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1. Isotonic dehydration. Help!

   Vani1925 replied to Vani1925's topic in General Students

   Yay! I'm glad that you were able to benefit from this as well.

2. Telemetry or Med-Surg/Oncology?

   Vani1925 replied to Vani1925's topic in General Nursing

   I didn't quite understand the question. Did you mean why I'm going to a med surg or tele unit if I want ER/ICU? I applied for ER and ICU positions but I did not get an interview. A nurse manager told me that they do not take new grads in the ICU and ...

3. Telemetry or Med-Surg/Oncology?

   Vani1925 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone! I just graduated from nursing school in December 2016. I was so eager to finish school, but now that I am done I feel so scared to start working. I have shadowed in 4 different units already: 2 med-surg units, a medical unit, and a te...

4. How does hyponatremia cause increased motility and hyperactive bowel sounds?

   Vani1925 replied to Vani1925's topic in General Students

   Ok Thanks!

5. How does hyponatremia cause increased motility and hyperactive bowel sounds?

   Vani1925 replied to Vani1925's topic in General Students

   Thank you. I understand that, but what I don't understand is what are the changes that cause the abdominal cramping that will lead to the hyperactive sounds. For the other electrolytes that I studied for if you have decreased excitability you get dec...

6. How does hyponatremia cause increased motility and hyperactive bowel sounds?

   Vani1925 posted a topic in General Students

   So I'm studying fluids and electrolytes for my test next week. For me knowing the rationale of things is what helps me remember and study best, but I came across the signs and symptoms of some electrolytes imbalances and for some of them they do not ...

7. Isotonic dehydration. Help!

   Vani1925 replied to Vani1925's topic in General Students

   Thank you! That makes sense YAY!

8. Isotonic dehydration. Help!

   Vani1925 posted a topic in General Students

   So I'm having a hard time understanding isotonic dehydration. So as far as I understand isotonic dehydration is when you lose water and electrolytes from the extracellular space (both intravascular and interstitial spaces). The part that confuses me ...

9. If an IV catheter is coming out, can you just push it back in?

   Vani1925 replied to Vani1925's topic in General Students

   Oh no, I'm not a nurse yet LOL (I wish). I'm a nursing student. what I meant by that was that if I was in clinical and had a situation like that I would have started a new IV instead of pushing it back in. I just was not 100% sure if I was correct in...

10. Help! Pathophisiology of inflammation.

    Vani1925 replied to Vani1925's topic in General Students

    Thank you, thank you, thank you! You rock! That makes absolutely total sense. Now I can finally understand. Sometimes it takes me a long time to really get something, but when I get it it's like a ray of light shinning on me, LOL! Now when I have a p...

11. Help! Pathophisiology of inflammation.

    Vani1925 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm learning about inflammation and infection. I understand the pathophysiology of inflammation when you get an penetrating injury or an infection. I know that it occurs because your body is trying to get rid of the pathogen or invader inside your bo...

12. If an IV catheter is coming out, can you just push it back in?

    Vani1925 replied to Vani1925's topic in General Students

    I thought about that. The nurse didn't check if it was still patent. She didn't draw any blood back not did she flush it either. I told my friend to keep an eye on her IV'S because I was afraid that if it did not go back in the vein that it would inf...

13. If an IV catheter is coming out, can you just push it back in?

    Vani1925 replied to Vani1925's topic in General Students

    That's the same thing I told her. I would have started a new IV'S as well. Plus the nurse didn't even check if she was still in the vein.

14. If an IV catheter is coming out, can you just push it back in?

    Vani1925 posted a topic in General Students

    I went to visit my friend at the hospital because she just gave birth to her baby. She had many complications and had many IV punctures on both her arms, plus an IV already in. Because I'm such a curious person I decided to look at her IV site. When ...

15. How to determine what IV to give and how does it work in your body?

    Vani1925 replied to Vani1925's topic in General Students

    LaterAlligator, I really like visuals like that. Thanks. I will look on pinterest and hopefully I can find some more.