littleannabell

littleannabell has 10 years experience and specializes in Home Health, pediatric long term care.

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1. Where do you peg feed your patients

   littleannabell replied to conroenurse's topic in General Nursing

   For privacy issues I would bring the pt back to room. If possible I try to get feeding a little early or late with allowed time, to avoid interrupting classes or therapy.

2. Can't Hear Childs Blood pressure

   littleannabell posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a pediatric home health nurse. I have an order for weekly blood pressure of a 7 year old. It is very hard to hear the blood pressure and most weeks I do not feel confident with my readings. I don't have an electronic cuff and don't think we are ...

3. Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

   littleannabell replied to sethmctenn's topic in Humor

   We have a Dr. Silvertooth (dentist) in my tiny town.

4. How would you have handled this?

   littleannabell replied to ProBeeRN's topic in General Nursing

   I agree. you did right thing. I had a lady with 212/90 b/p and family prefered I call ambulance over they driving her. open heart surgery 3 weeks prior. dry heaving during visit. Paramedics made me 2nd guess also after telling family she will be dis...

5. hematoma after CABG

   littleannabell replied to littleannabell's topic in General Nursing

   qt2168, I can't tell because when I remove the dressing nothing is draining at that time. The incision is on top of the hematoma so it is hard to tell. the hematoma is 10cm wide x 7cm long, it is very large. the incision is only about 3cm wide by 4or...

6. hematoma after CABG

   littleannabell replied to littleannabell's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much. I will def. let surgeon know.

7. hematoma after CABG

   littleannabell posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a home health nurse and I have a patient who had CABG approx. 3 weeks ago. She has very large hematoma under scabbed incision at left groin site. The distal end of the scab has come off and is now bleeding a fair amt. of serosang. fluid. I do no...