rnorby

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1. Question about giving insulin to non-critical, non-diabetic patients.

   rnorby replied to rnorby's topic in Endocrine

   Oh, I definitely think there was a problem with his care. His attending physician didn't even know he had been given insulin until he was informed of such by the other family member. I am, however, genuinely intetrested in what the usual protocols a...

2. Question about giving insulin to non-critical, non-diabetic patients.

   rnorby replied to rnorby's topic in Endocrine

   I apologize for the tone. There's not going to be a lawsuit. I don't think there would even be a basis for one, since there was no permanent damage. I was just really surprised that a patient would be given insulin under these circumstances and was...

3. Question about giving insulin to non-critical, non-diabetic patients.

   rnorby posted a topic in Endocrine

   Hi. I am a CNA and currently working on my prerequisites for nursing school. This is my first post on Allnurses. My question concerns some treatment given recently to an elderly family member with early/middle stage dementia, who was being treated...