weinerdog1

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1. Abdominal girth measurement

   weinerdog1 posted a topic in Med-Surg

   Has anyone ever measured abdominal girth by marking a vertical line at each side of patient and measuring from point to point only? I had a patient last week that had abdominal paracentesis. There was no order for girth measurements; however, I wan...

2. Teaching abdominal girth measurement

   weinerdog1 posted a topic in Educators

   My LPN student had a patient this week that had just finished abdominal paracentesis. In order to minimize the patients discomfort, I instructed the student to measure abdominal girth from side to side, marking the measurement points for consistency....

3. Blood glucose - accu ck vs lab draw

   weinerdog1 posted a topic in Med-Surg

   I recently had a discussion with an intern at our hospital over a patient with a blood glucose of 364 (according to the lab value) vs an accu check done within minutes of the lab draw. The accu check was 312. Which should you treat for? I said the...

4. Need IV advice

   weinerdog1 replied to txlucky1's topic in Infusion

   Hi There.....I know exactly what you mean about being angry and frustrated with IV's. I work in a small community hospital on the med/surg unit. When we get surgeries for 0730, we have to admit them (they arrive at 0600 when everybody is BUSY!!), s...

5. NG Tube and test prep

   weinerdog1 replied to weinerdog1's topic in Med-Surg

   In this particular case, the patient stated she would accept the NG tube if she was unable to drink the prep. Of course, if the patient refused then I would notify the physican. I always advise patients that they have the right to refuse any proced...

6. NG Tube and test prep

   weinerdog1 posted a topic in Med-Surg

   I received an order from a physician to put an NG tube in a patient and begin giving Go-Lytely (prep for colonoscopy) through the NG. My question is: How fast should I be giving the prep (there is a gallon of liquid)? Should I give at intervals of...