Congratulations to everyone! I am looking forward to watching all of you graduate. It is a pleasure working with all of you and getting to know you. May you all have a wonderful year and enjoy your time off. Happy Holidays!

Fern

The Grades Are Posted!!!

N5 Grades Are Up!!!!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank You

I want to say thanks for the thoughts, well wishes and prayers. Other than using occasional eye drops and needing to get my contact lens and glasses prescriptions changed the first of January, I am back in the seeing world and am very grateful for it.

Lessons learned
Nursing school can make you blind
Studying is overrated
Friends are priceless
My husband Dave is a darned good nurse

N5 2nd rotation

Congratulations on completing our first year of nursing school! Happy holidays!

Carols for the not so mentally healthy

stolen from Futurenurses2007

.......which applies to most nursing students! This made me laugh......hope it will you too ;)

Schizophrenia --- Do You Hear What I Hear?
Multiple Personality Disorder --- We Three Queens Disoriented Are
Dementia --- I Think I'll be Home for Christmas
Narcissistic --- Hark the Herald Angles Sing About Me
Manic --- Deck the Halls and Walls and House and Lawn and Streets and Stores and Office and Town and Cars and Busses and Trucks and trees and Fire Hydrants and......
Paranoid --- Santa Claus is Coming to Get me
Borderline Personality Disorder --- Thoughts of Roasting on an Open Fire
Personality Disorder --- You Better Watch Out, I'm Gonna Cry, I'm Gonna Pout, Maybe I'll tell You Why
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ---Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells


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N5 Finals - Part 3

N5 finals - Part 2

Help

Did anyone find in the book the answer to question 21 on visualization and the grieving process? I am having a hard time with that one.

Final exam study guide

Thanks to previous N5ers for this !

Test 3 grades

Hi everyone,

Mrs. Ippolito has posted the last test grades. She did her item analysis and we got points. Also the powerpoint for tommorow is on docushare for those of you who are interested.

Teresa S

Bonnie

Hi everyone, if you have called or emailed Bonnie please do not think that she is just ignoring you. She has developed a bad inflammation of both her eyes and can’t see at all. She was seen in ER today instead of doing clinical. (A clinical experience of the bad kind.) She is on bed rest till the end of the week and WILL NOT be available by phone or email. If you need help with something, or have a question call me at (916) 600-7074 or email me at shadowphoenix56@sbcglobal.net. I will do my best to help you out. I do need to hear from Christine Moles!! Please be sensitive to Bonnie’s needs and not bother her at this time! Thank you.

My friends. Hello everyone, and happy holidays. I would like to extend this very special invitation to you. You have a chance to help a very sick child, feel warm, and fuzzy all over. At the end of this invitation you will find a link to Project Linus. Project Linus has "blanketeers" who provide home-made blankies to some very deserving children. I am sure that most of you who recieve this email would say that you can not sew, but I am sure that you might know someone who is a great master of sewing, quilting, or crocheting. I invite you to collaborate with those talented friends, perhaps you could buy the materials and they could make the blanket and the two of you can donate this special gift together? The boys of our great troop, Boy Scout Troop 16 invite you to help them make their goals come to life. As it is the goal of our troop to send 50 blankets to Project Linus by the end of January. Please, email me with your commitment that you will be making a blanket for one of these very special children. Thank you in advance for your generosity and support of the boy's and most of all the Project Linus...you will be an honored, "blanketeer". As always, wishing you wellness Christine Moles and boysAny questions? Please call me at 209-547-0460 my email is rnstudychris@aol.com

Final Study Guide

Hey Everybody,

Mrs. Ippilito put the study guide for our final test and todays power point presentation on docushare if you are interested.

I have a question!!!

Does anyone know what they changed our login too on the ATI. Ive tried EVERYTHING and it wont work. I was able to get in a few weeks ago and I know they were going to change them.


Thank for the study guide Austin and Jennifer!!

test5 study guide n4

SJDC Fall 2006Nursing 4 Study Guide Topics for Musculoskeletal

SystemChapter 60
1. Effects of aging on the MS system
2. Serologic and radiologic studies of the MS

Chapter 61
1. Assessment findings and interventions for acute soft tissue injury
2. Stages of fracture healing
3. Nursing care of a patient in skin and skeletal traction, and a patient in a cast
4. Types of fracture reduction and nursing care
5. Postoperative care of the patient with hip replacement
6. Complications of fractures
7. Postoperative care of the patient with an amputation

Chapter 62
1. Pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and nursing care of the patient with osteomyelitis
2. Nursing care of the patient after spinal surgery
3. Clinical manifestations of osteoporosis

Chapter 63
1. Pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, collaborative care of the patient with osteoarthritis
2. Pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, collaborative care of the patient with rheumatoid arthritis
3. Pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, collaborative care of the patient with gout
4. Pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, collaborative care of the patient with SLE
5. Pathophysiology of the patient with systemic sclerosis and the CREST syndrome




TEST QUESTIONS ARE NOT LIMITED TO THESE AREAS. THE STUDENT IS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTENT ON THE SCHEDULED READING ASSIGNMENTS.

