Dehydration

Dehydration (fluid volume deficit)  Fluid volume deficit occurs from the loss of body fluids.  This occurs more rapidly when coupled with decreased fluid intake and can also occur after a prolonged period of inadequate intake. Dehydration or fluid volume deficit can be mild moderate or severe. Cause:  Causes of Dehydration include abnormal fluid losses such …

Hectic schedule

Looks like my schedule is pretty much set in stone now, at least for the semester.  Now that I have gone PRN at my job (RT), well I officially go PRN on October 9) my schedule is pretty much set. Monday:  off from work – pre clinical patient research takes up much of the day. …

Exam 1- Adult Health.

We had our first exam this morning. This test was no joke.  Some of my classmates said this test was hard.  One was even said to be “eating away her depression” at Johnny Rockets.  My friend 95% of the time does a few points higher than me on many of our exams.  I don’t think …

Bad first day

Ever find yourself on mental overload?  That was me this week- total mental overload. I worked all weekend and was able to get some “learning questions done” while at work on diabetes. I got 10 of the questions done In a couple of hours.   Great, ahead of schedule. And yes I literally scheduled my week, …

School is open!

The new semester of nursing school has started. This semester is until Dec 14. We had a long and for the most part boring Adult Health orientation.  We did have a fun time showing the teacher our assessment skills on each other and clowning around with the manikins. (I got some fun pics)  We also …

Last Day

Today was the last test and the last day of the semester for nursing school. I did okay on the achievement test and will end up with an 87.18in Maternal Child Health. Not too shabby So yay! I survived the first semester of nursing school!! I am very proud of myself. We lost one classmate …