What the heck does she mean by "pathophysiology"?

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I am a new nursing student. Our teacher is vague to put it lightly. We are doing a plan of care on nausea and vomiting and it asks for the Definition, which I got out of Mosby's, but it also wants the pathophysiology. I am not sure what to write there. I know the definition of pathophysiology, I just don't know how to write what she wants... If you ask her she will just say LOOK IN THE TEXT BOOK, but as a new student with NO experiencing in nursing, duh. I have no idea what the words on a plan of care should be yet. I enjoy learning, but I am convinced they think it is fun to stump the hell out of us with no help ;) So any idea what I might should write under pathophysiology of nausea and vomiting... Any of you use Harkreader? Would it be in there, because I am not finding it.

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Texasstudentnurse said:
I am a new nursing student. Our teacher is vague to put it lightly. We are doing a plan of care on nausea and vomiting and it asks for the Definition, which I got out of Mosby's, but it also wants the pathophysiology. I am not sure what to write there. I know the definition of pathophysiology, I just don't know how to write what she wants... If you ask her she will just say LOOK IN THE TEXT BOOK, but as a new student with NO experiencing in nursing, duh. I have no idea what the words on a plan of care should be yet. I enjoy learning, but I am convinced they think it is fun to stump the hell out of us with no help ;) So any idea what I might should write under pathophysiology of nausea and vomiting... Any of you use Harkreader? Would it be in there, because I am not finding it.

Do you have a Pathobook? That might help you out too. Also, when writing out pathophysiologies on disease processes or conditions theres books just for patho, the ones we have at our library ... the one I like the most and use for adult patients is "delmars critical care"....

Look into it! ?

no reason to reinvent the wheel..work smarter not harder ?

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