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  1. scrotal edema...what to do?

    Sterlink replied to Sterlink's topic in Home Health

    Was d/c from snf c/ garment, but too difficult to use. No f/c. Wears depends for minor incontinence, able to void on toilet. Looking for comfort

  2. hypoglycemics as PRNs

    Sterlink posted a topic in Home Health

    I went to do a resumption today for a pt who had a stay in a snf. His hypoglycemic med was not on the discharge Med list. He said he is not taking it at home either. He was getting BSs around 70...

  3. aftercare CHF exacerbation

    Sterlink posted a topic in Home Health

    If a 24 hr 2 lb weight is gain is all that's apparent, i.e. clear LSs throughout, no c/o SOB, energy level good and improving, no lower extremity edema, B/P and HR stable...is there something else to...

  4. aftercare CHF exacerbation

    Sterlink replied to Sterlink's topic in Home Health

    Thanks!

  5. independent or not

    Sterlink replied to Sterlink's topic in Home Health

    Thank you...it sounds easy enough....I will be more short and

  6. independent or not

    Sterlink posted a topic in Home Health

    I am new to HH nursing, actually new to nursing with just now 2 yrs since school. It's a second career. I was told that I lack confidence. I am having trouble knowing when to call the MDs...it's...

  7. What to be sure to do in orientation?

    Sterlink replied to spejsa's topic in Home Health

    I started in HH very recently and feel my orientation has been very unstructured. Before this I worked for 21 months in a hospital, before that 2 years in school, before that a Nonmedical office...

  8. What are the core skills/interventions you must do well as a HH nurse?

    Sterlink posted a topic in Home Health

    ? Hello. I have been a nurse on a telemetry/cc floor for almost a year and a half. I believe HHN is where I belong. I would love to know what HH nurses consider the main skills/interventions (other...

  9. Afebrile, profuse diaphoresis, pleuritic pain: WHY?

    Sterlink posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am in my first year. My last admit was a 64 y/o female diagnosed in the ED with RLL pneumonia. Sorry, I can't recite the CXR. Her WBCs were 17 and change. I am not familiar enough with...

  10. Afebrile, profuse diaphoresis, pleuritic pain: WHY?

    Sterlink replied to Sterlink's topic in General Nursing

    hey, thanks...i didn't think about risk for

  11. Afebrile, profuse diaphoresis, pleuritic pain: WHY?

    Sterlink replied to Sterlink's topic in General Nursing

    They gave fentanyl IVP and Toradol IVP. Do these have Antipyretic effects? I don't my drug book handy. According to ED records she had presented with a fever of 101 or 102 (I forget), but if the...

  12. Respond if you found a decent niche after hating your first positions

    Sterlink posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was reading a "help, i hate nursing" thread in the first year forum. these can be depressing and push those who are struggling toward a self-fulfilling prophecy of quitting forever...so... who among...

  13. Graduate nurse asks: What is a "weekend" off?

    Sterlink posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello all: I am shopping for work and trying to understand nursing schedules. I used to have bankers hours, alas. What is a weekend off when working evenings or nights? Fri, Sat, and Sun? or just...

  14. crying abuse when being written up for neglect of patients

    Sterlink replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    Talk with your manager BEFORE the meeting with the employee. Write down you points first, if you feel this will help. If you are in the right, this will give you an opportunity to "set the stage"...

  15. I feel so guilty about Graduating!

    Sterlink replied to PinkFuzz's topic in General Nursing

    I almost failed senior clinical in February, but survived. I also experienced the disappointment of instructors...and it really set me back. But I survived, and I learned a lot about me from the...

  16. a 1st med-surg job: big hospital or small, that is the question

    Sterlink posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I will graduate in May (08). I am completing a preceptorship in a Cardiothoracic ICU. But I want more time to become proficient over-all. I am in a small to medium size city with 2 decent sized...

  17. Just accepted my first job :D

    Sterlink replied to buffscotty's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations. I did a preceptorship in a cardiothoracic ICU...very interesting and a good environment for a nurse

  18. Starting Nursing At 40...am I Too Late???

    Sterlink replied to SunnyBeach_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, if ever there is a career that's disproving that your too old for something, it's nursing. I graduate next month at the ripe old age of 44. Sure, I wish I had started earlier. I am sure I...

  19. VERY close to failing senior clinical

    Sterlink posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am freaking out. I am in a my 2nd year of a 2 year program and all has gone well up till now. I have passed every course with a B and have always received satisfactory evals for clinicals. I have...

  20. Color challenged male in nursing

    Sterlink posted a topic in General Nursing

    :confused:I curious as to if there are any men out there who are color blind. I have inherited Red-Green color blindness and I am concerned that I will miss important assessment items...for example:...

  21. Color challenged male in nursing

    Sterlink replied to Sterlink's topic in General Nursing

    see queenjean's answer regarding why this is usually a male

  22. Old man thinking of nursing

    Sterlink replied to coop47's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hi. I am 44 (can't believe it...sounds old) and I will graduate in May (08) from a 2 year RN program. I had enough saved up so that I could go to a week day program. I am the oldest in the class....

  23. VERY close to failing senior clinical

    Sterlink replied to Sterlink's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure if anyone who originally responded is still subscribed to this post, but I wanted to tell y'all that I will likely pass senior clinical. I am doing a make up date because my instructor had...

  24. How many male teachers you have?

    Sterlink replied to atrex's topic in Male Nursing Students

    We have one. The school is a 2 year program leading to an associates degree. There are around 150 to 170

  25. VERY close to failing senior clinical

    Sterlink replied to Sterlink's topic in General Nursing

    thank you very much...i will show improvement in areas she has pointed out...and see what