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  1. Help a fellow nurse do better for her patients

    liluiass replied to liluiass's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't even think that my frequent assessments would cause that kind of suffering... Thank you.. That's

  2. Help a fellow nurse do better for her patients

    liluiass posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello I'm a nurse in a third world country intensive cardiac care unit... I want to know how things work in different hospitals and compare what the role of the nurse there is... The main diag]nosis...

  3. Help a fellow nurse do better for her patients

    liluiass replied to liluiass's topic in General Nursing

    Thaaaaaank you for your kind reply the main diagnosis are : STEMI, high risk non stmi when there is place; cardiogenic shock; sometimes like any other unit we have an stmi patient with other problems...

  4. A little question about soap and patients

    liluiass replied to liluiass's topic in General Nursing

    I had a good laugh with the cute comic and yes yes I will try to add the remark in the middle of the work :3 in light way thank

  5. A little question about soap and patients

    liluiass posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just a little question A CNA told me that another one we work with doesn't rinse off soap from some parts of the patients to leave a nice smell... Especially the armpit and near the intimate ares I...

  6. A little question about soap and patients

    liluiass replied to liluiass's topic in General Nursing

    But how to approach the new girl about this I don't want to sound mean and interfer in an authoritative

  7. The Nurses BreakRoom: Going, going ... been gone?

    liluiass replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    We have one with a large sofa that cab work as a bed and a table I use it it have lunch and to fix my bra hahaha in all seriousness sometimes I don't even sit there but others when I finish up my...

  8. How much insulin is too much?

    liluiass posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have this patient : female, obese with an infection problem is no matter how much insulin you inject her glycemia is always almost the same 4mg/dl~ at admission the insulin was working with 30...

  9. How much insulin is too much?

    liluiass replied to liluiass's topic in General Nursing

    yes on antibiotics mixed with saline generally no steroids IV and subcutaneous around 160 units daily which is a lot thank you now I understand that depending on the person the doses can go higher...

  10. How much insulin is too much?

    liluiass replied to liluiass's topic in General Nursing

    yeah I can change the type and I did that ...she responded much better but not enough ^^ thank you

  11. How much insulin is too much?

    liluiass replied to liluiass's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Endocrinologist just put her back to her old regimen when she was home The old regimen where her morning blood sugar was >3g/l according to her.. I just wanted the best for her and the...

  12. How much insulin is too much?

    liluiass replied to liluiass's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you :3 will try a different vial and see how things will

  13. IV starts in the AC/antecubital- how do you keep from bleeding?

    liluiass replied to lfolou's topic in General Nursing

    I generally put a little cotton ball bellow the end of the catheter so I don't get a bloody mess aaaaand I elevate the hand above the chest of the patient that is if I fail at occluding in the...

  14. Phlebotomy question

    liluiass replied to rahmab's topic in General Nursing

    Just check with the lab ^^ when I first start on a new job I jut go down to the lab and ask them and they printed a paper they they already have with them with all the requirement for each

  15. How do you ensure the right INSULIN pen for the right patient?

    liluiass replied to KTakami25's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    we don't use lot of insulin pens but when we do I do it the old fashioned way : I write down the patient's chamber number and his name on a little sticker that I put on the vial and that's enough for...

  16. What is a CNA's Role in a Hospital???

    liluiass replied to 12leakec's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    not a CNA but I will answer from what I see the CNAs in my unit do new admissions : take off the patient clothes and help them get into hospital gowns give urinals ...show them the toilet etc etc...

  17. To wash or not to wash?

    liluiass replied to sunflower3,RPN's topic in General Nursing

    depends on the co worker and on the things life threatening things : must do ..never wait small things : if I know my colleague forgot or didn't have the time to do them... I do them if not I don't...

  18. How does everyone deal with irritated family members

    liluiass replied to Little_Bear2013's topic in General Nursing

    by avoiding them and leaving most of the contact to the treating doctor

  19. As a nurse or a student have you ever had a pt tell you that you won't be a good nurse?

    liluiass replied to RNintraining622's topic in General Students

    Patients are people and not all of them and kind and sweet some just refuse any student ....you either have to change their mind about you or change the patient and talk to a colleague or superior I...

  20. a little stupid incident with a patient ..

    liluiass posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello fellow nurses I had an incident with a patient ..it's nothing big at all he called me and asked asked me to "fix his mobile phone" which I did and when I asked him if he needed anything...

  21. a little stupid incident with a patient ..

    liluiass replied to liluiass's topic in General Nursing

    of course I'd grab the pillow...it's not about the act of fixing the phone for me my problem was that...if something is neither my job or the doctor's job and is an act of kindness he could have...

  22. a little stupid incident with a patient ..

    liluiass replied to liluiass's topic in General Nursing

    you made me feel better about the whole thing

  23. overusing GLOVES

    liluiass posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey guys! I have a question about non sterile gloves what are the things that absolutely shouldn't be done without putting a pair of gloves on like I know some over use them and I've seen doctors...