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please help me with some wording.... our instructors will nto allow us to use medical dx for our r/t. my pt has a uti, was retaining 1000ml of urine so they put in a foley. i cannot use: "impaired urinary elimination r/t uti aeb....... " i am drawin...

Thanks Daytonite!! I just reread my post above your last reply- can you see how i am getting myself tied up? LOL as simple as it was you gave me some more ways to say the same thing- and each section now has it worded slightly different. This is our ...

Hi, I have one last care plan to do before graduation and have run into a NEW writers block. We did our rotation in LTC facility and I learned the term "poor historian" when filling in blanks for pt's with cognitive impairment. What I did not learn...

Thanks for the reply Daytonite. I got all the info from the chart (scant as it was)that I could and we are not allowed to make calls to family members. This pt has been in LTC for about 2 years so the chart does not contain info like "date of last p...

That is exactly what i meant. I am used to having some actual 'abnormals' to evaluate to lead me to the nursing diagnosis. Thanks to this board i never made the common beginning error of thinking- this patient has copd, so they must be having some ai...

Yup, I got the careplan concept mastered.... Piece of cake....review patients problems- check, Work backwards- check. I was quite proud of myself.. Now comes the wrench. I need to do nursing diagnosis and interventions on an imaginary pediatric patie...

Thanks Daytonite. Your fresh eyes helped alot. This Care Plan is hard to explain. But the middle pages have the areas broken up. And if there is one thing wrong/different/unusual/abnormal we need a NANDA dx for it. It gets confusing if your pat...

OK, I am truly stuck. I am doing a huge care plan. pt is 38 y.o. f with aids, hep c, mrsa in a wound from an ind to a cyst that has gone from anterior hip to the iliac crest with osteomyelitis (fun dressing change..) she was admitted w...

THANKS VERY much!! The websites/links were helpful as was your time to help me!

I have a question I need some help with please. Our books are sorely lacking in pressure ulcer info. scenario= A pt with a stage 3 pressure ulcer....sacral coccyx area...7.5 cm x 5 cm and 5/8" deep with undermining (tunnels) at 2 o'clock and 9 o'clo...

oh and... after the undermining clears up- the perfect dressing that is permeable and promotes healing by sealing in fibrin, plasma etc is called? and two examples. I am looking all over the place. This is for sure not in our book, we only have one p...

I am F and prefer my M ob-gyn. As a matter of fact, I moved to FL and still schedule my annual exam during a trip back home to MI to see him. I had a F once and was uncomfortable with HER doing my breast exam, etc. Just my comfort level-When I am hea...

Thanks to all who replied. This board is (and has been) a gift to me. From trying to get into school, and now to survive school. I am off to work on my care plan and study for test on 2 systems tomorrow- lymph and digestive. I truly appreciate the ...

sorry I left that out- she had another problem and was in an infusion center for 54 days receiving antibiotics to treat a leg infection. While there she didn't get up much, became weak...... and so on. oh, and if i use the Urinary Retention dx, wher...

ebay has smiley face ballons wearing a nurse cap, nurse rubber duckies, etc. jsut search for "nurse party" they have mini first aid kits for about $2 that would make cute favors I'm thinking tongue depressors could be used for something...... I woul...

I live in Bradenton and I enrolled in Manatee Technical Institute LPN program. I lived in MI and was taking pre-req's to become an RN, and the move here was a mess. Cost per credit hour at MCC was almost 300 due to me not being a resident yet (need ...

tests NCLEX Practice Questions - Pass your NCLEX Test with free NCLEX Test Preparation Materials these are a couple of 'test' sites i have saved. your textbooks might have a website and you can do tests per chapter from there. check inside the front ...

I have an I.D. Tag, but more importantly I developed the habit of keeping it with/on me. I feel soooo stingy and greedy which is not at all how I want to be, but ya know........ it costs a lot of money, and everyone should have their own anyway. My D...

wooo hooo...finally received my acceptance letter! I will begin class January 8, 2007. I will be attending MTI in Bradenton, FL. Now to seek out some reasonably priced Landau Uniforms. I could not believe all of the "Bring $$$$ for _____" letters t...

Thanks for all the well wishes and congrats to all the rest who will begin in January. My books are slowly rolling in, so that makes me feel a little better. I managed to save about $75 by ordering online. I was hoping to save more, but was short on ...

I just got my acceptance letter and they included a Holiday Gift Suggestion Letter. Here are things I didn't notice already mentioned.. but then again I am tired.. sorry if I am repeating.... for non monetary idea: promise cards for babysitting when...

i go to BooksPrice - Book Price Comparison - Compare Prices Before You Buy to compare the prices of the book. sometimes yahoo/google search will nto include stores like alibris, etc. that are offering a better price :)

My hubby is planning a cruise with my first earned money- LOLOLOL I have been a SAHM (stay at home mom) for 6 years- so money has been really tight for us.

Oops, couldnt edit. to clarify- The reason i was upset with this is that I felt it was a waste of $1400 to take BIO, I felt ready to take the A&P without their pre-reg of BIO. If I had failed A&P due to lack of BIO knowledge...that would hav...