April 2012
57 posts
BLOOPZ...: Legal definitions in nursing →
bloopz:
I keep seeing these in NCLEX practice questions. These are really tricky. So I typed them up! Hope these help you as they are helping me!
Assault-Occurs when a person puts another person in fear of a harmful or offensive contact; the victim fears and believes that harm will result because of the…
14-year-old girl drinks 2 "Monster's", dies from... →
cranquis:
…The amount of caffeine [the girl] drank in the two Monster energy drinks is about the same as that found in 14 cans of Coca Cola — and is almost five times the recommended caffeine limit from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Apparently, if you happen to have Mitral Valve Prolapse (a usually-harmless condition, found in approximately 10% of the population), as this unlucky...
NCLEX Practice Question?
bloopz:
While the nurse is working in a homeless shelter, assessment of a 6-month-old infant reveals a respiratory rate of 52 breaths/minute, retractions, and wheezing. The mother states that her infant was doing fine until yesterday. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate?
A. Administer a nebulizer treatment. B. Send the infant for a chest radiograph. C. Refer the infant to...
March 2012
85 posts
BLOOPZ...: 6 Rights to Medication Adminstration... →
bloopz:
The Six Rights When you are giving medication, regardless of the type of medication, you must always follow the six rights. Each time you administer a medication, you need to be sure to have the: 1. Right individual 2. Right medication 3. Right dose 4. Right time 5. Right route 6. Right…
TSK: Dr. Cranquis loves it when his patient makes...
Cranquis: Well sir, I'm going to have my nurse do an EKG on you now, because it seems like your heart is going too fast.
70-something male patient: Well that's not a bad thing is it?
Cranquis: It could be, depending on how fast your heart is beating.
Patient: Well heck, nothing ELSE in my body goes fast anymore, so I'm kind of excited about this!
Dr. Cranquis' Mumbled Gripes: A Process of Death →
medicalstate:
Three years ago today, I personally had an experience with the final days of a man. I can still remember feeling watching this once proud and grown man grow weak and frail as his cancer progressed. I remember this man being healthy only months before lying in a bed, eyes…
Eat. Sleep. Nurse: GENERAL CARE OF THE PATIENT... →
nurse-on-duty:
Most pulmonary diseases require very similar nursing assessments and intervention. After physically stabilizing the patient, nursing interventions move to patient and family education, ensuring adequate nutrition, and increasing the patient’s activity tolerance.
Priority nursing function: …
Pneu Pnurse: Commonly used abbreviations to know →
apostasatoasttoallthenurses:
ABG- arterial blood gas
ABO- three blood groups
ACE- angiotension converting enzyme
ADH- antidiuretic hormone
ADL- activities of daily living
AMI- acute myocardial infarction
BP- blood pressure
CABG- coronary artery bypass graft
c/o- complains of
DKA-…
Quick diabeties notes
bloopz:
Quick & simple way of remembering hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia.
Hot and Dry: sugar high [hyperglycemia] Cold and Clammy: need some candy [hypoglycemia]
