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JUNIOR ONES! OSCE is coming! Do you need help practicing, or want practical skills advice? A tutor will be in open lab TONIGHT from 6:30-8:30pm and TOMORROW from 12-2pm to help you with your skills if you need it! :) See you there!

Welcome back nursing students! Hope you are feeling refreshed and ready to take on the rest of the semester! Feel free to reach out to us if you need mid-semester help! :)

Spring Break is just around the corner nursing students! You deserve it! :) If you need any help in your nursing classes, please reach out to us! You can leave us a Facebook message or email us at [email protected]!

Finish strong nursing students! Winter break is almost here! If you need help studying or need study tips, please don't hesitate to contact us here via message or through our email at [email protected]
Happy almost-finals! :)

Hey Junior 1 class! Tomorrow, December 9th, we are holding our OSCE prep event in the lab! Come to the skills lab between 2-4pm to work with our tutors and your friends to practice your skills before your OSCE! See you there! :)

Come on down to Davies tomorrow night for some pizza, pop, and a little competition! Practice NCLEX questions while having fun! Email Jacqueline at [email protected] to sign up with a team or you can request to be put on a randomized team!

Have you ever tried to read a doctor's order and all you saw was this? Happy Friday!!!

ANSWER to Tuesday's NCLEX question:
(sorry this is a day late!)

The nurse is planning discharge teaching for a client with Parkinson's disease. To maintain safety, the nurse should make which of the following suggestions to the family?

1) Install a raised toilet seat - CORRECT - helps client to be independent; slightly elevate the back leg of chairs
2) Obtain a hospital bed - Incorrect: no indication that this is needed
3) Instruct the client to hold his arms in a dependent position when ambulating - Incorrect: should swing arms to assist in balance when walking
4) Perform an exercise program during the late afternoon- Incorrect: activities should be scheduled for late morning when energy level is highest and client won't be rushed
Source: Kaplan NCLEX-RN 2016 Strategies, Practice & Review

This may seem simple, but electrolytes are extremely important to understand. Here's a little cheat sheet about the major electrolytes we monitor in patients that become critical lab values!

Here's the NCLEX question of the week:

The nurse is planning discharge teaching for a client with Parkinson's disease. To maintain safety, the nurse should make which of the following suggestions to the family?

1. Install a raised toilet seat
2. Obtain a hospital bed
3. Instruct the client to hold his arms in a dependent position when ambulating
4. Perform an exercise program during the late afternoon

Answer will be given sometime on Thursday!

Source: Kaplan NCLEX-RN 2016 Strategies, Practice & Review

Happy Monday, everyone! Here's an inspirational video to kick off your week with a great mindset. We are all going into one of the most remarkable professions on this planet. Here's to us!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4peIFulusSk

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Do you remember the NCLEX question? Here's the answer and rationale.
A 40-year-old, G7, P4, A2, 36 weeks pregnant woman was admitted because of complaints of vaginal bleeding. She also noticed a lack of fetal activity in the 3 days prior to admission. The nurse's first action is to

A. check for fetal heart tones - CORRECT

B. ask for ultrasound examination

C. ask for x-ray of the abdomen

D. palpate for fetal movement

Explanation

•A. Finding the fetal heart tones is the easiest way to check the status of the pregnancy in this situation, and should be done first.

• B. If no fetal heart tones are noted, a sonogram should be ordered to confirm fetal status.

• C. Incorrect: An x-ray of the abdomen will not assess whether the fetus is alive or not.

•D. Incorrect: There will be no fetal activity if the fetus dies in utero, but palpation is not a diagnostic test.