AliNajaCat

AliNajaCat

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  1. HELP - falsely accused for diversion of meds

    AliNajaCat replied to aberg22's topic in General Nursing

    TAANA Executive Office - Home The American Association of Nurse Attorneys-- contact them for good counsel.

  2. Pharm distress!

    AliNajaCat replied to Niquolea26's topic in General Students

    There are other textbooks for this purpose available. I'm not a current student so I'm not in a position to give you a specific reference, but I'll bet others can chime in to recommend their good...

  3. New Grad Tele job no contract vs OR Fellowship 3 year contract

    AliNajaCat replied to SAS2016's topic in General Nursing

    If it were me I'd take that OR job in a heartbeat. One weekend out of 6, self-scheduling, a recommendation that gets you in the door when they said they were full and they took you? That bespeaks a...

  4. New Grad with Crummy Ankle

    AliNajaCat replied to Newgrad1984's topic in Emergency

    This might sound silly, but if it's really only like two minutes of respite that ankle needs, can you just .... stand on your other foot while leaning on a counter or something to

  5. Can you work while in nursing school?

    AliNajaCat replied to KaliNurse19's topic in General Students

    If you have excellent and inexpensive daycare (often an inherent contradiction there), maybe. Otherwise, a very tough row to do everything you need for school and child(ren) without shorting something...

  6. Got fired for a medication error

    AliNajaCat replied to Sonyab's topic in Patient Medications

    Are you one of those med techs who can give meds but don't really know why? It surely sounds like you don't know what you're doing. ccs instead of mcg? Holy

  7. I can't get "poop" taste out of my mouth?

    AliNajaCat replied to Philly85's topic in General Nursing

    Floss. See your dentist, cuz this sounds more like a coincidental dental problem. If it's not

  8. Is this pt. abandonment

    AliNajaCat replied to Orion81RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The ANA Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice and their Code of Ethics, binding on all of us, will be your rock and shield. Make a pre-emptive report to the BON, mentioning the threat, and I'll bet...

  9. BSN program only requires 10 clinical hours per week. Thoughts?

    AliNajaCat replied to Hailie54's topic in General Students

    This is normal and you are not seeing the whole picture, LOL. This feeling is common because of the ubiquitous student focus on what they call "skills," which are in reality tasks. The lab check-off...

  10. Patho Question

    AliNajaCat replied to JKuhaneck's topic in General Students

    I don't know what "do a patho" means. If it means, learn all you can about a particular pathophysiological process and relate it to the patient's presentation and nursing needs, then you're off to a...

  11. nursing care plan help

    AliNajaCat replied to cheath38's topic in General Students

    There is no such thing as "a NANDA." Well, there is, but it's an organization that puts out the-- THE-- definitive book with approved and validated nursing diagnoses, current edition 2015-2017. Get...

  12. Writing a OB/Newborn careplan that is due at midnight. Confused on which RN Dx to choose

    AliNajaCat replied to Epbennett's topic in General Students

    Gold star for sharing your thoughts so an expert can give you

  13. responsabiities of registered nurse in relation to code of ethics?

    AliNajaCat replied to soufie1no's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Suggest you go and get a copy of the ANA Code of Ethics (not expensive, online bookseller will get it to your e-reader instantly, or deliver in hard copy in 1-2 days). You can't just ask us to do...

  14. Nurse ethics

    AliNajaCat replied to Desiree1816's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What is "home nephrology"? Adopting a nephrology resident to keep at home as a pet? What reading have you done on home treatment of chronic renal disease or renal failure to give yourself some...

  15. Priority Need

    AliNajaCat replied to yula's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yula, we are happy to help you but that is not the same as doing all your work for you. You cannot expect that posting your homework scenario will result in response that you can then copy into your...

  16. Care Plan Prioritization

    AliNajaCat replied to IvyRN2017's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    And remember that part of your assignment is to justify your prioritizing. There isn't always a textbook clear answer, but faculty want to see your thought processes and communication skill in...

  17. Advice on care plan

    AliNajaCat replied to Medic2RN-CCRN-CMC's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I meant to communicate that even though you assessed these data, and they are real, they are not supportive data for those nursing diagnoses. To make a nursing diagnosis, you MUST find supportive...

  18. Letter of recommendation

    AliNajaCat replied to shanice134's topic in General Students

    Sure. Your manager can speak to your work ethic, your excellent attendance, your willingness to learn new duties, your interpersonal relations with your coworkers, your willingness to take...

  19. Advice on care plan

    AliNajaCat replied to Medic2RN-CCRN-CMC's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks for the acknowledgment. Tell your brethren/sistren, LOL. I will bold/italicise the data you cite that are defining characteristics for making this diagnosis. Rationales for interventions are...

  20. Hyperkalemia: hypertonic solution?

    AliNajaCat replied to wyshywashy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Other causes of hyperkalemia: Anything that breaks a lot of cell membranes. Think blood reaction, where you lyse a lot of RBCs; crush injury, where you crush a lot of muscle cells (also look out for...

  21. Is the Baby Boomer Generation not going to get good care?

    AliNajaCat replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Katie, Commuter...you're scaring me! Just got over six weeks of great misery with pneumonia and ear complications. Now you tell me I'm looking at what I would have called premature...

  22. Important question on IV Fluids

    AliNajaCat replied to KingOfTheCastle's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Chare has confirmed what I thought-- in this chemistry question, if you figure out how much glucose and sodium chloride there is per cc in the solution at hand, then you should be able to figure out...

  23. Help with literature review

    AliNajaCat replied to Aobrien89's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you don't know about the CINAHL, the Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, run to the library and have the librarian show it to you (s/he will be very happy to be asked). You...

  24. Antepartum nursing diagnosis

    AliNajaCat replied to ladysyrah's topic in General Students

    I hear you, but in all fairness if you haven't bothered to see the current NANDA-I (2015-2017) and all you know about it is the pre-2011 versions, you are sadly misinformed. The thing has been...

  25. Failed Second & Third Exam

    AliNajaCat replied to Shookclays's topic in General Students

    We hear this sort of thing so often, usually at mid-semester when reality hits. You can recover from this but you have to recognize that doing the same things you've been doing is not going to give...