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1. very general question...

   ender posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey, I'm a new nurse. today, i was positioning a resident alongside another nurse when she put the catheter tubing under the resident's leg and a pillow under his foot. i was trained to place catheter tubing over resident leg, securing to either thig...

2. diabetes...high and low?

   ender replied to ender's topic in Endocrine

   i understand that. in the case of insulin r/t hypoglycemia (say giving insulin to a pt with BS 6 mmol/L and pt doesn't eat), would the insulin convert glucose-to-glycogen faster than glucagon converts glycogen-to-glucose, causing hypoglycemia. also, ...

3. diabetes...high and low?

   ender posted a topic in Endocrine

   I need clarification re: hypo/hyperglycemia. I understand it for what it is, just need clarification as to how it affects the body. For instance, I realize hyperglycemia is the resultant of high blood sugars and lack of insulin. furthermore, insulin ...

4. diabetes?

   ender posted a topic in Endocrine

   hey, so i went to visit my grandfather who in July was in a coma for 2 weeks, following a massive MI, only to take notice that his sugars have been as high as 30mmol at dinner and as low as 17mmol in the morning (fasting) for the past month. my knowl...

5. IM injection

   ender replied to ender's topic in General Nursing

   thanks everyone!!! this confirms exactly what i was thinking. i work in a nursing home with nurses having worked 20 years in said nursing home. lets just say- they're set in their ways. iv isn't possible in such setting. i enjoy the idea of using opp...

6. IM injection

   ender posted a topic in General Nursing

   hello, i'm a new grad, so there's been a lot of things i'm having to deal with. an issue came about the other day at my place of work re: administration of rocephin IM injection. dr ordered 1g rocephin which we are to reconstitute with 3.3ml of 1% li...