small_potato

Latest Activity

1. Air bubble (~0.5ml) in pre-filled syringes

   small_potato posted a topic in Med-Surg

   I know the small air bubble in pre-filled syringes like clexane should be kept for injection. However, I have seen there is a big air bubble (>0.5ml) in certain pre-filled syringes like NESP, do I need to expel the air after connecting the needle?...

2. Expel air from pre-filled NESP injection?

   small_potato posted a topic in Urology

   Do I need to expel the air from the pre-filled plastic syringe (NESP) after connecting the needle (as I see the bubble is quite big)? Thanks a lot.

3. Question about injection of insulin

   small_potato posted a topic in Endocrine

   I have watched some videos about insulin injection. Some videos showed pinching the skin continuously when doing the injection while some videos showed using the hand to stabilze the needle and release the pinched skin after the needle is injected in...

4. Do we need to rotate a balloon type PEG tube?

   small_potato posted a topic in Gastroenterology

   To prevent Buried Bumper Syndrome, a PEG with internal retention dics should be rotated 360 degree and in/out. But how about the balloon type PEG tube? (as Buried Bumper Syndrome rarely occurs for those balloon type?) The water content in balloon sho...

5. What to manage a painful dry eschar?

   small_potato posted a topic in Wound

   A dry eschar was found on the area of MTP joint of a bedbound patient. The eschar was dry with no discharge but very painful. Pitting edema was also noted in the whole foot of the patient. Very mild erythema was noted in the surroundary skin. How to ...

6. What should be the immediate intervention if a Trach tube accientally comes out?

   small_potato posted a topic in Med-Surg

   What should be the immediate intervention if a Trach tube accientally comes out? THX

7. What is the difference between AMA & total hip replacement?

   small_potato replied to small_potato's topic in Orthopaedic

   AMA is austin moore arthroplasty THX

8. What is the difference between AMA & total hip replacement?

   small_potato posted a topic in Orthopaedic

   I used to work in a medical ward & I just rotate to an orthopedic ward this week however, I have never been to an orthopedic ward before (even when I was a student) and so I have knowledge deficit about orthopedic nursing. I want to ask what the ...

9. What is rhabdomyositis?

   small_potato posted a topic in Med-Surg

   What is rhabdomyositis? What is the nursing care for a patient with rhabdomyositis? THX:loveya:

10. Glasgow Coma Scale

    small_potato replied to small_potato's topic in Med-Surg

    He cannot poke his tongue out, but move his leg upwards when I applied painful stimulus on his finger (his arms cannot move too). A nurse said it was "localized to pain", but I was confused.

11. Glasgow Coma Scale

    small_potato posted a topic in Med-Surg

    I am confused about the Glasgow Coma scale. I have encountered 2 patients after acute stroke. They were both conscious. Patient A His eyes were open and looking at me. When I asked him where & who he was, he tried to speak and show some mouth mov...

12. Questions about CAPD

    small_potato posted a topic in Med-Surg

    What happen if air from the tubing is instilled during CAPD? How to determine that all the fluid is drained out? Thanks a lot:bow:

13. Arou

    small_potato replied to small_potato's topic in Med-Surg

    acute retention of urine:nuke:

14. Arou

    small_potato posted a topic in Med-Surg

    For pts w/ AROU, how much urine should be cath at max to prevent shock? thanks:bow: