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For those of you who are nurses in the NICU..what do you believe to be the most difficult/challenging part of your job?

hi! i need some suggestions for interventions for a nursing diagnosis of "risk for developmental delay r/t hospitlization"...i would greatly appreciate your help! thank you and have a great day!

Hi! I am a nursing student and just started my pediatric rotation. I have a quick question about teaching. Patient is 16 y/o male just had a PICC line inserted so that he can receive medications daily when he goes home. Would it be good to teach him when to call the doctor or nurse type things such as signs and symptoms that warrant medical attention regarding the PICC line? I found this brochure and was thinking about giving it to the patient and his family as well that talks about when to call the doctor or nurse. What do yall think of my idea for teaching? I would greatly appreciate any feedback! Thank you and have a great day!

Hello! I'm doing my pediatric rotation this semester. My patient this week is a 16 y/o diagnosed with hemophilia in 1997. His reason for being in the hospital this visit is due to a hematoma in his right knee. He was recently hospitalizaed in july for an inguinal hematoma. At that visit, he received Factor 8 Recombinant BID and was sent home 10 days later. This visit, he is also receiving Factor 8 Recombinant BID. A PICC line was placed in his right arm 2 days ago and will be going home with it so he can receive Factor 8 Recombinant at home daily. He was complaining of pain the other night and has been on bed rest to help him heal since his admission. He cannot bear weight on his right leg either. PT will be coming for crutch training I think. My question is about choosing some nursing diagnoses for him. I have to choose a physiological and a psychosocial. I was thinking about doing "Risk for injury r/t deficiency in blood clotting and impaired mobility" as my physiological, and "Risk for situational low self esteem" or possibly "Loneliness" as my psychosocial. What do you think? Please help! I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you in advance and have a wonderful day!

FOCUS is a 2 week experience where you pretty much get a head start. you will cover a couple of the first lectures and check off with different skills (such as handwashing, bed making, foley catheter insertion) that the other students who don't participate in FOCUS will have to do during the fall semester. i would strongly recommend doing this! they only take like 40 people i think though. you should have received something in the mail about it..that's weird that you didn't. there is no requirement for joining..you just have to be quick to respond because they only take a certain number of people. good luck to you all! if you have any questions, feel free to ask :)

Hello! I am a senior right now and I did FOCUS last summer. It is so worth it! You pretty much get a head start. Definitely do it if you can..you will be happy when school starts and you get to sleep in while the other students have to go to skills lab :)

hello. just wondering if any of you have tried massage on your patients. what was their complaint and what was the outcome? would love to hear some stories! thank you and have a great day!

hello! i'm working on my care plan right now and my patient this week has CAD and underwent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. anyway, there's a part in my care plan where i have to "list 3 potential research or inquiry questions you found regarding care of the patient/family." i do not know what's wrong with me right now, but my brain is not working and i cannot think of anything to write for this. i was just wondering if anyone could please help me out with this? i would appreciate any sort of input or help. thank you in advance! have a wonderful day!

good morning! quick question..what are some nursing diagnoses for someone w/ coronary artery disease besides altered perfusion? if you could offer any input or anything i would greatly appreciate it! thanks and have a great day!

good morning! okay, this is kinda off topic but it is something that happened to me last night and i was just wondering if anyone could provide some input or something. last night, as i was fixing my dinner, i started getting this weird feeling. it came out of nowhere. i started to feel really heavy and like i was being pulled towards the ground. when i would go to sit on the couch, i felt like i was being pulled back toward the couch. i kinda started freaking out. i was mostly freaking out because i was home alone and i didn't know what was going on because i had never felt like this before. i sat down for a minute and took some breaths and continued to eat my dinner but minutes later i started feeling shaky and sort of got this tingling sensation in my fingers. my neighbor, who is a good friend, is a nurse so i ran over to her house. she was gone, but her husband and kids were home so i stayed over there for a bit until she got home. she told me that my blood sugar level probably dropped and my body was reacting to that. she also said it may have been an anxiety attack. as i was waiting over at their house for her to get back home, i sort of felt like i was going numb all over. i was trying to scratch and pinch myself to see if i could still feel it, and i could but it was dull. when she got home, she told me i should go eat some carbs/protein so i had some peanut butter, oj, and some turkey. a little while later (probably like 30 minutes) i felt a little better. i have no idea what was going on but all i know is that i have never felt like that before. anyone know what might have been going on? any sort of input would be greatly appreciated..i'm just so confused. thank you!

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Hi Amy! Thank you and I hope you're one of us in about a year, too! Your science gpa only consists of A&P 1 and 2, Microbiology, Chemistry, and Nutrition. I believe that's what it is. If you have any more questions about the admission process or prerequisites, please feel free to ask..hopefully me or someone else can help ya out! Have a great day!

