Grocery Store Wars | Join the Organic Rebellion LOL.

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Drove through Elizabethton, Shady Valley and Mountain City. It’s a twisty path through the mountains. Went up to Watauga Dam and Watauga lake. It’s gorgeous country. Before I got to the really twisty roads I did get a reminder of how dangerous these roads can be. There was a horrible wreck. They had Wings […]

Categories: Personal Life

I’m having trouble emotionally with my cousin’s wedding that is coming up. I used to babysit this girl. Yes, I know another of the kids I used to babysit is married and divorced, but Kellie’s wedding is starting to bother me when I think about it. I’m 28, she’s 19. In my family, […]

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Kudzu Extract May Help People Drink Less
At last. A use so we can harvest and get rid of that pesky invading Southren flora.

Categories: Nursing

The most effective nursing intervention to prevent atelectasis from developing in a post operative client is to assist client to

Maintain adequate hydration
Turn, cough and deep breathe
Ambulate client within 12 hours
Splint incision with moving or coughing

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My first post (since this was synched with my LJ) was 11 May 2002.

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The nurse is caring for a client whose arterial blood gases indicate metabolic acidosis. The nurse knows that causes of metabolic acidosis include all of the following except

cardiac arrest.
diabetic ketoacidosis.
hypokalemia.
renal failure.

Categories: NCLEX Style Questions

The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving IV fluids. Which observation the nurse makes best indicates the IV has infiltrated?

Pain at the site.
A change in flow rate.
Coldness around the insertion site.
Redness around the insertion site.

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Unconventional Student Nurse
This person linked to me. Not much there yet.

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I would like to try to make this more of a community blog with more people participating. So Essay time….. (just joking quick comments are accepted too)
1. How would you accomplish that?
2. Would you like to contribute NCLEX style questions yourself?
3. Are you a nursing student, nurse, or some other person all together? Do you […]

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