Kayla is not feeling well. This afternoon, after taking a nap, she woke up with a fever and body weakness. She heads to the kitchen to get herself a glass of water as she encounters her sister, Elaine, who just arrived from hospital duty. After telling Elaine about how she was feeling, Elaine rushes to […]
At some point of our nursing careers, we might feel like giving up. “I can’t do this anymore. Nursing isn’t for me,” we might say. Nursing is one tough profession. It isn’t just for anybody. For one to be a successful nurse and to have a long nursing career, he/she should be determined enough as […]
Exams here, NCPs there. Clinical duty today, drug studies due tomorrow. Anxious of that long quiz you took yesterday, worried of not finishing your assignments today. About to go crazy, well, maybe just a bit..or a bit more. Alright, maybe close to breaking down. You know you were once or you currently are a student […]
As children, we were oftentimes asked in school what we wanted to be when we grow up, it is usually followed by questions why we wanted to be such and sometimes, we would even be asked to write a long essay about it. Usually, kids would simply say “I want to be a nurse because […]
In today’s class, the clinical instructor is discussing all about Bed bath, bed shampoo and sponge bath. While the Clinical instructor lectures about bed shampoo, Kayla finds herself engrossed and listening intently. According to the lecture, hair care increases blood flow to the scalp and removes oils and dirt; and clean hair prevents skin irritation […]
You just have received endorsement from the outgoing nurse. You check on the chart and assess your patient. You check the IV lines and IV sites, you check the due medications and if the stock’s enough for the 8-hour shift. You check when the IVF’s will be due. You check the vital signs then record […]
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