future nurses spring 2010

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Question of the week for 07.19.10 A client is being discharged with a prescription for chlorpromazine (Thorazine). Before the client leaves...

Question of the week for 06.28.10 During assessment of clients, a nurse should be informed about cultural issues related to the client'...

Question of the week for 06.21.10 A nurse is to present information about Chinese folk medicine to a group of student nurses. Based on thi...

Question of the week for 06.14.10 A nurse is teaching a client about the difference between tardive dyskinesia (TD) and neuroleptic maligna...

Question of the week for 06.07.10 Which assessment findings require immediate discontinuance of an antipsychotic medication? 1. Involuntar...

Question of the week for 06.01.10 A client has received the first dose of fluphenazine (Prolixin) two hours ago. The client suddenly experi...

Question of the week for 05.24.10 A client has been taking alprazolam (Xanax) for three days. Nursing assessment should reveal which expec...

Question of the week for 05.17.10 Which finding contraindicates the use of haloperidol (Haldol) so that a nurse should withhold the dose? 1...

Question of the week for 05.10.10 What is a postprocedure nursing intervention for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)? 1. Offer frequent sips ...

20 days left... BUT please continue to check emails as a number of time sensitive responses are needed including: -registration of ATI live ...

Question of the week for 05.03.10 Which of these client's behaviors would indicate that the nurse-client relationship has pa...

Question of the week for 04.26.10 Privacy and confidentiality of client information is legally protected. In which of these sit...

Question of the week for 04.19.10 In a psychiatric unit setting, a nurse should limit touch or physical contact used with client...

Question of the week for 04.12.10 During the evaluation phase for a client, the nurse should focus on which aspect? 1. Finding...

Question of the week for 04.05.10 Which statement made by a client indicates to a nurse that the client may have a thought disor...

Question of the week for 03.29.10 A nurse is assessing the mental status of a client admitted with possible organic brain disorde...

Question of the week for 03.22.10 A 19 year-old client is paralyzed in a car accident. Which statement used by the client would...

We shot one more rotation down everyone...LAST ONE TO GO!!! For those of you coming into N009, don't be too nervous! It's not as ba...

You're Invited!!! Martha Vang's Baby Celebration @ The Old Spaghetti Factory (March Lane & I-5) March 22, 2010 11:30-12:30 pm Su...

An email from Ms. Flanders I. On Monday, March 22, we will have a vote related to several components of your certification and pinning cere...

Question of the week for 03.15.10 A nurse is teaching a client about the healthy use of ego defense mechanisms. An appropriate g...

Question of the week for 03.08.10 A nurse is providing home care for a client with chronic bilateral heart failure. Which nursin...

Question of the week for 03.01.10 A client has returned to the unit after having had a renal biopsy. Which of these nursing inter...

Question of the week for 02.22.10 To prepare a client for an Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP) a nurse should include which action? 1...

Question of the week for 02.08.10 A client is admitted to the emergency room with a diagnosis of renal calculi and complaints of ...

Question of the week for 02.01.10 A nurse is assigned to a client who has heart failure . During the morning rounds the nurse see...

if you're having anxiety about precepting, don't worry, you are not alone!!!

Question of the week for 01.25.10 A nurse is caring for a client who has developed cardiac tamponade. Which finding would the nu...

I'm not sure, but I think our countdown is a few days off! Our ceremony is on May 25, I believe, so is the countdown set for the 25th or...

Question of the week for 1.18.10 A nurse caring for a client who has just had the placement of a central venous catheter line. To which of ...

There is orientation at Lodi Memorial Hospital for those who are precepting there for the first rotation: Lodi Memorial Hospital Orientatio...

Question of the week for 01.11.10 A client expresses anger when a call light is not answered within five minutes. The client dema...

Question of the week for 01.04.10 A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a blood transfusion and develops urticaria one-...

looky looky we got our very own countdown!

Question of the week for 12.21.09 A client develops volume overload from an IV that has infused too rapidly. What assessment shou...

now you can breathe! congratulations, we are all done with 3rd semester... LAST semester, here we come! =D

Question of the week for 12.14.09 A client is unconscious following a tonic-clonic seizure. What should a nurse do first? 1. C...

Hey, just curious, can we put up one of those countdown things on here?! I don't know how but could someone do it?! I think it's tim...

Question of the week for 12.07.09 A nurse is caring for a client in the coronary care unit. The display on the cardiac monitor in...

