iluvnoodles

iluvnoodles specializes in oncology.

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1. Difference between doctoral program and nurse practitioner program

   iluvnoodles posted a topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

   Hello everyone! I am looking into going for a doctoral program in nursing. Originally, I was going to go for ARNP, however one of my colleagues at work is advising me to do doctorates. I am not really...

2. Causes of undermining/tunneling

   iluvnoodles replied to iluvnoodles's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   Thank you for responding back. My wound book didn't say how it was caused. Much

3. Stressed please give me some insight

   iluvnoodles replied to Nurse_mike2016's topic in Long Term Acute Care

   I just had a recent experience where I questioned the care that I have in providing to my patients has done nothing but bite me in the ass. I have been caring for a patient on hospice who was...

4. Causes of undermining/tunneling

   iluvnoodles posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   Does anybody know what causes tunneling or undermining in a

5. Insulin-Resistance??

   iluvnoodles posted a topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

   Hello everyone, I need some help in understanding something.A patient who has diabetes and has glucose levels in the that range from 200's for breakfast and 300-400s during the day with Lantus BID +...

6. 97% O2 with NRM

   iluvnoodles replied to iluvnoodles's topic in Emergency

   I tried to put him back on the nasal cannula, & he would desat once again. Lungs were clear, no changes in mental status. Only issue was that off of the NRM he would desat. He does have COPD, CXR...

7. 97% O2 with NRM

   iluvnoodles posted a topic in Emergency

   There has been a couple of cases where I have had to use a non-Rebreather mask. So here is a question for the more experienced nurses. I have a patient who is a frequent flyer to the ER. Within 24...

8. New trend in admission medalist??

   iluvnoodles replied to iluvnoodles's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Yes, cuz this is the first time seeing it in long term. If I see it again, Im just gonna ask the doc if they want to continue with 30 days or change to

9. New trend in admission medalist??

   iluvnoodles posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Hi guys there's is a concern that I have that I wanted to share with everyone. I would appreciate your input. Hospital discharge med lists are noted to have some meds for 30 days. What I am being...

10. Working night shift, difficulty sleeping during the day!

    iluvnoodles replied to gloryfied's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I love doing the night shift. It's so much less stress than days. Inrecentlynchanged from 8 hours to 12 hours to have more days off. I'm finding thatbitsnhardermto adjust and I'm feeling even more...

11. ostomy care advice

    iluvnoodles posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Hello everyone, I need advice on one of my residents. His ostomy continuously keeps on leaking. I started this position of wound care nurse at a LTC facility for about 9 months and am completely new...

12. Struggeling New Grad working in the med surg floor.

    iluvnoodles replied to Mochafrap_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That's how I felt to but I left after 3 months. I really hated waking up in the morning. I just found a job in a SNF and it's a different stress level. Instead of 5-6 patients you have 20 or more...

13. blood sugar drop in middle of night...

    iluvnoodles posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work from 3-11pm shift and the evening nurse told me that the blood sugar has

14. Starting new at SNF

    iluvnoodles replied to iluvnoodles's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Is it H*LL like the hospital? I almost thought I was hearing wrong, when the patient ration was 30:1. I still dont know if I heard right. But if training is 3 days to 5 days max...I figured it would...

15. Question from Exam

    iluvnoodles replied to silverhalide's topic in General Students

    remember safety is always first. patient can be alert but unable to take oral meds safely. Always assess if they have any problems with