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About me

  I am currently a nursing student at California State University Channel Islands in the class of 2018! My goals are to graduate from nursing school, pass the NCLEX, and to find an area of nursing I’m passionate about along the way. What makes me stand out from others is the trait of perseverance that …

Clinical Experience

September – November, Fall 2014 NRS 201: Introduction to Professional Nursing/Fundamentals St. Johns Regional Medical Center, Oxnard Units: Rehabilitation Unit   January – April, Spring 2015 NRS 221: Nursing Care of the Adult With Acute & Chronic Illnesses I Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura Units: Medical-Surgical Unit, Operating Room, Telemetry Unit   May – June, …

Unplugged

I spent a good amount of time on Saturday disconnecting from technology and the class as well. Since you assigned us this assignment, I decided it would be a good time to disconnect from school as well, as it almost goes hand in hand with technology. On my hike, I saw a variety of people […]

Portal Hypertension

Group: Duan Nguyen, Jose Perez, Hanna Persin, Kenyn Castaneda, Audrey Guila Who? People who have liver dysfunction, more commonly people who have hepatic cirrhosis. What? It is the increase in pressure throughout the portal venous system. When? It happens when obstruction of blood flow into and through the damaged liver. Common signs and symptoms are ascites which […]

Ciprofloxacin

Cyclosporine, also known as Gengraf, Neoral, or SandIMMUNE, is an immunosuppressant that is used for Prevention and treatment of rejection in renal transplants. It also has an unlabeled use of treating steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome. It performs this by inhibiting normal immune responses, both cellular and humoral, by inhibiting interleukin-, which initiates T-cell activity. It is […]

Electrolytes

My favorite electrolyte is sodium. In my opinion, it is the easiest to remember as it is frequently thought of when thinking about diet. Out of all the other electrolytes, changes in sodium is most likely to occur as people generally have a tendency to eat too much of it, thus it is highly considered […]

Ostomy Care

In an article featured on Americannursetoday.com talks about patient education regarding ostomy care. Some of the topics covered include types of ostomies and stomas, finding the right ostomy pouch system, complications, nutritional considerations, and drug therapy. The types of ostomies mentioned are the colostomy, ileostomy, and urostomy, and what is included is which organ will […]

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