Open Letter from Fern Sison

Hey everyone, I'm reposting this open letter from Fern Sison which was inadvertently posted to the June '07 Blog for everyone to read. I've included my thoughts in the first comment of this re-post.
danO

Repost from: Futurenurses2007: Tuesday, November 28, 2006


Test Questions

There is a rumor out there that I am copying test bank questions and handing them out to students. To be more specific a student wrote that I took test bank questions for the Endocrine test and gave them to students. I'd like to set the records straight. I go over different types of questions so that students can learn the concepts and how to answer and read questions. I have many test banks available to me. If you look on this blog for N4 subjects you will find all of those questions with the same concepts that I went over during study groups. I have NEVER COPIED TEST bank questions and handed them to students and I do not give special priviledges to any rotation.

I have always made myself available to any student that asks for my help. There are no special advantages given to any specific rotations. I go over questions to teach concepts and subjects that students may need to study about and I give page numbers for subjects (so the student can read the subject matter) that could help students but I do not give test bank questions to any students. There are more subject test questions on this blog than I even have. Ms. Romena gets her test questions from many different sources and she even writes her own. Some may even come out of NCLEX study books with practice questions. If a student passes, it is because they studied and deserve to pass. And for the student spreading the rumor, the grades didn't get any higher on this test than any other test!

If anyone needs help my office is L214 and my office number is 954-5492.
Anyone who studies hard and goes over the subject matter or even studies the questions on this blog listed under N4 subjects could benefit and pass their classes.

Sincerely,

Fernisa Sison
Nursing Instructor"

N5 study guide 3

Thank you Jennifer for posting the 3rd study guide from the previous class. If anyone is interested I went through and added a couple of details that I thought was missing, and included a couple of more tables that seemed of some benefit.

N5 Study Guide Exam 3

The study guide is on docushare now. Thanks to previous N5ers for this:

New directions for Family ties and Recovery House

Exit Matthews Rd. from I-5
Go West on Matthews Rd. approx 1/2 mile
Turn right on Delivery Rd.
Go approx 1/2 block
RH will be on the right
Further down Family Ties will be on the left.

***Do NOT park at 500 W. Hospital Rd. (the main building) or you will be walking quite a long distance!

Chemical Dependency Directions

Here are some directions for anyone who needs them.
They both start from Delta. If anyone gets directions for the other places, you can post those too. I didn't get a chance to. Also, there is a FT in Stockton but the adress the teacher showed us in clinical was for French Camp. So you if you're using the French Camp directions you might want to make sure that's the facility she wants us to go to.

FAMILY TIES:
1.Head south on Pacific Ave toward W March Ln - go 0.3 mi
2.Turn right onto W March Ln - go 1.8 mi
3.Turn left onto the ramp to merge onto I-5 S - go 8.2 mi
4.Take the Mathews Rd exit 467B - go 0.2 mi
5.Turn right onto W Mathews Rd - go 243 ft
6.Turn right onto S Manthey Rd - go 0.3 mi
7.Turn left onto W County Hospital Rd - go 0.1 mi
8.Continue on W Hospital Rd - go 30 ft
9.Arrive at 500 W Hospital Rd
French Camp, CA 95231


KAISER (KCD)
1.Head south on Pacific Ave toward W March Ln - go 0.3 mi
2.Turn left onto W March Ln - go 1.5 mi
3.Turn left onto West Ln - go 1.2 mi
4.Turn left onto Tommydon St - go 0.1 mi
5.Arrive at 1305 Tommydon St
Stockton, CA 95210

Hope this helps...
-Lindsay

n4 study guide

Study topics for exam 4 - Immunology Fall 2006

Chapter 13
1. Explain the inheritance patterns
2. Types of Immunity
3. Differentiate between cell-mediated immunity from humoral immunity.
4. Effects of aging on the immune system
5. Explain and differentiate between the different types of hypersensitivity reactions. Give examples of conditions under each type.
6. Explain the assessment, diagnosis and collaborative care of allergic disorders.
7. List and explain the cardinal principles in the therapeutic management of anaphylaxis.
8. List and describe the different mediators of the allergic response.
9. Briefly explain autoimmunity and the different treatment method
10. Differentiate primary from secondary immunodeficiency disorders, graft-versus- host disease.
11. Briefly explain immunosuppressive therapy.
12. Know WBC values.

