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I have researched this topic a lot. Viruses DO NOT attack the pancreas causing Type 1. It is autoimmune. This means the body's own immune system attacks the beta cells (not the whole organ) of the pancreas which produce insulin There is a THEORY tha...

This is annoying beyond words for people who live and/or work with Type 1. It is a ridiculous and dangerous myth to saddle kids with. Just so ignorant.

It's been said before, but I'll say it again. DON'T sit in the chairs unless you're absolutely sure there are enough (there aren't). Bring treats. Not just on the last day. If you really don't have any work to do, ask what you can do to help. We ha...

I don't get where the big mistake was. As nurses, we do not blindly follow orders; we are expected to use our own discretion - this is part of the "critical thinking" that's always drilled into us. I know plenty of surgeons who would have been comple...

Just like to add this: From my experience, at least 80%, maybe more, of people who've recently had ANY kind of surgery, will, a few days later feel that something is TERRIBLY wrong. My theory is that all the initial anesthesia has worn off, now getti...

I couldn't disagree with this more. When we have docs cross-covering from adults, they must have their hands held, because we look for completely different things with kids, give different meds and fluids, and all dosing is weight-based. Babies canno...

If you didn't prime the main line yourself, then you don't know where it's been. Sometimes, for whatever reason, when you're priming it, it gets air in it and to really make it prime quickly and get all the air out, you might take the cap off and han...

Didn't read the whole thread, but have a quick .02. I feel like nothing but a warm body filling a number on an fte grid. Period. When in any kind of group setting, wether it's rounds at bedside with MDs or in a meeting, I feel like other disciplines ...

What really KILLS me is when the caller is angry because they claim they've been calling every day and getting info from the nurse.

other than adding meds? Why would you have a bag of medication flowing into a buretrol, then into a pump? My patient was set up this way when I came in and I could never get a clear answer as to why. There was nothing to be added to the buretrol. ...

I have learned that there is no point at all in trying to wake a sleeping teenager in the morning - unless the med is very time sensitive, I just hold it till later. The fact that they were up very late is not necessarily bad parenting - remember te...

It's not necessarily less money. Hospital based clinics are exactly like doctor's offices, but he title and pay scale are the same as hospital. Look for these jobs on hospital websites. I've been told by recruiters that these are actually difficul...

Varies by unit at my hospital. Where I am, new RN's must rotate for the first year. This is because some things are done only on days and some only on nights, so the idea is to get all the experience. Then, if you want, you can go to straight night...

I agree that it looks unprofessional and I can't stand to be around anyone chewing gum! BUT, I LOVE doing it!! I love the taste of a fresh piece, I love cracking it. I hate the way it makes me look, though. I try to limit it to a little while after ...

The Red Cross.

Maybe the needles weren't primed first. I really hope you aren't giving the patients their pens back to be used as intended, because once you draw out of a pen cartridge with a needle, then it IS inaccurate because the plunger of the pen hasn't moved...

This is a very strange question. But you would use a theoretical concentration and equate it to the desired dose. So if your concentration is 5mg/1ml, how many ml's do you need to get 175 mg? I would set it up as a ratio problem; 5/1 = 175/x, and ...

It's my only vice. I've given it up before, but life seemed so empty...

Nope. Not a night person. I think you either are or your aren't. Sounds like you may already know which one you are.

I really think you should look at a program that will get you licnensed as a certified nursing assistant. It should not take too long nor cost too much, and it will then be able to get a job which will answer your questions as to how well you can ha...

but it's not about taking good care of my patients. it's not about critical thinking. it's not about intelligent, timely med administration. it's nothing that I learned in nursing school, or any health care knowledge or experience at all, really. it'...

Exactly. The success of failure of a hospital, not to mention patient outcomes, falls squarely on the shoulders of nursing. Nursing. If there is any failure or breakdown anywhere in the system, you can bet nursing will have to deal with it to some ...

Most likey more than a year. Two, three or more. Sorry, I am two and still feel stuck in the hospital.