Isadora_Faye

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1. Harsh coworker makes me feel stupid & hate going to work!

   Isadora_Faye posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   Any advice for dealing with awful coworkers? This person is more than a coworker, but in fact is my "boss" while at work. It is so bad that it makes me not want to go to work. When she walks into the...

2. Insulin Injection Technique

   Isadora_Faye replied to Isadora_Faye's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   You are saying to maintain the pinch throughout the injection? I believe we were taught to stabilize the needle because it prevents the needle from moving at all once

3. Insulin Injection Technique

   Isadora_Faye posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   For any type of Insulin, I learned: pinch the skin, DO NOT aspirate, and inject at a 45 degree angle. We learned only to inject at a 90 degree angle if the person had a lot of subcutaneous fat. We...

4. When to hold antihypertensive meds

   Isadora_Faye posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I need some assistance on this topic and I don't have much clinical experience. A lot of times on the MAR it will state with blood pressure medications to "hold if SBP less than 120," etc. Sometimes,...