Chapter 14
1. Explain the pathophysiology of HIV/AIDS
2. Explain the clinical manifestations and complications of HIV/AIDS.
3. Explain the diagnostic studies, criteria and collaborative care for patients with AIDS.
4. Explain the different opportunistic diseases associated with AIDS and their clinical manifestations.
5. Explain the indications for the initiation of antiretroviral therapy in the chronically HIV-infected patient.
6. Explain the different drug categories of antiretroviral agents used in HIV infection.

Pages 747- 751.

giving thanks

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!

Be thankful this semester is almost over!!! ;)

Liana.............................

call me 209 9436738 or 209 4033241 (tomorrow after 12 and anytime after that)

Study Guide 2 part 2

Here is the second half of the second study guide. As usually, if you find anything additional that you think should be added, please share it with the rest of your classmates.

Austin

Study Guide 2

Here is the first 10 questions completely answered, the other half will be provided in the next few hours. Good luck.

n5 grade from first 9 wks

hey, has anyones official grade posted online yet?

Open, Closed, Random type families

http://www.nais.org/publications/ismagazinearticle.cfm?Itemnumber=148198&sn.ItemNumber=145956

"Closed" families have a tight boundary around them that separates them from the outside world. You don't just drop in on a closed family. These families exercise power in a top-down way, with the father customarily the "boss." They value preparation, unity, sincerity, and clarity. Open families, by contrast, have a less formidable barrier around them and tend to value tolerance, authenticity, latitude, and responsiveness. Random families are dramatically different from closed and open families. Their use of time and space are likely to be dispersed, irregular, and fluctuating. They value ambiguity and whimsicality; above all, they want to protect the originality and creativity of their children

Exam Grades for N4

Does anyone know if our grades that our clinical instructor had given us was our final grade or has she not included our extra credit? thanks....

N4 Study Groups

This was posted on our blog
Congratulations to everyone who made it through N4 and for those who are now starting N4. If anyone needs a study group, please e-mail me at fsison@deltacollege.edu. Otherwise I will not schedule study groups until after November 14th when my EKG course ends....unless you want to meet on Thursdays.

I would love to meet with students and help in anyway I can. If you have trouble with your Care Studies and/or just want someone to review them before you turn them in, please feel free to drop by my office (L214) on Mondays, Tuesdays, or Thursdays and I will be happy to read then and critique them.

Good luck everyone!

Fernisa Sison
L214
954-5492 office

Great Job. That was alot of work you went through and it is VERY thorough. Only one thing for me to add and I think it goes without saying. If a pt refuses meds, which is their right unless the court states otherwise, you must document and notify MD.

N4 study guides

Hi every one, I would really appreciate copies of the study guides for N4, if you can help me please send them to me at shadowphoenix56@sbcglobal.net. Thanks, Debbie (tutor)

N5, the completed study guide

Please feel free to add what I might have missed.

N4 study guide

Here are the pages to the study guide for nursing 4. If someone has something different please post it. Good luck everyone!

Chapter 57: #1. pgs. 1555-1557, #2. p. 1563, #3. p. 1569-1570, #4. 1575-1576

Chapter 58: #1. p. 1585,#2. forgot page but in same vacinity, #3. p. 1587, #4. pg. 1590,#5. pg.1592 and 1598

Chapter 54: forgot page but around 1469,#2. pg. 1468,#3. pg. 1469-the table, #4. p. 1476, #5. pg. 1474, #6. pg. 1484, #7. pg. 1489

Chapter 55: #1. pg. 1500-1501, #2. p. 1515-1516,#3. p. 1517, #4. p.1518-1519

Chapter 56: #1. p. 1527, #2. p. 1530, #3. 1532, #4. p. 1533, #5. p.1540

N4 Graduates

For those of you who just passed N4, congratulations!!!!!!!
Would you please post here any tips and advice to pass on to future N4 students of M. Romena's class.
I have heard that reading the text book, text study guide, chapter tests and possibly some of Lippincot's Q and As were helpful. Is there anything else that you used that helped?
We tutors need to know how to help the next classes.

N4 lab values

you will need to know lab values for N4. Here is a website that not only gives the values but explains what it means when it is high and when it is low. Great Website!! use it wisely.

">www.dalesplace.net/lab_values.php

Mark your Calendars

It's a Celebration in honor of ... completion of the second semester of the ADN Program!
Come and celebrate with us! The Nursing Department invites you to attend a celebration of your accomplishment in completing the second semester of the ADN Program
Date: Monday, December 4, 2006 Time: 12:00 - NOON Location:
Upper Danner Hall
Please R.S.V.P. to Julie Lang if you are able to attend by November 27, 2006. Phone: 954-5447 email: jlang@deltacollege.edu

SJDC ADN Class of 2007

Anyone interested in buying N5 books? I have 3 books: Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health, Psychotropic Drugs, and Nursing Diagnoses in Psychiatric Nursing. You can contact me at 408-515-6628
Thanks

SJMC - 1st Rotation

1st Rotation - St. Joe's

Courtesy of Elizabeth G.

