Save the date - Info filled SNA mtg!!!

SNA Meeting May 14th @ 1:00-2:00pm Locke 314

Last meeting of Spring 2007.
Rootbeer Floats and Much Needed Info!

Special Guest Speakers:
Rocky La Jeunesse, Guidance and Counseling
Topic: Requirements for Transfer (LVN/PT to RN, RN to BSN)

Shelba Durston, Kymn Trujillo and Dean Alin Ciochina
Topic: Work Experience/Internship/Apprenticeship Program

Anyone interested in getting units for working while in school or gearing towards furthering your education should not miss this meeting – see you there!

NCLEX Question of the Week!

For the week of 04.23.07

A client has been diagnosed with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Which information is most important for the nurse to reinforce?

1. It is a condition in which one or more tumors called gastrinomas form in the pancreas or in the upper part of the small intestine (duodenum)
2. It is critical to report promptly to your health care provider any findings of peptic ulcers
3. Treatment consists of medications to reduce acid and heal any peptic ulcers and, if possible, surgery to remove any tumors
4. With the average age at diagnosis at 50 years the peptic ulcers may occur at unusual areas of the stomach or intestine

Medscape PDA article

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/553563?sssdmh=dm1.265669&src=0_tp_nl_0

Doctors Hospital Manteca and Kaiser Manteca

I still need a clinical basket leader for Doctors Hospital Manteca and Kaiser Manteca. The baskets are due Thursday, May 10 so time is running out. If no one from the 2 groups above contacts me within a week I will have to randomly assign a leader and theme to each group. So, I really need someone from Doctor's Manteca and Kaiser Manteca to step up and be the leader for your group. You can contact me at Abradley277@students.deltacollege.edu
Thank you!

NCLEX Question of the Week!

for the week of 04.16.07

A 10 year-old client is recovering from a splenectomy following a traumatic injury. The clients laboratory results show a hemoglobin of 9 g/dL and a hematocrit of 28 percent. The best approach for the nurse to use is to

1. limit milk and milk products
2. encourage bed activities and games
3. plan nursing care around lengthy rest periods
4. promote a diet rich in iron

Third English 33 A Follow-up

I would like to remind the English 33 A students who need to attend the third follow-up session that I will be available to meet with you in Locke 314 tomorrow, Monday, April 23rd, between 2 and 6 p.m. Please come by and see me if you have not yet completed two of the follow-up sessions.

I hope that all is going well for you!

Lynne Swanson

ATTN: BLOG ADMINS

We need a couple of the Blog Administrators to be present at the Welcome Tea to help assist the next group coming in to get up and going on their blog. Please contact me and let me know who will be willing to take on that roll! mmaness638@students.deltacollege.edu

Thanks
Melissa

NCLEX Question of the Week!

for the week of 04.10.07

During an assessment of a client with cardiomyopathy, the nurse finds that the systolic blood pressure has decreased from 145 to 110 mm Hg and the heart rate has risen from 72 to 96 beats per minute and the client complains of periodic dizzy spells. The nurse instructs the client to...

1. increase fluids that are high in protein
2. restrict fluids
3. force fluids and reassess blood pressure
4. limit fluids to non-caffeine beverages

Give blood for your club!

Here's the deal. If a student club can get 20 folk to donate blood then they are eligible to receive $300. SNA could put that $$ to good use helping YOU with information, activities and scholarships. YOU get to help your community by providing lifesaving blood.

Details:
Wednesday 4/16..... 9am-230pm in Upper Danner Hall - need photo ID with date of birth on it to donate; to save time call Barbara Barroga @ 209-954-5100 to sign up. Please identify yourself as an SNA member/supporter.

Please respond here if you can attend and donate. Many of us will be in clinicals that day and unable to attend, but pass the word and let's see if we can get a mass o' nursing talent there to support SNA and the Blood Bank!

Clinical Baskets

I just wanted to let all of you know what is expected as far as the clinical baskets go.

This is not an individual thing, it is a group effort! The leader is responsible for making sure everyone in the group donates something to the basket, putting the basket together and getting it to me (Audrey Bradley) by the deadline, which is Thursday May 10. We have decided to do different themes for each clinical group and this is what we have so far:

Lodi Memorial - "Relaxation"
Dameron #1 - "Back to school"
St. Joseph's #1 - "Coffee"
Sutter Tracy - "All things nursing"

So, I still need someone from each of the following groups below to step up and be a leader. The sooner you contact me the more themes you will get to choose from...You can e-mail me at Abradley277@students.deltacollege.edu or call me at (209) 251-9746 if you would like to be the leader for your group.

St. Joseph's #2
Doctors Hospital Manteca
Dameron #2
Dameron #3
Kaiser Manteca

Again, the deadline for turning in your basket is Thursday, May 10 and the baskets can be given to me at lecture on Thursdays. I sit on the left side in the back row, second seat in from the middle aisle.

Also, in order to make this Welcome Tea (lunch) successful we are going to need people to help out on the day of the tea, which will be Monday, August 13. You can e-mail me or call me if interested in helping at the tea. Abradley277@students.deltacollege.edu (209) 251-9746

~Audrey

Welcome Tea

Greetings-

I wanted to let everyone know that the $15.00 that is being collected for next semesters Welcome Tea is being collected by myself (Melissa Maness). You can give me your funds on Thursday's at lecture. I sit in the back on the left side by the door; isle seat.

Please do not turn in your money to the Nursing Office. Although Judy and Julie in the office are happy to college the money, they are very busy with preparations for the new students coming in next semester. In efforts to relieve the stress off of them, please see me.

Remember! The deadline for funds is April 26th. We are unable to put plans into effect until these funds are collected.

If you need to contact me you can email me at mmaness638@students.deltacollege.edu or you can call me at 417-2463.

I am also looking for pictures from throughout the semester from clinical, skills labs, and family night etc. for the power point presentation. If you have pictures that you would like in the presentation, please mail those to me at blueyedbaybe@yahoo.com as the Delta email account is unable to accommodate those picture files.

Thanks to all!
Melissa

Job Opportunity

Mrs Batson forwarded this info to me so that I can let y'all know about it:

Part-time jobs are available with the Census Bureau.
Flexible hours $12.25-$14.00/hour in the San Joaquin area.
Contact: Jennie Rillamas cell # 604-4788

Thanks for the invite!

Danielle,

Thanks again! BTW, Good job class on finding the website for the bibliography format!

Harrison

SNA meeting

(Please post this message on your blog)

Hey ladies and gents, our next SNA meeting will be Monday, April 9th at 1:00 in Locke 314. Please be sure to attend, we have lots of exciting info for you. We also need officers for the next election for SNA leaders. If you are interested or know someone who is, please attend the meeting. Just an FYI, the SNA meetings are for all students: ADN, LVN, Psych Tech, and those who are taking prerequesites. Support you fellow nursing/health students. A reminder with more info to follow as the meeting approaches. Thanks in advance.
Sandra Hardy