I have my second exam this week. Thankfully there is no module for this week. So I only have to do my clinical work this week. Great! Now I’ll have time to study more than I thought!
Clinical update – Day 7
This week was my 7th patient clinical day. This was the first week that we took two patients. I felt ready to do that. I picked two what I thought to be interesting patients. they were in rooms next to each other and of different age groups. Both with abdominal pain diagnosis but for different …
Colon Polyps
A polyup is a mass of tissue that protrudes into the lumen of the bowel. Polyps can occur anywhere in the intestinal tract and rectum. They can be classified as neoplastic (adenomas and carcinomas) or non- neoplastic (mucosal and hyperplastic) Non-neoplastic polyps, which are benign epithelial growths are common in the western world and occur …
Domestic Violence and Womens health
We are studying Domestic Violence and Woman’s Health this week. I think these topics go very well together. We were instructed to take this course and then take the test and hand that in. We didn’t have to pay to get the CEU because as students we don’t need CEU’s but I went ahead and …
Update -clinical day 5
Not a great day. My head really wasn’t in it this morning. I had my ass in a snit about something entirely unrelated. I woke up this morning and for whatever reason it was eating at me. This situation has since been resolved. My patient today was difficult. Wasn’t wanting me to do anything to …
Rectovaginal fistula
A rectovaginal fistula (RVF) is an epithelial-lined tract between the rectum and vagina. CAUSES 1. Perineal lacerations during childbirth, especially those due to episioproctotomy, predispose patients to RVFs. Failure to recognize and correctly repair perineal lacerations, or secondary infection of perineal lacerations, further increases the chance of RVF. 2. Crohn disease and, ulcerative colitis have …
First exam results
I received an 88 on my first exam. I am very pleased.
Clincial update – clinical Day 4
My forth patient clinical day was pretty low key. My patient was fairly easy. No foley, no PCA, no IV fluids. I didn’t know this when I picked him. He had a foley, a PCA and IV crytalloids running when I chose him. He had an interesting case and one that I thought would have …
The Precordial Thump
It’s old school. It looks cool. Its rarely done. It’s back. The precordial thump is now back in the 2010 ACLS guidelines. The precordial thump may be considered for patients with witnessed, monitored, unstable VT (including pulseless VT) if a defibrillator is not immediately ready for use, but it should not delay CPR and shock …
Introduction to Nursing [INFOGRAPHIC] – Infographic List
Introduction to Nursing [INFOGRAPHIC] – Infographic List. Intersting little graphic on the differences between LPN, RN and BSN