N5 Books

Hey, I'm looking to sell my N5 books if anyone was interested I have 4 books: Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health, Psychotropic Drugs, Nursing Diagnoses in Psychiatric Nursing and the DSM-IV-TR. I bought all but the Nursing Diagnoses book new. I was looking to sell them all for around $120, or I could sell them individually if anyone was interested.
Annastasia

Check you're Delta email ! N4 grades are posted !

N4 Grades are posted !!!

Psalm 31: 23-24
23 Love the LORD, all his saints! The LORD preserves the faithful, but the proud he pays back in full.
24 Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.

http://www.ibs.org/niv/passagesearch.php?passage_request=Psalm%2031&niv=yes

Check your student email!!

Hey Everyone...

If you are going to N5, check your student email. Mrs. Ippolito sent out an email with our first assignment on it. Good luck on the N4 final.

N4 Last exam

I am not sure if any of you stayed after class but Romena gave out some tips for the final test. See the comment section for elaboration.

N5 a last minute study guide

helpful study guide but its long.

Need Supplemental Help?

Hey y'all. I have just struck paydirt with interactive learning links for tutorials, quizzes, charts, graphs, slide shows, animations, simulations and anything else you can think of to help your individual learning style. This is a great find for visual and kinisthetic learners.
This link will take you to a medical site that has 9 pages of links. Each page has around 100 links. Check it out and share anything that you find helpful with the rest of us.

Medical Learning Links

The Student Nurse's Prayer

Dear Lord: I know we go through this every day but please give me the knowledge
as to why I actually wanted to go to nursing school.
Lord, give me the strength to make it through
those boring three hour lectures without falling asleep.
Lord, please give me the patience to make it through twelve hour clinicals
with instructors that can't just give you the right answer
and on the same note, give the nurses the ability to remember
what it was like to be a student and give us just a little more respect.
Lord, give me the endurance to read all the assigned readings
and be able to remember it when I am taking a test with four right answers.
Lord, give my family and friends the ability to realize
I really am on the edge of insanity.
Finally, Lord, give me the vision to see that one day I will be a real nurse
and I will never have to wear this ugly uniform again.

by Meredith Joyner
Inspirational Page

GU Study Guide

Hey everyone..Romena sent out a study guide for the GU system to your student email. I have posted it under comments...enjoy and happy studying!

N4 Study Group

I wanted to let N4 people know that I have reserved Locke 230 and 14 laptop computers with the Phys Whiz programs (including the practice tests) for 1230pm Thursday after the Career Faire. Feel free to swing by and join in!

N5 books

Anyone looking to sell their N5 books? Im looking to buy!!!

~Jodie~

327-1702

Just a Bunch of Nut Heads

Good Luck with Finals Everyone!

and yet another...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- A former nurse was sentenced Thursday to life in prison on charges she killed 10 hospital patients with drug injections because she found them too demanding.
Vickie Dawn Jackson, 40, pleaded no contest on Wednesday and was sentenced after prosecutors presented their evidence to a judge.
Investigators believe Jackson injected the patients through their intravenous lines with a drug normally used to temporarily stop breathing when doctors insert a breathing tube.
FBI agent David Burns testified that the patients had been hospitalized for minor ailments -- including a foot sore, diarrhea or dementia -- and were about to be released.
"In general, they were the kind of patients who needed more care," Burns said at the sentencing. "I think that's probably why. They're verbose. They want this. They're thirsty. It seemed to make her angry."
Authorities became suspicious after nearly two dozen deaths were reported at Nocona General Hospital in late 2000 and early 2001, a stretch of time when the hospital should have seen only five to 10 deaths.
Authorities discovered at least 20 vials of the drug were missing. And officers searching garbage at Jackson's home found a syringe that contained traces of it, Burns said.
Jackson's attorney, Bruce Martin, said Jackson maintained her innocence and pleaded no contest to avoid a trial so her daughter would not be called to testify.
In a statement issued through her attorney, Jackson said she was "sympathetic to the families of the deceased" and "acutely aware that closure for them is necessary, if, indeed, closure can ever come for them."
Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty, meaning Jackson would have been sentenced to life in prison if convicted by a jury.
The case was moved from Nocona, 90 miles northwest of Dallas, to this West Texas town because of publicity surrounding the deaths.