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What is the correct way of checking the height of a double amputee? Do we have to measure him with the prosthesis? Or does it have to be from head to the end of the amputation?

We also don't use the q word on our unit too.

We had to put the patient back in the bed take off the prosthesis and measure him. When we were doing this the family of the patient got very upset as in their culture people are measured like this only when they are dead for the coffin

Thank you so much for the prompt reply. I am a rehab nurse too and I am looking forward to learning lots of things from you. God bless you

To reply to Katherine100: Even muslims are discriminated in Saudi Arabia. Anybody who doesn't follow the particular brand of religion that is followed there is a second class human being. Shia Muslims particularly.

i am a new RN since February. I was already working as LPN in a nursing home and continued as RN at the same place. All my class mates (Fresh Graduates) are working in hospitals and other acute care facilities. Most of them look down on me when I ...

i am sorry i dont have the wrong idea about saudi you have.Wake up and smell the coffee. What is the use of being secure but not free. Their treatment of non-white, non-arab expatriates is well known. For the same jobs, based on race and nationalit...

i am a muslim and let me tell you that what they practice in Saudi is not islam. Those guys are giving a bad name to islam. I would say that whatever they practice is not islam and everybody thinks that saudi is the centre of islam. believe me its...

i am a muslim RN. I do not observe hijab. But i dress modestly. I love being a nurse. I work in long term care and I think it is the best area to work.

i have trouble remembering lab values. can anybody help me with their little secrets. i also have problem with the ptt and pt, coumadin and heprin stuff.

what is the best way to respond to patients who ask about your ethnicity. i am a very private person. i have an accent but am trying my best to assimilate. what is the best way to not answer the question and also not appear rude?

you are right when you say that people have suffered due to their heritage. specially now-a-days due to the media sterotyping, many people are prejudiced.

thank you very much for putting it so nicely. i will keep your advice in mind.

a lot of patients are curious about my ethnic background. how to respond?

another good idea for episiotomy would be to fill the bath tub with warm water and a few drops of antispectic solution in it and sit in it for sometime. it did wonders for me

i am in an ADN program and in ist year 2nd semester. my main problem seems to be how to interpret the question. i hope its not because english is not my primary language. i all my education was in english and am excellent in it. i face a lot of pr...

i also failed in my OB/gyny exam. to think that i thought it was easy because i had gone through it as a woman. my overall grade has dropped to a D now. i am seriously thinking of quitting midway. one thing i don;t understand is that inspite of st...

can you suggest any good critical thinking books or better still websites. i will be thankful to you. One of my class mates who does really good on the tests says that selecting the right answer sometimes is just a matter of instinct something whic...

i am having trouble passing my exams. i put in lot of effort but barely pass the exams. its the critrical thinking that gets me. i know you can't teach anybody to think critically. can anyone give me some tips

can anyone sugggest any good websites for the obgy