Student Nurse's Station

For sure everyone wants to pass or even top the Board Examination for Nursing. But the big question is, HOW? Want to know? Just keep on reading. Actually there are no exact ways or sure ways of passing and topping the exam but, if you ask me for some tips I can give you some.       If you ask yourself, Will I pass the board exam? Will I top it? If your answer is a big YES! You will definitely make it. Why did I say that? Because, it was based on The Law of Attraction. It is the secret of almost all successful and influential persons in the humanity. It is the universal law which states that what you think will manifest- that’s the power of your mind, and the universe will just respond in accordance to your thought.   Many people already believe this law of attraction. So have the courage to say that you will make it. And try it for yourself.       I’m going to tell you a story about a schoolmate who once dreamed of topping the board exam. Thi...

The   nervous system  is an organ system containing a network of specialized cells called neurons that coordinate the actions of a human being and transmit signals between different parts of its body. The nervous system consists of two parts, central and peripheral. The central nervous system contains the brain, spinal cord, and retina. The peripheral nervous system consists of sensory neurons, clusters of neurons called ganglia, and nerves connecting them to each other and to the central nervous system. Neuron - is the functional unit of the nervous system. Each connected at the synapse between axon (transmits message away from the neuron) and dendrite (transmits message towards the neuron. Neurotransmitters - are chemical compounds which activate or inhibit such transmission. NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT CONSISTS OF THE FF: Mental Status or LOC Reflexes Motor functions Sensory functions Cranial ...

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE Infectious Agent or its toxic products - AGENT   Directly or Indirectly - MODE OF TRANSMISSION Person, Animal or Intermediate Vector – HOST Environment - ENVIRONMEN T ECOLOGIC TRIAD OF DISEASE Agent – element, substance, animate or inanimate that may serve as stimulus to initiate a disease process Host – organism that provides nourishment for another organism Environment – physical (climate), biological (plants & animals) CONTAGIOUS VS. INFECTIOUS Contagious- Diseases that are easily spread directly transmitted from person to person (direct contact) through an intermediary host Infectious- Diseases that caused by a pathogen not transmitted by ordinary contact but require a direct inoculation through a break in the skin or mucous membrane. REMEMBER: ALL CONTAGIOUS DISEASE ARE INFECTIOUS BUT INFECTIOUS DISEASE IS NOT ALWAYS CONTAGIOUS What is Infection? INFECTION - the state or condition in which the body or part of the body is inva...

  1.       RESEARCH - it is the organized or systematic way of investigating or gathering of information to validate something or to improve ideas that already exist like theories 2.       NURSING RESEARCH - it is a way of analyzing, validating and improving ideas that already exist to come up with a new idea that is to be used on clinical nursing practice 3.       CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH - it is a nursing research wherein the client is involved on the process of making new form of knowledge that will guide nursing practice. 4.       BASIC RESEARCH - it is simply the gathering of information and using these information in constructing or forming new idea that will solve an immediate problem 5.       APPLIED RESEARCH - it is the making of new skills or approaches and, later use these skills and approaches in solving problems 6.      ...

Let's start the review with the scope of nursing practice.- R.A. 9173, Philippine Nursing Act 2002 Primarily, Nurses are responsible for the promotion of health and prevention of illness. Duty of the nurse includes: 1. administration of written prescription for treatment, therapies, oral, topical and parenteral        medications 2. internal examination during labor in the ABSENCE of antenatal bleeding and delivery 3. Suturing of perineal laceration as long as the nurse undergone SPECIAL TRAINING The Nurse's ROLES and RESPONSIBILITIES Caregiver- helps clients promote, restore and maintain health and wellness Counselor- helps clients identify and cope with stressful conditions Communicator- identifies needs and problems of a patient/group Coordinator/Manager- coordinates, manages and delegates tasks, also supervises and evaluates his co-workers Change Agent- modifies the behavior of patients and adjust to highly dynamic health technology ...