Sue Simpson RN MSN Nursing Education

San Diego City College 1313 Twelfth Avenue San Diego CA Phone: 619-388-3894 Fax: 619-388-3821 Web: http://www.sdccd.net Send e-mail to Sue View calendar

Welcome to my Nursing Education 202 - Adult Health Nursing III page.  Here are some games for you to play that will help you study the disease processes and nursing care that we are covering.  Check back to this page every so often as I will try to have an activity for each lecture.  Don't forget to try the links I have found for you.

Quia activities Acute Renal Failure http://www.quia.com/jg/74317.html The patient with Pancreatitis http://www.quia.com/jg/78711.html Pancreatitis: Acute and Chronic http://www.quia.com/hm/25963.html Nursing Interventions for Potential Complications After Thyroidectomy http://www.quia.com/quiz/132815.html Thyroid Scramble http://www.quia.com/jw/13002.html Thyroid and Parathyroid http://www.quia.com/hm/28546.html Steriods - What do you need to know about giving them http://www.quia.com/quiz/135700.html Food for Thought http://www.quia.com/jg/153000.html Caring for your Patient with a Permanent Hemodialysis Access http://www.quia.com/hm/47716.html Fluid and Electrolytes http://www.quia.com/quiz/167703.html Burn Care http://www.quia.com/rr/11805.html How to Safeguard Delivery of HIGH-ALERT IV DRUGS http://www.quia.com/quiz/167715.html What you should know about managing BURN EMERGENCIES http://www.quia.com/pop/14951.html Diabetes update: Acute complications http://www.quia.com/rr/11814.html

Useful links Excellent site about endocrine disorders. Easy read with a lot of patient teaching information. A good site to refer a patient to. Article for nurses. "Hypothyroidism: Easy to Treat but Often Overlooked" June 1997 Article from The Nurse Practitioner - "Hyperthyroidism - Diagnosis and Mangement of Graves Disease" "We Can't Kill Your Mother and other stories of Intensive Care - Medical and Ethical Challenges in the ICU" This is a book online written by Lawrence Martin MD - Interesting and entertaining reading - ENJOY Acid-Base module that provides pneumonics to remember the concepts. Great study guide! Hangman game about Acid Base Balance created by Wendy Pierce SDCC class of 2001 Patient teaching materials for meds along with some tips on Patient Teaching. IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO READ THIS INFORMATION PRIOR TO WRITING YOUR PATIENT TEACHING PAPER. When we ask you to write a paper in this program we ask for APA format. Septic Shock, How to Detect it Early - a must read for the final exam Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Acid Base Balance Course - Free it you don't submit the test Interpretation of ABGs: The 4 Step Method What can you do for a patient whose blood glucose level goes dangerously up or down? Learn here how to help him back onto level ground. Riding Out a Diabetic Emergency by JOANNE KONICK-McMAHAN, RN, CCRN, MSN Straight Talk About Diabetes Medications, Part 1: Saying a Mouthful About Oral Diabetes Drugs by Funnel & Barlage This is a Diabetes Update: Oral Medications and Insulin Therapy Straight Talk About Diabetes Medications, Part 2: Lessons Learned About Insulin Therapy by Nath & Ponte Diabetes update: Oral medications Thanks to a growing number of medications used to treat Type 2 diabetes, patients can better control their blood glucose levels. You can help them use these meds safely and effectively Burns: Handle With Care. Hundreds of thousands of patients seek medical attention for burn injuries each year. Becoming familiar with the four types of burn wounds, treatment options, basic burn nursing, and home care instructions will help you manage these wounds effectively. Confronting the Legal perils of I.V. Therapy BY REBECCA SATARAWALA, RN, CRNI, BSN Learn how to ward off patient complications and stay out of court.. Potassium Disorders - A modular course followed by a quiz A shakespearian look at Thyroid Disorders - a play you really must see Diabetes Update: Acute Complications by Marjorie Cypress. Critically high or low blood sugar in a patient with diabetes is a medical emergency. You'll need to be able to quickly identify and know how to manage the acute complications of diabetes to help a patient avoid a tragic outcome. Nurse Bob's MICU/CCU Survival Guide. THIS IS A GREAT SITE CHECK IT OUT!!!!!!! Nursing Assessment Links

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