Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Signing Up for Student Nursing Association Membership


If you have not joined yet please do so. You can apply on-line for instant membership into NSNA at http://www.nsna.org/index.asp. Take advantage of the many program rewards, services, benefits, scholarship, and letters of recommendation, product discounts, and leadership opportunities into being an NSNA member. So I encourage you all to join, plus it looks really good on your resume when applying for jobs. Once you have joined please print out your membership ID number and e-mail a copy to our:
NSNA Vice-President - Angela Aistrup (Fall 2009)
aaistrup@sbcglobal.net
aaistrup232@students.deltacollege.edu

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Upcoming Curriculum Changes Meeting

Curriculum Changes meeting

Monday October 26th from 1-2:30 Locke- 314. If anybody is interested in attending this meeting please e-mail me back at agonzales33@comcast.net by Friday. So I can let Debbie know how many people will be attending this meeting. We want to make sure that there is plenty of space for everybody. I do hope you all can make it, this is a really important meeting.

Congratulations!!


I just want to say Congrats to you all for your hard work in passing Nursing 1. We did it!!. As one journey ends a new one begins... I wish you all good luck in Nursing 2. ^_^

Monday, October 19, 2009

NCLEX Q&A 10/19/09

Hello everyone! I apologize for not keeping up with the weekly questions. Some things came up that I had to take care of, but I will try to keep up with it!

A pregnant client who is at 34 weeks gestations is diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism (PE). Which of these medications should a nurse anticipate the health care provider will order?

A) Oral Coumadin therapy every other day
B) Heparin 5000 units subcutaneously BID
C) Heparin infusion to maintain the PTT at 1.5 to 2.5 times the control value
D) Laxatives conatining magnesium salts


(: Iris Dichupa (SJMC #1)




Answer: D

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Bocce Ball Fundraiser


SNA Bocce Ball Tournament Sign-up!

End of the rotation CPK Fundraiser




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 CPK to enjoy great food and to socialize! This is also a wonderful time to exchange books and notes with the other half of your class! We hope to see you all there.

CPK is open from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm
SNA will receive 20% of all purchases (includes food, drinks, alcohol, dine-in & take out)


SNA Officers

Debbie, Angela, Sherri & Phil

Friday, October 9, 2009

The importance of why we change our pt's IV equipment.



Nurse accused of reusing equipment; patients warned -
CNN.com Source: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/08/rogue.nurse.diseases/index.html


A Fort Lauderdale nurse has resigned and more 1,800 patients have been notified that they may have been exposed to diseases such as HIV and hepatitis, after the nurse allegedly admitted to the hospital that she used disposable IV equipment on multiple patients, a violation of safety standards.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Study Guide!

The study guide and lecture notes for this week are up on Docushare! Thanks to Tammy for alerting me to this!

Open Curriculum Forum

Open Curriculum Forum

The Nursing Faculty would like to invite any students interested in hearing about and giving constructive advise about the new ADN Curriculum to attend the open forums!

When: Last Monday of each month
Time: 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Where: Locke-314

Monday, October 5, 2009

SJGH!!! NG tube day... so exciting
















Help!

So, I can't find that paper that we need for the case study... and I can't download it from Docushare. So, if anyone could send me a copy or the link to get the copy... that would be awesome! i'll love you forever ;D anyway... thanks!

Stephanie

Send it to Stephaniejenks@hotmail.com

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Skills Lab 10-2-09 LMH








Case Study Presentation

In case you need help finding proper nursing diagnoses and corresponding interventions, I found this website helpful. It does not have all the nursing diagnoses, but it has quite a few that probably could apply to your patient. Once you choose one, it also suggests nursing interventions to go with that diagnosis. Hope this helps!

http://www1.us.elsevierhealth.com/MERLIN/Gulanick/Constructor/

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Test Taking Strategies Workshop:

Test Taking Strategies Workshop:

If you need help taking nursing tests, then this workshop might be just what you need!
This presentation will show a you how to break down the six types of test questions (standard multiple choice as well as all the alternate items) in order to successfully answer them and get better grades.

Monday, October 5
Locke 314 from 1-2:30

At the end of the workshop, there will be a drawing for a $25 gift card!
(nursing students only)

Kim Thompson, MS
Nursing Student Success Program Coordinator
San Joaquin Delta College
209.954.5425, Locke 308

Pharmacology GRM 26 & 53

Week 6-Chapter 26

1. What are the three main body fluid compartments?
a. intracellular fluid, interstitial fluid, and plasma volume

2. Know the terms extracellular fluid, extravascular fluid, interstitial fluid, intracellular fluid and intravascular fluid.
a. extracellular fluid: fluid outside the cells
b. extravascular fluid: fluid outside blood vessels
c. interstitial fluid: fluid between cells
d. intracellular fluid: fluid within a cell
e. intravascular fluid: fluid within blood vessels

3. What does isotonic mean?
a. equal concentration of solutes across a membrane

4. There are two forces within the capillaries that bring about the movement of water. Hydrostatic pressure pushes water out of the capillaries and oncotic or colloidal oncotic pressure pulls or retains water within the vessels. The arterial blood pressure is what provides for the hydrostatic pressure. It is a person’s arterial blood pressure that promotes the movement of fluid from within the capillaries to outside the capillaries (tissues and cells). Serum protein (albumin) is what causes a person to have oncotic pressure so it is actually the albumin that pulls water into the capillaries. So, hydrostatic pushes and oncotic pulls.

5. What is the principle extracellular electrolyte?
a. albumin

6. What are the three categories of agents used to replace lost fluids?
a. crystalloids, colloids, and blood products

7. What are the constituents of crystalloids?
a. fluids and electrolytes normally found in the body

8. How do colloids move fluid from the interstitial compartment to the plasma compartment? a. pull fluid from blood vessels

9. What are the indications for the following blood products?
a. Cryoprecipitate: 1, FFP: 1.7x, PRBCs: 2.2x, whole blood: 3.33


Week 6-Chapter 53

1. What are the two areas of the brain responsible for vomiting?
a. vomiting center and chemoreceptor trigger zone

2. What are parents advised to do when a child ingests a toxin?
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3. How do most antiemetics work?
a. block one of 6 vomit pathways and in doing so block the neurologic stimulus that induces vomiting

4. Know the ways in which categories of antiemetics work by studying

Antiemetic Drugs: Mechanisms of Action
*Anticholinergics: scopolamine
Block Ach receptors in the vestibular nuclei and reticular formation

*Antihistamines: diphenhydramine
Block H1 receptors, thereby preventing Ach from binding to receptors in the vestibular nuclei

*Neuroleptics: prochlorperazine
Block dopamine in the CTZ and may also block Ach

*Prokinetics: metoclopramide
Block dopamine in the CTZ or stimulate Ach receptors in the GI tract

*Serotonin blockers: ondansetron
Block serotonin receptors in the GI tract, CTZ, and VC

*Tetrahydrocannabinoids
Have inhibitory effects on the reticular formation, thalamus, and cerebral cortexcerebral cortex