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1. R/C nursing care plan??

   ashaw720 replied to ashaw720's topic in General Students

   Yep. Agreed.

2. R/C nursing care plan??

   ashaw720 replied to ashaw720's topic in General Students

   I'm currently a LPN in school for my RN, so the care plan is based on a made up patient in a made up scenario. And I am actually not familiar with my hospital's policies regarding electrolyte imbalances since LPNs can't hang the first dose of anythi...

3. R/C nursing care plan??

   ashaw720 replied to ashaw720's topic in General Students

   Yes, it makes sense. I am not saying that the patient's hypokalemia will go left untreated. Since the patient presented with hypokalemia, they should be monitored for any adverse s/s of the disorder while receiving treatment. And since it is not i...

4. R/C nursing care plan??

   ashaw720 replied to ashaw720's topic in General Students

   Hey thanks! Could you write an example for me? I am unsure what you mean by indications. The patient's serum potassium was 2.8 upon admission, no follow up labs have been drawn yet. They are currently asymptomatic (as far as hypokalemia goes)? So ...

5. R/C nursing care plan??

   ashaw720 posted a topic in General Students

   Hey all, I am doing a care plan for school and have questions about the "Risk for Complications" collaborative nursing diagnoses. I have the goal written out, "The nurse will monitor the patient for signs and symptoms of hypokalemia and will collabor...