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  1. swelling (15mm) 24 hours after PPD in 3yo

    career seeker posted a topic in Pediatric

    Hi, I took my 3yo daughter in for her first PPD yesterday (about 26 hours ago). Today the incoulation site is very red and swollen (about 15mm). I know it is 48-72 hours before results should be...

  2. swelling (15mm) 24 hours after PPD in 3yo

    career seeker replied to career seeker's topic in Pediatric

    Thanks for your reply. I am bringing her in first thing tomorrow morning to have it read. A large area of her forearm is still red (9cm X 4cm) but the overall swelling has gone down and she is no...

  3. swelling 24 hrs after PPD in 3yo

    career seeker replied to career seeker's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your replies. I am taking her back in to the pediatrician tomorrow morning to have it read. Today her arm is still somewhat red (about 9cm x 4cm) and the red area is slightly swollen...

  4. swelling 24 hrs after PPD in 3yo

    career seeker posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I took my 3yo daughter in for her first PPD yesterday (about 26 hours ago). Today the incoulation site is very red and swollen (about 15mm). I know it is 48-72 hours before results should be...

  5. what to do for pt in crisis

    career seeker posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a question about the course of action to be taking when a pateint is in crisis. #1 If a patient is in a medical offce with a young child and tells the provider and support staff that she is...

  6. punished for a needle stick?

    career seeker replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    I dont know what state you are in but the state of Alaska OSHA requires that employers provide safety-engineered sharps devices to employees. If they do not provide these they may be out of...

  7. MSDS and hand lotion

    career seeker replied to tntrn's topic in General Nursing

    I believe the MSDS requirement for lotion may be an OSHA issue. Our clinic recently underwent a consult with state OSH reps and they said that lotion that is available to all employees must have an...

  8. Having Problems finding pulses

    career seeker replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    When I first started doing vitals I found myself trying so hard that I was pushing in the vein and restricting it...start out with a light touch..if it goes away ask yourself if you are pushing down...

  9. immunizations - close call for me!

    career seeker replied to Fun2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would check with your school to see if thier health clinic offers discounted titers to students. In Alaska, the state pays for most of the tests fro healthcare workers. I had my Hep A & B,...

  10. HELP! Know Any Tricks to Remember Cardiac Blood Flow?

    career seeker replied to hangnon's topic in General Students

    My EMT class came up with TP My Axx (you get the idea) to remember the flow of blood through the valves: Tricuspid, pulmonary (to lungs) Mitral, Aortic (to

  11. What exactly is the EFC of financial aid?

    career seeker replied to studentnurse74's topic in General Students

    Whne I filed online one of the worksheets (B, i think) said to enter teh amount form line 16 of the 1040 so I did. When I looked through the paper book with the directions it said not to enter this...

  12. What exactly is the EFC of financial aid?

    career seeker replied to studentnurse74's topic in General Students

    I entered the amount from our 401K's and had a EFC of 12,000. I researched it and foundout that you do not put this on the worksheet. It cut my EFC in half (still not enough for a

  13. Male nurse kills 40 patients...what do you think?

    career seeker replied to jdm33351's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nursing student who just wrote a research paper on this subject. I found interesting statistics in the New England Journal of Medicine. According to a pole conducted in 1996 21% of critical...

  14. I gave my first injection today

    career seeker replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in General Students

    Congrats! I remember the first time I had to do it. SQ injections were part of my EMT 1 training for Epi. We did not even practice, the instructor just said find a partner and we learned on each...