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I know I need to post another question & another podcast, but the hits keep on piling on one on top of the other. After the logic board replacement, I’ve moved 200 miles. And then will be moving again this week.  But I just had to share this link with you. It’s the Nursing Wiki. Add you knowlege. Students add your papers. Wikis are good sources of info because lots and lots of people add thier knowledge.

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A client is hospitalized for treatment of a fractured femur. Suddenly, he becomes pale, confused, and very short of breath. He complains of pain to his chest. The nurse also notes petechial hemorrhages on his legs and stomach. The nurse suspects that this client:

1. is having an acute anxiety attack
2. may have a fat embolism
3. may have a wound infection
4. is having a myocardial infarction

We did a podcast during class tonight.

Podcast Class

Edited to add: I spoke with a eBusiness class at Virginia Intermont College about podcasts and how to do them. We created this podcast in class and I posted it for them

Correct answer now posted by Tanya…

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A client with chronic lymphocytic leukemia has a central venous access device. She has a tunneled central catheter called a Hickman. The nurse knows that this catheter is inserted surgically and threaded to the subclavian, and then is advanced into the superior vena cava just above the junction with the

1. left atrium
2. right atrium
3. left ventricle
4. right ventricle

Correct answer now posted by Tanya…

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Twelve hours post lumbar laminectomy a client complains of discomfort and the inability to void. Which is the best action for the nurse to take?

1. Assist the client to the bathroom
2. Palpate for fullness of the bladder
3. Apply manual pressure to the bladder as the client attempts to void
4. Insert an indwelling catheter

Correct answer now posted by Tanya…

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A 2 day old neonate is receiving phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia. During this therapy, it is essential that the nurse:

1. decrease the unit’s level of light every 2 hours
2. keep the neonate well covered to prevent cold stress
3. maintain the neonate’s position for 4 hours at a time
4. place an opaque mask over the neonate’s eyes

Source: Question & Rationale provided by Drexel University’s NCLEX EXCEL

Well the logic board is having to be replaced on my primary computer. The one I’m currently using is unable to record a podcast for various evil reasons. Plus I can’t access my file for the NCLEX question rationals. All will be done as soon as the new computer returns. -Tatiana

MedicCast
A podcast by a Paramedic/Current nursing Student.

Correct answer now posted by Tanya…

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The mother of a premature infant demonstrates knowledge of her son’s growth and development when she tells the nurse:

1. “If his respirations are the normal rate and he isn’t retracting or grunting. I won’t need to bring him in for an oximeter reading.”
2. “His skin will have less chance of friction or pressure points from a sheet over the crib mattress than a sheepskin over the mattress.”
3. “When he stops sucking the nipple and falls asleep, he is telling me he has had enough to eat and is full.”
4. “The best time to provide exciting music, talking and stroking is during feedings when he is already awake.”

Source: Question & Rationale provided by Drexel University’s NCLEX EXCEL

Nursing Studio Podcast #6
Featuring Nursing News, some Podsafe Music, I talk about Rhabdo, State of Nursing Workforce, and 3rd degree heart block.

Show Notes