Ladydragon

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1. Are you a real nurse?

   Ladydragon replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric

   Before I became a nurse, I always thought nursing homes were just places people went to die. While this may be true to an extent, there are also people there who came there to live. We have people from 44years old to 101. Some are dying, a lot are ...

2. Insulin usage

   Ladydragon replied to Ladydragon's topic in Geriatric

   First, thanks to all for your input. As for the glucometer, it is checked daily, and they were new as of mid-March. Not sure exactly when the insulin was opened, but it is our police to discard all insulins over 30 days old. (And I know it's done- ...

3. Insulin usage

   Ladydragon replied to Ladydragon's topic in Geriatric

   The patient was end stage CA, but until this night her blood sugars had been well in control. I guess I'm just wondering if anyone else would have given that much insulin to an unresponsive patient, and if you would have called another MD/FNP questi...

4. Insulin usage

   Ladydragon replied to Ladydragon's topic in Geriatric

   Patient had been unresponsive for at least two shifts...no intake, very little output. Did have a DNR and HCP, no contact with HCP duriny my shift. FSBS remained between 300 and 500 through the night.

5. Insulin usage

   Ladydragon posted a topic in Geriatric

   A nurse on my unit recently got an order for insulin for an unresponsive patient. This patient hadn't eaten anything for 24-36 hours, but her FSBS was over 500. Our nurse practitioner ordered 20u regular insulin q hour until her FSBS was below 200. T...