Published at: 11:08 am - Monday August 24 2009
Major Topic
Overview
· Major Element
o Definition
o Attributes
· Major Element
o Definition
o Attributes
Physiology
· Factors
Assessment information
· Key Assessment Item 1
o Method
o Special Considerations
· Key Assessment Item 2
o Method
o Special Considerations
· Developmental Considerations
o Neonate
o Infant
o Child
o Adult
o Geriatric
Diagnosis information
· Diagnosis 1
o RT factors
o AEB issues
Outcomes / Planning
Goals/Outcomes
§ Goal 1
§ Goal 2
Interventions
§ Achieving Goal 1
§ Achieving Goal 2
Implementation
· Common procedures/techniques
· Special [...]
Published at: 07:08 am - Thursday August 20 2009
It’s been a busy and exciting week.
It’s been a week of putting all the theory we’ve been absorbing the last two weeks into application.
Monday and Tuesday were practice labs where we practices the skills of assessment; taking BP’s, pulses, inspecting, observing, documenting, etc. I’m not a touchy-feely kind of person so there are parts of [...]
Published at: 06:08 pm - Sunday August 16 2009
Oh, yea, and I forgot to mention, I was elected class president (for the semester) this week.
Do you think having everyone call me El Conquistador is a little much…? Yup, thought so.
Published at: 06:08 am - Saturday August 15 2009
We’ll miss you Les.
You left the world a better place than you found it.
Les Paul dies at age 94.
Published at: 01:08 pm - Friday August 14 2009
Life span Vital Sign Normal Values reference Index cards.
MS Word file formatted to print duplex (doublesided) on Avery 5388 (though not required).
Values are for my school and may differ from other institutions or text books.
Click here to download-> Normal Values Index Cards
Published at: 08:08 am - Sunday August 09 2009
The first week of the first real nursing classes is over. We had three days of lecture and a half-day seminar on how to use the information from the lectures to prepare for, well, everything - labs, tests, etc. We completed the theory work on Unit 1. This coming week is Unit 2 and then [...]
Published at: 06:08 am - Thursday August 06 2009
Found this site, freenursetutor.com, this morning (actually it was in our list of additional resources for our upcoming unit).
Looks like it might be useful
Published at: 05:08 pm - Monday August 03 2009
Today was the first day of the nursing courses.
Oh YEA!
It was great discussing medical and nurse related topics — FINALLY. There was a ton of information, though it was nice to have an instructor who prioritized, organized, and kept the discussion on track. She kept apologizing for how boring the first two weeks will be. [...]
