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SNlena

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  1. Insulin question

    SNlena posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I had a patient (who had Congestive Heart Failure, pleural effusion, diabetes, and a history of hypertension, and emphysema)... my instructor claims that those medical conditions will make insulin...

  2. Insulin question

    SNlena replied to SNlena's topic in Patient Medications

    Update coming

  3. Insulin question

    SNlena replied to SNlena's topic in Patient Medications

    Thank you. We have several people who are foreign born (many phillipinos too), but we only had 2 people out of 11 (in her group) that speak with an accent (me and a 44 year old Mexican man), and we...

  4. Insulin question

    SNlena replied to SNlena's topic in Patient Medications

    PS= And on the 3d day, she didn't even say anything about the labs (2nd and 3d day she told me I was doing great)... but she brought it up at the

  5. Insulin question

    SNlena replied to SNlena's topic in Patient Medications

    She also claims that I don't look up labs, but I do. My mistake was that the first day I looked it up, and I knew they were within normal limits, but I didn't write it down on a paper... So I got a...

  6. Insulin question

    SNlena replied to SNlena's topic in Patient Medications

    PS= I don't mind paying $100-$200 for a letter, but I want more out of it because I just invested 4 years of my life (time, money, energy, etc) into becoming an RN, and it's something I am so...

  7. Insulin question

    SNlena replied to SNlena's topic in Patient Medications

    I am in my 3d semester (2 years prereqs + waiting list + 2 year program which consists of 4 semesters and I was in my 3d semester). I am not a minority... I'm white/caucasian, but I am originally from...

  8. Insulin question

    SNlena replied to SNlena's topic in Patient Medications

    I had another meeting today with the committee... And I requested proof of her statements over a week ago, and she was unable to provide any. If the committee thinks I am right, then they will make a...

  9. Insulin question

    SNlena replied to SNlena's topic in Patient Medications

    I spoke to several attorneys, but my only problem is that one thinks it will be a difficult case to fight (since they are not a private school, but government), and the others want an hourly rate and...

  10. Insulin question

    SNlena replied to SNlena's topic in Patient Medications

    The nurse (preceptor) I was working with is on very friendly terms with my teacher and she just doesn't care enough to stand up for

  11. Insulin question

    SNlena replied to SNlena's topic in Patient Medications

    And to add on... I have another classmate who also failed, and she is also trying to contest... She went to Grievance department to file a complaint, and now the school is telling her that she either...

  12. Insulin question

    SNlena replied to SNlena's topic in Patient Medications

    "I suspect there is a lot more going on in this situation than just the insulin issue. Being expelled from a program is serious business and I doubt any school would expel a student for that...

  13. Insulin question

    SNlena replied to SNlena's topic in Patient Medications

    Yes, the guy was on a beta blocker (coreg tab 25mg), but even though it may mask s/s of hypoglycemia, would he really go into a coma after 5 minutes? I mean, she was basically saying that if I give...

  14. Insulin question

    SNlena replied to SNlena's topic in Patient Medications

    I had a meeting a couple of days ago, and I pointed out those things... She just keeps saying her own things. That patient was not getting any anticoagulants (just ASA and Plavix), and she wrote in my...

  15. Insulin question

    SNlena replied to SNlena's topic in Patient Medications

    Me neither, but that teacher failed me after 3 days at clinical, and when we had a meeting to discuss what happened, she was saying that I put my patient in danger because the food wasn't directly in...