Supercandy131

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1. Brain lesions and excessive sleepiness.

   Supercandy131 posted a topic in Neurological

   Okay I have to admit neurology is my weak point in nursing. I know my basics but I come here as favor asking advice regarding everyone's experience in a dx. A person has been found with brain lesions around the occipital area. The doctors are still w...

2. Insulin adjustment

   Supercandy131 replied to Supercandy131's topic in Geriatric

   Well I just talked to corporate HR. They said that I have to abide by company policy and state rules. I ended up losing my job this was definitely a learning experience and I will jot make this mistake again.

3. Insulin adjustment

   Supercandy131 replied to Supercandy131's topic in Geriatric

   Thank you so much everyone. I don't mean for it to seem like I'm not tryi to take blame. When I spoke to the dr she educated me on not doing that as she said it was practicing medicine. I understood what she was saying and took it seriously. I plan t...

4. Insulin adjustment

   Supercandy131 replied to Supercandy131's topic in Geriatric

   I actually read on several forums that it is practiced differently and at my prior job we adjusted the insulin accordingly due to carb control. I have been reading in my state board of nursing guidelines to see if there's any circumstance that it's a...

5. Insulin adjustment

   Supercandy131 posted a topic in Geriatric

   Hello all. I have a question. I was taught that I could hold coverage insulin or only give partial dose depending on how well my patient ate so this is what I did with a patient. The doctor then told me that I was not allowed to so that because it wa...

6. Increase abuse of Bath Salts

   Supercandy131 replied to WendyBensonRN's topic in Addictions

   I work in jail and we have had countless people come in high on "bath salts" so in order to treat them I have been doing a lot of research on them. They are labeled as bath salts or plant food so the companies can get around the loopholes to sell the...

7. Staff becoming institutionalized?

   Supercandy131 posted a topic in Correctional

   I have been in corrections now for about 8 months. I work in a full service jail where we house all types of offenders from minimum to maximum and we hold around 650. I absolutely love my job as I get a taste of everything especially the mental healt...