Kidagora

Kidagora specializes in Emergency, Critical, Med/Surg, Psych.

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1. Nursing Dx

   Kidagora replied to Kidagora's topic in Student Assist

   That makes sense. Thanks! The risk/AEB advice came from a med/surg teacher but our psych teacher argued against it frequently using AEB in every diagnosis she would cite. Students in class raised the question but.....the cross-chatter gets confusin...

2. Nursing Dx

   Kidagora posted a topic in Student Assist

   Does this diagnosis sound correct? Risk for unstable blood Glucose r/t infection AEB elevated WBC count, and glucose >180. Doing a care plan for a patient. In all the books I've noticed deficient knowledge, dietary intake, management, etc. as ris...

3. Docusate & Contraindications....continue?

   Kidagora replied to Kidagora's topic in Student Assist

   The only IV I know he was on was vancomycin. Seems like everyone on the floor is on it. He also had a history of pancreatitis and was on methadone for opiod/EtOH/benzo withdrawal. I thought it might be related to that but still thought that any vo...

4. Docusate & Contraindications....continue?

   Kidagora posted a topic in Student Assist

   Is there ever a circumstance where a patient would continue to receive docusate despite having signs of nausea and vomiting? I know it's contraindicated and supposed to be withheld but it was given by another student. The patient recieved ondansetr...

5. Bowel care basics...what makes sense?

   Kidagora replied to scootermcnutt's topic in General Nursing

   I saw a med combo during clinical and was curious so I found this thread hoping someone might be able to clue me in and help explain the details. A patient is on 100mg of docusate sodium (t.i.d.) and 2 tabs of doc-q-lax (q.d.). Is the docusate sodium...

6. Should the H1N1 Vaccine be mandatory for Healthcare Professionals?

   Kidagora replied to Brian's topic in COVID

   Aren't aerosol droplets another mode of transmission for influenza? And don't you become a vector 1 day before exhibiting symptoms? So it seems handwashing would have little effectiveness in that instance if someone infected is coughing, sneezing i...

7. Should the H1N1 Vaccine be mandatory for Healthcare Professionals?

   Kidagora replied to Brian's topic in COVID

   A very complicated question and I don't think I have an answer. So I'll fumble my way to a conclusion as I write. I think as a private party, any employer is well within their constitutional right to define requirements for employment (from a purely...