Hello! I just wanted to start a thread where those who will be attending UT-Houston this fall can get to know each other before school starts :) Hope yall are enjoying your summer!!

good morning! i know this is off topic, but i have a quick question. im taking this history class and we have to read these 2 books.."the minutemen and their world" and "the long bitter trail." im reading them and things are just not clicking. i miss my science classes anyway, im just wondering if any of you have read these books and if you would mind helping me out a little here to understand them a little better. thank you in advance!

Hi! I'm going to attending UT-Houston in the Fall and I am looking into getting the Metro U-Pass. How do I go about getting one? Can anyone please help me with this. Thank you in advance!!

hey. ok, so for some reason i keep having this horrible thought that wont go away. well..a couple weeks ago, after i turned in my confirmation letter thing to UT, i called up there to see if they got it and the lady said they had received it. i felt good after. well yesterday, i woke up and i felt that i needed to call them again to make sure they really did get it. so i called and my phone was really staticky..i couldnt even hear the lady so i was like 'i apologize my phone is all messed up, let me call you right back.' so i called back from my cell phone, and this lady picked up and transferred me and when the lady picked up i was like 'hi i was just talking to you about if you have recieved my letter of intent' and she was like 'whats your name?' and i told her my name and she was like 'umm i wasnt just talking to you'. then she asked for my info and she said they received it. aahh i feel like such an idiot..i dont know why but i just do. one, i feel like an idiot for saying 'i was just talking to you' and two, i feel like an idiot b/c i checked twice to see if they received my stuff..and im worried i annoyed them..i dont know..do they even remember who they speak to on the phone? haha. ughhhh and now im having this horrible thought that they're going to unaccept me now..hahh yes yall probably think im retarded or something but i cant get this thought out of my head. they can't unaccept me can they? :uhoh21: well, yes i think im worrying for nothing (i hope its nothing)..but hey! whats new? hahaha.

I live in the Copperfield area over by 290 and Hwy 6. I heard about the Metro Pass and how it's like $25 a semester..soo I think I'm going to get that and take the bus from the I-10 bus stop and take it to the train station and then take the train into the med center. I'm actually a little confused as to how I'm actually going to be getting to school haha. But yeah ya'll are lucky that you live fairly close. Can't wait to meet all of you! P.S. Do ya'll know what we wear? hehe

Who else will be attending the BSN program at UT-Houston starting fall 2006? Can't wait to meet all of you!!!

Thanks for the replies yall! So you go UT-H, mrigas? I've made my decision and UT it is :)! How are you likin it there? I was wondering, what do yall wear on days that you dont go to the hospitals? I know for some programs you have to dress nicely like real professional..is that how it is at UT? Well, just give me some input about the program at UT..I can't wait til Aug 28! I'm so excited..and scared at the same time. Ok, well yeah just write back..Thank you!!!

anyone attend/have attended UT-Houston or TWU-Houston? i got accepted into the BSN program for both schools and i have no earthly idea which one to choose..please help! they're both great schools and i've been weighing the pros and cons of each. i think i need someone who goes to or has gone to one of these schools to give me their input..maybe that will help a little..thank you!

hello! ok, i know i've posted about this before but i am so torn here. i got accepted to the BSN program for TWU-Houston and UT-Houston..and i do not know which one to choose! i've tried weighing out the pros and cons of each one and i'm still so lost. i have til this friday to make a decision and i am freaking out. i know its pretty much a win win situation, but it's still a BIG important decision that i need to make quickly. i was wondering if any of you could please help me with this difficult decision. if you attend one of the two, how do you like it? do you know someone who attends either one? what have they said about it? i've heard UT is a bit tougher..what's your take on that? i know UT goes 5 semesters and TWU goes 4..that's not a big deciding factor for me though..i don't mind going to school in the summer, b/c if i'm not going to school, i'll just be working. why does UT go 5 semesters and TWU only 4? well, just please please please help me if you can! thank you so much in advance!!!!

Hello! Between UT-H and TWU-H, does anyone know which one is cheaper or are they about the same? I'm trying to decide which one to choose and I think I should consider the costs and everything. The UT packet said the BSN program is "approximately $9,000 per year"..does anyone know what it is for TWU? If so, PLEASE let me know! Thank you in advance!!!

Oh ok haha! Gosh, I'm so torn here..I do not know which school to choose. You said you have some friends that go to UT-H right now? They like it? What do they wear? Haha

Wait..so will you be attending TWU or UT?

Hello! I got accepted to both UT-Houston and TWU-Houston for the fall 2006. I don't know which one to choose though! Someone please help me with this decision. What have you heard about both of their BSN programs? I've heard some things but I just do not know which one to choose..PLEASE HELP! Thanks so much guys! And congrats to those who have gotten accepted and good luck to those who are still waiting!