AliNajaCat

AliNajaCat

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  1. Pleural Effusion Nursing Diagnosis

    AliNajaCat replied to atm24's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Wait, did you say O2, oxygen, PaO2 was 30? This is a medical emergency. She is almost dead, so you have bigger fish to fry. Or did you mean she was on FIO2 of .30, 30% inhaled oxygen. In which case,...

  2. Currently failing clinical... feel aweful

    AliNajaCat replied to Sadblobnurse's topic in General Students

    True that. If you enter a room, say, "Hi, my name is Studentnurse and I'm going to take your temperature," and pop that thing in one end or the other right off, that sorta kills the whole...

  3. Objective/Subjective Data

    AliNajaCat replied to mommy124's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Fatigue can also be objective if measured. "Unable to walk as far as yesterday, 60 feet vs. 120

  4. Diabetes case study

    AliNajaCat replied to rhenson's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Because bsmucker (whoever she is) picked a random old post to reply to even though her post had nothing to do with it. Hope she moved her question to General Nursing,

  5. Pleural Effusion Nursing Diagnosis

    AliNajaCat replied to atm24's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Almost all medical. What's your nursing

  6. Pleural Effusion Nursing Diagnosis

    AliNajaCat replied to atm24's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A PaCO2 of 30 is hypocapnia, not hypercapnia, so that's not it. She has to have another reason for hyperventilation, especially if she has decreased pulmonary volumes due to her effusion. According to...

  7. Oh, the frustration.

    AliNajaCat replied to LunaTunaPineapple's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Because you'll get a free voucher in the airline if you do CPR in the

  8. Phlebotomy draw proximal to an IV

    AliNajaCat replied to talashark's topic in General Nursing

    If you draw above the IV site you are sampling blood with a higher fraction of IV fluid, which isn't useful for clinical decisions, right? Also, if you put a tourniquet above a running IV and then put...

  9. Diabetes case study

    AliNajaCat replied to rhenson's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Suggest posting this in the General Nursing section, not in the Student section. You can get there by going to the big yellow bar at the top and clicking on Nurses, then go to General

  10. What to write my paper on related to Critical Thinking!!

    AliNajaCat replied to rayray3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Oy.Oy.Oy.(there's my required >5 characters) (oh, here's some

  11. Lived Experience with Mental Illness and Clinical Placements

    AliNajaCat replied to eaddg1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You have to have a certain number of posts on AN before you can participate in the PM system, This prevents people from dropping in, posting once or twice, and then skedaddling without really...

  12. regarding journal

    AliNajaCat replied to richa's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I seriously suggest that you get to your college student help center or learning center or ESL center and get help with English. You are going to have an extremely difficult time in nursing school if...

  13. Working as a student nurse

    AliNajaCat replied to marie813's topic in General Students

    In many states if you are a nursing student the state board of nursing will tell you that you can be hired as a CNA or nurse tech but you cannot exceed the scope of practice of that position. That...

  14. Help!! ICU Nurse Needing Advice!

    AliNajaCat replied to Ingrambl89's topic in Critical Care

    Consider running the ideas of phone calls to docs past your charge nurse once or twice until you figure out what's significant to THEM. And I wouldn't waste time on chatting with the blood bank guy....

  15. Nursing stereotypes. You MUST SEE THIS!!! It will either make you mad or make you laugh.

    AliNajaCat replied to Kssrn404's topic in General Nursing

    To reduce the photo size before you post, put it on your desktop and open it with Preview (Mac), or in your imaging program (PC). Adjust its size to 3"x4" or a fraction of whatever it is, and try...

  16. Am I too old to start this?

    AliNajaCat replied to mightyaphrodite's topic in General Students

    I had a good friend who went to med school when she was 35. Everybody said, "Why would you want to do that? You'll be forty by the time you finish." She said, "I'll be forty anyway." Do NOT waste your...

  17. Nurses in many cases bullies who love clicks at any age

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

    It has always been my experience that if everywhere you work has been like that, it's not the workplace. The commonality is .... you. Attitude adjustment is in order. And I also call BS on the whole...

  18. Is Nursing Right for Me?

    AliNajaCat replied to SkyPie3137's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of people who want to be nurses say they want to be in peds because they love children. In part it's because it's what they know-- they were children, they have siblings, they babysat, their...

  19. Navigating degrees

    AliNajaCat replied to FiguringitoutasIgo's topic in General Nursing

    Me too. Besides, in a reputable BSN and certainly in a reputable MSN program you'll have electives you can take to broaden your knowledge base in lifestyle mgmt. Perfect background for later when you...

  20. Terminating employment - advice needed!

    AliNajaCat replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    Never apologize. Women say, "I'm sorry" dozen of times a day for no good reason. If you find yourself about to say, "I'm sorry, but I already said..." leave off on the apology part and go right to the...

  21. Help! Prioritise Patients

    AliNajaCat replied to NurseJenny21's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Oh, yeah. Physiology and pathophysiology are probably THE most important things for a nurse to know. Why? Because we never see anybody that doesn't have at least one thing wrong with their physiology,...

  22. EC would not look at any of my preqs/nuring classes!

    AliNajaCat replied to thenewoldguy's topic in Excelsior College

    This is what you'll get from a for-profit school. Stay at your state school and thank your lucky

  23. What do hospitals look for in a cover letter?

    AliNajaCat replied to pearlbubbles's topic in General Students

    Be aware that HR people read the same websites telling you how to write a cover letter that you do. Do not plagiarize. If you can't think of an original way to say what you know and want, you're not...

  24. What to write my paper on related to Critical Thinking!!

    AliNajaCat replied to rayray3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Really, I read the header and your question and you're lucky you don't owe me a new keyboard because I'll be cleaning the coffee out of this one for a week. :) I know you didn't mean to be funny, but...

  25. Help - what is the easiest floor to work

    AliNajaCat replied to gears83's topic in Male Nursing Students

    This is a joke, right? "I want to be a nurse but I don't want to think, do anything important, work with people, communicate professionally, or anything like that, I just want a paycheck." What the...