amychisom

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1. Metformin IV contast

   amychisom replied to truckinusa's topic in Radiology

   Our practice holds the Metformin for all cath patients too regardless of heath/age day of procedure and resumes it 3 days later. Will also place on low does of sliding scale. We had reviewed the ACR guidelines and this was what our docs chose to do, ...

2. OK- I give up.

   amychisom replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

   True, I had a school nurse also that flirted with our principal when I was in school years ago. Eventually they ended up having an affair,so when you went to her, she let you do whatever. However, this teacher here should have valued your professiona...

3. Help please in naming actual issue- I am terrible at this

   amychisom replied to amychisom's topic in Research

   As I said, this is new to me and I haven't done any of it in a long time. I am reviewing peer-reviewed articles that have been done based off of actual research. This is an actual Research class, I'm doing a paper, however, this time, not actual "res...

4. Help please in naming actual issue- I am terrible at this

   amychisom replied to amychisom's topic in Research

   Yes, I have done some before 20 years ago. Now I am back in school wanting to get my Master's. I had forgotten I had to do research and I feel lost. But it has to be for my class on Research. Thank you guys a lot. This will help!

5. Help please in naming actual issue- I am terrible at this

   amychisom replied to amychisom's topic in Research

   The problem is I do my schooling all online, so I primarily am on my own. That's why I think I'm so lost. And I have less than a week to do this. I've been reading my chapter on coming up with an appropriate question, but it just gives you the PICO a...

6. Help please in naming actual issue- I am terrible at this

   amychisom replied to amychisom's topic in Research

   Do you think "How does the use of specialty beds impact pressure sore development in newly diagnosed spinal cord injury patients in inpatient and rehabilitation settings?" is ok as long as I can find evidenced based literature on it? And btw, thank y...

7. Help please in naming actual issue- I am terrible at this

   amychisom replied to amychisom's topic in Research

   I mean research by evidence-based literature that is put there and me making a decision based on what I find in my reading.

8. Help please in naming actual issue- I am terrible at this

   amychisom replied to amychisom's topic in Research

   I was going to include inpatient and rehab settings also in the research for facility setting.

9. Help please in naming actual issue- I am terrible at this

   amychisom replied to amychisom's topic in Research

   I was just doing research on pressure sores in spinal cord patients. Any ideas on how I should direct the research? I have never done research before until now and this is confusing to me. What would be the best route to go with this subject?

10. Help please in naming actual issue- I am terrible at this

    amychisom posted a topic in Research

    I am having to do research for the first time and have been a nurse for 20 years. I seen completely dumbfounded. My question is,"Should all newly diagnosed spinal cord patients be placed on special beds (such as air fluid beds- i.e.: Clinitron) to pr...