NICUismylife

NICUismylife ADN, BSN, RN

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  1. Ordering Nursing Diagnoses

    NICUismylife replied to samjay009's topic in General Students

    How long has he been in Afib and is he anticoagulated? HUGE risk for CVA. CKD = big risk for kidney failure, electrolyte imbalances, fluid overload. Is he on dialysis? How well controlled are his DM...

  2. He Said I "Act Like I'm In Med School or Something!"

    NICUismylife replied to SunshineeStudent's topic in General Students

    Not worth your time to rip him a new one. Cut ties and move

  3. Is an answer to a question "subjective data"?

    NICUismylife replied to Raccoon-Eyed-Nurse's topic in General Students

    Knowledge deficit is subjective data. If you can see it, touch it, measure it, it's objective. If it's something that the patient has to tell you, it's

  4. First week of nursing school... is it for me?

    NICUismylife replied to knursing's topic in General Students

    It's hard to see anything clearly when you're struggling with a mental health issue. Nursing may be for you or it may not. Its not for everyone. Even if it is your calling, you need to defer the...

  5. BP high or low -when to call the Dr. ?

    NICUismylife replied to cmkayne's topic in General Students

    Everyone is trying to pull this answer out of you. You should be able to answer this question on your own. Would you call the dr if the patient had a body temp of 98.4? Why not? Because it's WNL....

  6. BP

    NICUismylife replied to neogirl's topic in General Students

    :shrugs: If you're not hearing the heartbeat, chances are it's because of improper positioning of the stethoscope, so it's fairly solid advice to suggest palpating the pulse to ensure proper...

  7. 3 main assessments and interventions for acute ischemic stroke

    NICUismylife replied to Patrick Villamor's topic in General Students

    #1, never give heparin if it's hemorrhagic!!! You are on the right track, but I think you are over complicating it. One of the hospitals that I do clinical at has a stroke card that goes on our name...

  8. New graduate resume feedback

    NICUismylife replied to MaureenPaul's topic in General Nursing

    Super wordy. I would remove the entire "core qualifications" section. All of that is expected, there is nothing in there that makes you stand out from anyone else. Now, if you have any special...

  9. is this a reason why I shouldn't be a nurse?

    NICUismylife replied to guest981747's topic in General Students

    I despised skilled nursing! NICU is my home. If you are passionate about nursing, you will find your niche. You might love OR, ED, L&D, ICU,

  10. BP

    NICUismylife replied to neogirl's topic in General Students

    Are you palpating brachial pulse before placing the stethoscope bell? It needs to be right over the brachial pulse, and like others have mentioned, use a quality

  11. Powerpoints or Book?

    NICUismylife replied to nurse2bguy555's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That is a question for your instructor. We have no way of knowing how your professor creates

  12. Bakersfield College Spring 2017

    NICUismylife replied to _ig_'s topic in School, College Programs

    You'd be surprised how many alternates get in! Everyone still has to pass TEAS and a drug test, and sadly, those 2 things weed out a fair number of people. Good

  13. Question about manual blood pressure monitoring

    NICUismylife replied to ilovebirds's topic in General Students

    Is it a wrist cuff by any chance? Wrist cuffs are notorious for being off by a 10-20

  14. Question about mixing benzylpenicilin

    NICUismylife replied to rachel seo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What does your drug reference book say? I could get mine out and look it up for you, but as a nurse and/or nursing student, you need to learn to utilize your resources. If you read the resource, and...

  15. Diabetes

    NICUismylife replied to jjone106's topic in General Students

    As a nursing student, you need to learn to utilize your resources before asking questions. (not meant rude or sarcastically, just as an FYI general rule). Did you attempt to look it up in your Medical...

  16. Excluded from clinical group

    NICUismylife replied to Bisquet's topic in General Students

    Nailed

  17. Is it worth it to pay the $100 TEAS study guide from ATI

    NICUismylife replied to WCSU1987's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Yes yes yes. Totally worth

  18. Everest College Nursing Panel Interview - Share your experience?

    NICUismylife replied to iam_kathryne's topic in General Nursing

    You may want to research this institution further before continuing with them. If it is Everest College in Henderson (looks like you're in Vegas). Their current pass rate is only 80%...

  19. Psych nursing question

    NICUismylife replied to Squidelle's topic in General Students

    This is where critical thinking comes in. Family members care. When the nurse is acting as a surrogate family member, they are exhibiting caring behaviors. This is what is described in the question as...

  20. Pre Req Course Schedule Advice!

    NICUismylife replied to Arrinm1's topic in General Students

    You will want to get excellent grades in your sciences, so I would re-arrange like this so that you are only taking 1 science course at a time. Current Semester (unable to change) : Enc 1, Psych 1 ,...

  21. Psych nursing question

    NICUismylife replied to Squidelle's topic in General Students

    According to Peplau's theory, here are the definitions of those roles: "Surrogate: serving as a substitute for another such as a parent or a sibling Counselor: promoting experiences leading to...

  22. math calculation assistance please.

    NICUismylife replied to na-na's topic in General Students

    You then divide by the rate of infusion. Unfortunately, my dimensional analysis apparently doesn't format properly, so hard to show you how to lay it out on the computer. Once you multiply it across,...

  23. math calculation assistance please.

    NICUismylife replied to na-na's topic in General Students

    Ok, that makes more

  24. math calculation assistance please.

    NICUismylife replied to na-na's topic in General Students

    I will attempt to show the work here, I generally do these in my head, so it took a sec to remember how to appropriately write it out. :) 1 hr x 60 mins x 50 mL = 30 mins 100 mL...

  25. math calculation assistance please.

    NICUismylife replied to na-na's topic in General Students

    50ml infusing at 100ml/hr would complete in 30 minutes, and would end at 0800. Not at all sure how your professors did the math to have it ending at 0920, so the only advice I can give you is to speak...