#sn2rn

So..I won't be posting reviews or anything because I realized that I've been avoiding the inevitable requirement to memorize important things for tests which has led me to hitting below the passing mark on 2 tests on med surg (not too low) & pretty low on a Peds test. 

I think I've reached the point that most nursing students have reached at one (or more) point of their schooling: Do I want to keep going or stop and move on to something more feasible and probably want to do more?

But I want to prove to people that I can do it...yet at the same time I want to give up because of all the expectations that are weighing me down...

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, spring break is almost here! Couldn't have come at a better time to re-energize & re-evaluate everything in my life. Hopefully I'll feel better in 2 weeks.

Anywhoo back to the daily struggle..wish I could inject studying and learning hormones in me :3 Sayonara!

SN2RN

Some Gero. Diffs. in Assessment

Mouth

Teeth loss

Dentures

Diminished sense of taste

Dry oral mucosa

Esophagus

Dysphagia

Potential aspiration

Stomach

Atrophy of gastric mucosa (expected age change)

Food intolerances

Decreased gastric emptying

Small Intestine

Complaints of indigestion

Slowed intestinal transit

Delayed absorption

Nurses R' Us Tip: 

Motrin (Ibuprofen)

SDR (Safe dosage range): 5-10 mg/kg/dose

REMEMBER: Pediatrics doses are based on weight (kg)

Zephaniah 3:17