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My 6 mos old grandson is having a CT scan tomorrow because they say his soft spot has closed to soon. I am not in pediatrics so I havent a clue as to what this may mean. Can anyone help me?

I have a pt with a large abdominal wound. The wound was created when a combo tube went bad and had to be removed and replaced. The wound has MRSA my question is does that make the wound not a good candidate for the wound vac?

Ok I am in NW ohio. I am 35 and I have been an LPN for 5yrs now, all in LTC. First in geriatrics and now with MRDD. I have been married to the perfect man for 20 yrs in Jan. We have 2 boys the oldest is 19 and lives with his girlfriend and my gra...

I am a nurse I also have fibromyalgia and a host of other things. I have chronic pain it is ligetamit and there is medical testing that proves there are causes for the pain ie. severe arthritis. It seems to me there should be a way to be able to pr...

Got my excelsior packet. Sounds really good. Where do I find the book list for prereq courses such as Microbiology and A&P. Apparently have to be enrolled to get study guides.

I have been told that an NCLEX book is a great study aid though out the RN program. So what is everyone's oppinion of the best one to buy? Thanks for any suggestions.

I have lupus/fibro and on of the things that happens alot is I get thrush very frequently. The other day my husband had bought me a mountain dew which I only took a few swigs of. My son found it and thought it was for him and he drank it. Now he h...

He is 16 and MRDD we are doing the nystatin and yogurt thanks for the responses.

Thanks for the responses but apparently her doc doesnt want her on the vac. I had to ask anyway. I had it for my abdominal wound and it was awsome. Thanks

I would agree that you need to continue persuing the medical side of this. I have dual dx of fibro/lupus it has taken forever for them to figure it out. Just this last friday my doc thinks he has it pegged we shall see. But dont give up. We are h...

Me thinks yersinia21 has major issues. Darlin I suggest you take a cool off period and get a grip.

OK when did this suddenly become a bash Dave thread. I freely and proudly admit that we are friends but is all this childish insulting of Dave really necessary. It is beginning to sound like grade school. Dave is excellent at what he does yet I ha...

Thanks caffine. And BTW nurses who are always trying to educate themselves are the best nurses.

shish dont tell but I think we won the debate. YIPPY

I dont understand. Isnt it just common sense and taught in most nursing schools worth their salt that it is easier and better to keep pain under control than to attempt to get out of control pain back under control. Why cant nurses just stop and th...

I only pick up one nasty tone here and it isnt dave or fab. If that means I am part of their click or clan or whatever yippy skippy for me. I can attest to the waking up in a full blown pain crisis. This happened to me when I had my TAH/BSO. I h...

Ok so I had that prob at work with not agreeing that one of my pts with huge open wound was not recieving proper wound care and was getting inadequet pain med prior to procedure. Persistance pays off I just called work and I WON actually pt won. Be...

Thank you it is times like this that make nursing worth while.

Does the fact that it is infected with MRSA make a difference?

Thanks for the article very informative as well as just one more opportunity for me to catch up on your posts.

In my facility we dont have alot of cancer but do deal with alot of other end of life stuff. I do think it is good but could be better.

Been there done that I can relate. Us quite ones are really the workers. Keep your chin up.

good response dave

I am a nurse and I have fibro. Yes it is difficult but definately doable.

I and two of my coworkers are doing it and we love it. It is so much easier doing it together. I love that I can work and go to school too and still have time with my family. I am just at the beginning but I am convinced it is worth it. If you ev...