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  1. Bruits and Thrills??

    starr234 posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I would like to know how do you assess for bruits and thrills of hemodialysis access sites? I realize this maybe a stupid question but I am a returning Lpn after many years and do not remember this...

  2. Hospitals paying for schooling?

    starr234 replied to Kimberly_1999's topic in General Students

    I live in Michigan near Detroit, does anybody live in my area that is enrolled in a program like this? __________________ Kim I am not currently enrolled, but I know that Oakwood Hospital and St....

  3. Bruits and Thrills??

    starr234 replied to starr234's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thanks you all for answering my question. I work in LTC and I have a ESRD patient who has a A/V shunt. I've noticed while charting that bruits and thrills were noted frequently. I didn't have the...

  4. SQ injections in emaciated pts

    starr234 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have a very frail thin 103 yr old resident. Who has practically no SQ tissue . Her skin is very loose. She gets Lovenox injections daily , and all I can grasp is loose skin. I have tried all SQ...

  5. SQ injections in emaciated pts

    starr234 replied to starr234's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you all for your suggestions. The lilltle lady has a dx of bilateral deep vein thrombosis. She was also on coumadin but that was d/c'd . Thanks NurseDennie for the suggestion to use the...

  6. Feeling incompetent

    starr234 replied to AnotherRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am an LPN and I have been out of nursing for 5 yrs and I know how you feel. I work in a LTC, and to ask questions I have found gets you labeled as unknowledgeble at best in my facility. There are a...