Nursing Student Resources

Quarter 6 Assignment Samples

I have compiled a few examples of assignments that I thought were very good.  To view these, please click on the following links:

Quarter 6 Assignment Samples

Quarter 4 Resources

The author of your book has a web site, where you may find resources useful in your studies: http://www.alfaroteachsmart.com/

More Useful Web Sites

Of course, the most important web site you should bookmark is that of the Board of Registered Nursing: www.rn.ca.gov

General Clinical Topics

Hospital Scrubs are a Germy, Deadly Mess (from Wall Street Journal Online):  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123137245971962641.html

The NANDA list has been updated for 2009: 2009 NANDA List

ECG/Critical Care Resources

The American Association of Critical Care Nurses has a very useful website.  Especially valuable are their practice alerts.  www.aacn.org

For a fun game where you can practice your ECG rhythm interpretation, please click here: http://www.skillstat.com/ECG_Sim_demo.html

If you want practice finding the "j point" in measuring ther QRS complex, this interactive link will help you locate the j point on various rhythms: http://www.monroecc.edu/depts/pstc/backup/parajpt1.htm

For a Spreadsheet comparing different cardiac rhythms using the 8 Step Method, please click on the following: 8 Step Comparison Grid  Please note that it is a guide, not an absolute (e.g., if someone goes into AF their heart rate is usually per the guide; however, someone with established AF [and on Digoxin, for example] will have a HR lower than those listed.)  Also, N/M on the spreadsheet refers to data that are not measurable.

If you're interested in reading an article detailing how arrhythmias in women are often different from those in men, click here:  http://www.womensheartfoundation.org/content/HeartDisease/cardiac_arrhythmias.asp