Sounds like a good idea to me! I think we should send a mass email to our entire class through Julie in the nrsg office and I also think we ...

A little birdie wants to tell you: Carin has brought up the idea of capturing our memories as a graduation gift for those of us who will be ...

Question of the week for 11.30.09 A client admits to benzodiazepine dependence for over the past several years. The client is now...

N006 Exam #2 scores are posted :) Happy happy thanksgiving!

Question of the week for 11.23.09 A pregnant woman is hospitalized for treatment of pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) in the t...

Question of the week for 11.16.09 A nurse is beginning nutritional counseling/teaching with a pregnant woman. What is the initia...

Question of the week for 11.09.09 A client telephones the community clinic to ask about a home pregnancy test she used this morni...

Question of the week for 11.02.09 A nurse is teaching a group of college students about breast self-examination. A student asks f...

Some questions... Can I calculate MAP? -What does MAP indicate? -What drugs can be used to manipulate MAP? -What range should MAP be in a he...

Question of the week for 10.26.09 A nurse is caring for a client with active tuberculosis and has a history of noncompliance. Whi...

Question of the week for 10.19.09 A pregnant client who is at 34 weeks gestation is diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism (PE). Whi...

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ladies and (scattered) gentlemen... one more down, and just a few to go!

SNA Bocce Ball Tournament Sign-up!

Question of the week for 10.12.09 A nurse is teaching a client about precautions with Coumadin therapy. The client should be inst...

Open Curriculum Forum The Nursing Faculty would like to invite any students interested in hearing about and giving constructive advise abou...

End of the rotation CPK Fundraiser Please come and join us for some fun after your final exams. Bring your nursing class and this flyer to C...

new postings available in ms. antaran's docushare with topics including: -multi-system failure -cardio -neuro -pulmonary

The ATI testing date for N007 has been moved from Tuesday to Wednesday according to Ms. Antaran.

Question of the week for 10.05.09 A nurse is caring for a client with a deep vein thrombosis. Which finding would require the nur...

Question of the week for 09.28.09 A nurse is caring for a client who is diagnosed with asthma and has developed gastroesophageal ...

Hey everyone. I got an e-mail from Debbie O'Sullivan, the President of the Student Nurses' Association that the faculty at Delta Col...

for the week of 09.21.09 A nurse is providing instructions for a client with asthma. Which of these factors should the client monitor on a ...

Come to the next SNA Meeting Monday September 21st 1:00pm to 2:30pm in Locke-118 Shari Garabaldi, an attorney, in Stockton will be our guest...

for the week of 09.14.09 A nurse is caring for a client with heart failure. Which finding requires the nurse's immediate attention? ...

for the week of 09.08.09 A client is diagnosed with methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus pneumonia (MRSA). What type of isolation i...

very useful information in Mr. Scott's docushare: -EKG review powerpoint -interview #2 with Ms. Antaran

for the week of 08.31.09 What is the feeling called after a cocaine high where the user commonly experiences an extremely unpleasant feeling...

SNA Meeting Monday - August 31st 2009 1:00pm in Locke-229 Our meeting will include club news, club committees and Errisa & AJ will talk ...

for the week of 08.24.09 Delirium tremors could best be described as what types of observations? 1. "Disorganized thinking, feelings...

SNA's Rush Week Table will be in the quad on September 4th We need some volunteers to help out at the SNA table on September 4th from 8a...

Skyscape Discount Did you know that S.J. Delta College Nursing Students receive a 25% discount on Skyscape Software? This is a great deal fo...

welcome back to school! for the week of 08.17.09 A nurse is performing CPR on an adult who had a cardiopulmonary arrest. Another nurse enter...

The CPK Fundraiser was a great success! A big thanks to all of you that participated and supported the SNA by showing up to CPK. This event...

Hey everyone, I got an e-mail from Debbie, the SNA president, that had a list of the meetings this semester with what will be discussed. The...

for the week of 08.10.09 A client with pneumococcal pneumonia was started on antibiotics 16 hours ago. During a nurse’s initial evening roun...

