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  1. Pathophysiologic changes in ESRD

    Hey guys.. just to let you know.. I've found what I need!!! It's at http://www.endoflife.northwestern.edu/last_hours_of_living/part_one.cfm just in case anyone is interested.. It's FANTASTIC!! I decided to do a general search on pathophysilogic cha...
  2. Pathophysiologic changes in ESRD

    Hi and thanks for replying. I do know about fluid rentention and such.. I'm looking for more specific stuff.. I THOUGHT I had it covered in my first manuscript, but in their comments they asked that I cover Pathophysiologic changes.. thought I did.. ...
  3. Pathophysiologic changes in ESRD

    Hi leslie Yep.. I got over a million hits too. But nothing that was what I needed. I need simple stuff.. Pathophysiologic changes.. these hits I got; after reading several dozen... went off on something else.. I need specific patho... changes in ES...
  4. Pathophysiologic changes in ESRD

    HELP!!!! I need info FAST on pathophysiological changes in patients with ESRD!!! I'm working on revisions for a CE article and I need to do a scenario that sites pathophysiological changes in the disease I chose to focus on, which is ESRD. I have s...
  5. Whites or Colored scrubs?

    I work in a LTC facility and of course, we have a LOT of patients with dementia as well as patients on anti psychotic drugs. When I worked in mental health, we were NOT ALLOWED to wear white. Seems they discovered that the white uniforms intimidate...
  6. Would you call in because you didn't get any sleep?

    In the right situations.. YES! I would.. your mind isn't clear and opens up MANY doors and WIDENS the margins for errors! Kinda like getting on the road with No sleep at all. DANGEROUS and unfair to all on the road with you and like drinking and driv...
  7. What is the nurse to patient ratio in your facility?

    What type of facility do you work at? a Long term Care facility How many beds? 82 How many nurses per bed? How many nurses per patient/resident? when full? about 37 to 42.. we're talking MED nurses.. How many aides per bed? How many aides per...
  8. Crazy stuff can happen

    Been an LPN for 16 + yrs.. have had MANY toes or fingers fall off in covers and WHILE I was tending to them... but NEVER.. and I repeat NEVER, EVER had a PENIS fall off!! Wouldn't he be at risk to BLEED to death or something like that? geeeze!! :u...
  9. Profanity in nursing notes

    I'm sure they'll have the nursing notes with them in court... and if I've written the first letter, then I'm sure i can make an attorney know what the patient said.. but even in COURT, I will not repeat offensive language. If he/she is crude enough t...
  10. Profanity in nursing notes

    Ok guys, here comes the post where everybody, or most, will say " oh brother"... As for myself, I will not ever write or repeat profanity. I will write first and maybe last letter with .... or something like that. My reason? I'm a Christian...or in ...