friedmann, E. (2002). A review of nursing research on blood pressure. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 34(4), 313-319. I hope these will help. :hatparty:

what topic? maybe i can help you. I'm from manila,too.

Thank you for your help. I have to go to our library and find a similar study.

any topic you were looking for?