-LAURI ROSE, BSN, RN, HNC

Bridgeville, Calif.

Tuned into students

I'd like to tell fellow nursing students about an "illness" that can affect them: "iatrogenic cephalitis."

Pathophysiology: Cerebral edema secondary to information overload.

Signs and symptoms: Nausea, headache, diarrhea, anorexia, weight loss, xerostomia, epigastric pain

Nursing interventions:

* Study consistently; repetition is the key.

* When you're not absorbing what you're reading, switch tasks.

* Read over your notes daily; don't cram the night before exams.

* Make time for dinner with your family.

* Get enough sleep, eat balanced meals, and exercise daily.

* Challenge yourself; you can handle more than you think.

* Forget about your dust bunnies; you'll get to them evenually.

* Enjoy life and be thankful for each day of good health.

-LISA SHEFLER FAUX, LPN

Tunkhannock, Pa.

Nursing2011 seems to have been written just for me: a nursing student. Every issue includes content specifically relevant to my classes.

-JOHN PERRODIN, NURSING STUDENT

Colorado Springs, Colo.

Editor's note: This month, Nursing2011 is launching a new department called Student Voices, focused on the unique concerns of nursing students. Check it out on page 9.