Student Nurses' Association would like to invite you to our CPK Fundraiser! When: Thursday August 13th 2009 Time: Beginning at 10...

for the week of 08.03.09 A nurse is providing instructions for a client with pneumonia. What is the most important information to convey t...

for the week of 07.27.09 The nurse manager overhears a health care provider loudly criticize one of the staff nurses within the hearing ran...

for the week of 07.13.09 A client on telemetry begins to have premature ventricular beats (PVBs) at 12 per minute. A nurse reviews the most...

for the week of 07.06.09 A client is to receive three doses of potassium chloride 10 mEq in 100 mL of 0.9% normal saline to infuse over 30 ...

for the week of 06.29.09 A client calls the evening health clinic to state “I know I have a severely low sugar since the Lantus insulin was...

for the week of 06.22.09 Prior to administration of Alteplase (TPA) to a client admitted with a diagnosis of a cerebral vascular accident (C...

if you are enrolled in the summer sociology 1B online course, don't forget to check your delta email for helpful information...the ...

for the week of 06.15.09 A nurse should instruct a client who is taking digitalis to report which of these side effects? 1. "Nausea,...

for the week of 06.08.09 A 72 year-old client is scheduled to have a cardioversion. A nurse reviews the client’s medication administration r...

for the week of 06.01.09 A nurse is caring for a client with end stage renal disease. What action should the nurse take to assess for paten...

Please join us for the Hurst Review Session On July 9th - 12th, Hurst Review Services will be conducting a NCLEX Live Review at Delta Colleg...

for the week of 05.26.09 An older adult client with tuberculosis has difficulty coughing up secretions for a sputum specimen. Which nursing...

the bridge we trek is the road we take to our next destination. it is nothing but a mere dash or hyphen stuck between point A and B. oh yet,...

for the week of 05.18.09 A nurse admits a client transferred from the emergency room (ER). The client, diagnosed with a myocardial infarcti...

finals schedule for N005: Monday, May 18, 2009 starting at 0800 -75 questions worth 75 points ATI will be on May 20, 2009 (Wednesday) in co...

for the week of 05.11.09 Which of these clients, all of whom have the findings of a board-like abdomen, would the nurse suggest that the he...

for the week of 05.04.09 A client comes into the community health center upset and crying stating “I will die of cancer now that I have thi...

for the week of 04.27.09 A health care provider has ordered daily high doses of aspirin for a client with rheumatoid arthritis. A nurse ins...

there is no class to be held on April 27, 2009 for nursing 5! :) -mid-term grades are posted on turnitin.com! -peer review of process record...

for the week of 04.20.09 A nurse is discussing with a new mother the proper techniques for breast feeding an infant. The nurse would identi...

It used to be easier, dealing with death. Oh, occasionally a particularly devastating case would get to me, but I worked codes with professi...

for the week of 04.13.09 A nurse has been assigned to a group of clients who are receiving IV infusion potassium replacement. Which findin...

http://www.aadelta.org/ http://aasacramento.org/meeting_schedules/meeting_map.htm students are not allowed at closed meetings!!

for the week of 04.06.09 A nurse enters a client's room to discover that the client has no pulse or respirations. After calling for hel...

Spring Break! Yay! Enjoy!

for the week of 03.30.09 The most effective nursing intervention to prevent atelectasis from development in a postoperative client who had a...

Here's a joke told by a patient in Suite A at CMH to Dr. Zia, his case manager, and to the three of us doing rounds: A mushroom wanted t...

I just wanted to say thank you to Ann and all of you now in Nursing 5 for posting the study guides on here to share. It is soooo helpful and...

for the week of 03.23.09 A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with a distal tibia and mid-femur fracture. The client has had a closed r...

"...I am happy it is only a two year program too because oh my god this is stressful, and when the dean said in the beginning “You won’...

for the week of 03.16.09 A nurse, during reinforcement of information to parents about situations of accidental poisoning in children, shoul...

just a few tips for nursing 4 that seems to help: Isabel Romena- -powerpoint presentations are directly from the book, DIRECTLY, but it is a...

did we just finish another nine weeks?

for the week of 03.09.09 Which intervention would a nurse find most effective to promote healing in a client diagnosed with a venous stasis...

KEEP ON TRUCKIN...FINAL FOR N004!!! Ch. 62-Nursing Assessment: Musculoskeletal System 1. Explain the effects of aging on the MS system. -joi...

Next Thursday, the Student Nursing Association will be holding a fundraiser at California Pizza Kitchen. Just show up to California Pizza Ki...

for the week of 03.01.09 Which dinner menu would be best to provide the most iron for a toddler diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia? 1. F...

The counseling office recommends getting transcript evaluations before graduation. This way, the student knows which classes still need to ...