steel magnolia

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1. I can't stop coughing

   steel magnolia replied to Blackcat99's topic in Pulmonary

   Are you on an ace inhibitor? Have you been exposed to TB or had any other symptoms? Allergies?? (My husband will react like this from the pollen of the sycamore trees that line our street.) Fever?

2. GTube, med administration..HELP

   steel magnolia replied to perksrn's topic in General Nursing

   There is not a whole lot of easily accessed info out there on this topic, as I tried hard to find it several years ago. What I would suggest, is that you contact the manufacturers of the tubes you use, ie the maker of the J-tube, or the feeding pumps...

3. WORKING NIGHT SHIFT AFTER HAVING BABY

   steel magnolia replied to MARTRN's topic in General Nursing

   I tried it and I couldn't do it when my son was a newborn. It is very hard to get adequate rest no matter what shift you do when the baby is still getting you up twice a shift. I would suggest if you want to try it, do 2 nights consecutively. But I h...

4. Need advice re friend entering airforce...

   steel magnolia replied to steel magnolia's topic in Government

   Thanks so much for your responses. For now, I have decided to just give him a graduation gift, from high school, of cash, and some calling cards. Then, when he graduates basic training, I will send him a cell phone, as long as he is allowed to have i...

5. Need advice re friend entering airforce...

   steel magnolia posted a topic in Government

   My daughter's friend, who comes from a bad home situation, is entering the airforce. I want to give him a cell phone as a gift, the kind that he can use phone cards with, but I am afraid they won't let him use it. He has already told us he will not b...

6. Is Nursing School a "Survivor Series"?

   steel magnolia replied to Encephala's topic in General Students

   Yikes, that was a tad harsh, no? You said yourself depression is an illness. Unless you have ever been truly depressed, you wouldn't understand. It is sometimes a struggle just to get OOB, let alone deal with school pressures. I don't think that som...

7. Inappropriate relationship with pt?

   steel magnolia replied to DeeDee*'s topic in Professionalism

   It sounds like what went on in #2 post, was that the CNA and the pt had a relationship outside of the hospital. What the pt does while on furlough is his own biz, as is what the CNA does on her time is her own biz. Of course there must have been so...

8. Thoughts on a weird phenomenon please....

   steel magnolia replied to steel magnolia's topic in General Nursing

   Good suggestions, and I agree he should have been given an accucheck. As far as firing his docs? never gonna happen, been that route, he is STUBBORN and HE trusts his docs, what can I say. EMS?? His wife became septic secondary to ruptured diverticu...

9. Thoughts on a weird phenomenon please....

   steel magnolia replied to steel magnolia's topic in General Nursing

   Yes he sees a cardiologist, but this doc doesn't want to see him as often and defers to the primary. He is taking the starlix at bkft & dinner, and yes, this old marine eats at the same time every night, no exceptions. He and my M-I-L are very se...

10. Thoughts on a weird phenomenon please....

    steel magnolia posted a topic in General Nursing

    My F-I-L is s/p cabg 7 yrs ago, and s/p TKR a year ago. His md frequently changes his meds around, and it has been playing havoc with his BP. He has a BP machine, which is fairly accurate +/- 10 mm hg, and his BP is so labile. He is now only taking 3...

11. Lowest H/H I ever saw...

    steel magnolia replied to my2sons's topic in CCU

    3.9 on a lady w HIV. 4.1 on a lol who had a "toothache" with a slow bleed from her gums over about a week.

12. INFORMATION RE: PRIORITIZATION, can you share?

    steel magnolia replied to chronicTX's topic in General Nursing

    I can't offer any ideas on websites, but I can tell you how I prioritize, and what I learned when studying for my exam, basically, you follow Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs. First is to provide the essentials, air, food water, etc... Then, in that categ...

13. Sad for my neighbor, didn't know what to say!

    steel magnolia replied to lilbiskit78's topic in General Nursing

    I think you gave perfect advice. Of course you can't tell her what to do, and not knowing them that well, you couldn't possibly guess what his wishes were. A good way to find out more is to ask, "What has the doctor told you about his condition?" Tho...

14. Demerol is passe?? Can anyone fill me in?

    steel magnolia posted a topic in Pain

    Hi, not a pain specialist, but I have been hearing demerol being criticized as ineffective for pain relief a lot lately. Where is this research coming from? Is there a resource anyone can recomened for learning more about this?

15. Is anyone else leery of posting?

    steel magnolia replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    It is also surprising how many people can log on and even post from work. Never post from work I say, read, but don't log in or post. I do feel we need to be able to vent, B&M