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?...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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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.
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...