Hello! :) I am wondering if anyone has any recommendations for a really great book or website to use as a pathophysiology resource for care plans? I have some care plan assignments coming up, but in...
Hello! :) Another quick question... I am looking for a lab value quick reference cheat sheet to carry on me during clinical. I have one from one of my text books, but it's not as good as I would like...
I have the coloring book (lots of fun!), and will definitely check out the Guyton & Hall textbook. I haven't really thought that I did as bad on the pathophysiology for my care plans (or the...
I already have an old one I put together using my textbook, but it needs revision. I'm in an accelerated program and legitimately do not have time to re-do the quick reference guides I have already...
Can someone tell me if I am calculating this right? Here is the problem, as well as my work: Order: 0.9 g Ampicillin IV q6h to be diluted in 75 mL of D5W and infused over 30 minutes Available: 2 g...
What's throwing me off is the extra 10mL, and I cant seem to find an explanation on it in my book. ...So do I find how many of the 10mL's will equal 0.9g? Like this: [2 g / 10 mL] = [0.9 g / (x) mL] =...
I am doing a care plan on a patient who has a rather complex set of lab values (at least to me). I need help understanding how to interpret these lab values. Here are his values: pH: 7.36 pCO2: 48...
Thank you for all the explanations! I turned my assignment in before seeing any of these. I tried to explain what I thought was going on with the patient the best I could, but learning these ABGs is a...
I think he's got compensated respiratory acidosis, but I do not quite grasp the understanding of whether it's true respiratory acidosis, why it's considered compensated, and if it is, does that mean...
I'm trying to write a care plan for a patient with compartment syndrome. I need to list 5 priority medications and list 2 priority PRN medications. With the list of meds the patient is on, I am having...
I am a student in an accelerated nursing program. I just completed the first level, and it was super hard! The hardest part about it for me was not necessarily the content, but the lack of...
Thank you SO much for sharing this information! The MEPN program should be classified as academic malpractice. Simply put, their methods are negligent. How long did it take you to get in to CEP...