dansingrn

dansingrn has 14 years experience and specializes in PNP, CDE, Integrative Pain Management.

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1. new nurse with a question about glargine.

   dansingrn replied to sommeil's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

   Lantus is a basal insulin. Basal insulin is NOT adjusted for PO intake, rather, the rapid acting insulins are adjusted based on the carbohydrate content of the meal or snack. Lantus is adjusted based...

2. Uncontrolled DMI, when is patient "in trouble"

   dansingrn replied to kaliRN's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

   I'm thinking if the child requires overnight home health and TPN/lipids, he may not be in a situation where he can be responsible for his T1DM

3. Uncontrolled DMI, when is patient "in trouble"

   dansingrn replied to kaliRN's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

   Glucose levels that high are definitely not dawn phenomenon. The child needs more insulin overall; I would contact the physician for sure. You mentioned that he gets Novolog per the bolus wizard, he...

4. Integrative / Functional Medicine / Complementary NP's

   dansingrn replied to aet111's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I am a pediatric nurse practitioner working in an Integrative Pain Management department at a children's hospital. We do use Western medicine, but also incorporate massage, aromatherapy, diet, stress...

5. frustrated with "online" NP schools

   dansingrn replied to Betty004's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I went to a (mostly) online NP program. It required a GRE and a master's thesis before a panel of tenured faculty. The program was through a state university, and the professors were from the...

6. prefilling syringes?

   dansingrn replied to Flare's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

   It's fine to prefill syringes with NPH, home health nurses have been prefilling for their patients who are blind or have dexterity problems for eons. It's important to remember with NPH that the...

7. Is insulin good after 28 days?

   dansingrn replied to lovepink's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

   This is a question that even the insulin manufacturers struggle with. There are several factors, such as number of injections per day (number of times the rubber stopper is penetrated), temperature,...

8. Hyperglycemia Question

   dansingrn replied to abundantjoy07's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

   Omitting insulin causes the body to use fat rather than glucose for an energy source. Fat metabolism creates ketones (acids in the blood). Ketones cause nausea and vomiting, so that be one cause of...

9. Wildest lab values you've ever seen?

   dansingrn replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

   blood glucose

10. Am I too old to become an NP?

    dansingrn replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Finished my NP at 49. And I was not the "oldest kid in the class" by a longshot!!! Do

11. Was I taught the wrong thing in school?

    dansingrn replied to qaqueen's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Standard sick day management is to treat the hyperglycemia, adding even more insulin if ketones are present (even if NPO, even if vomiting!). Definitely needs insulin in presence of infection, so...

12. will i ever find a job

    dansingrn replied to pedspnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    np2b - Do you have peds RN experience? PM me . . . I have a lead on a PNP position in your general region if you are willing to consider a subspecialty in a children's

13. Chronic disease management

    dansingrn replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm an NP in chronic disease management. I work in peds with type 1 diabetes. (The answer is NOT ALWAYS fnp!!) The time to work on preventing complications is at diagnosis. Therefore, working in peds...

14. Need post masters PNP online????

    dansingrn replied to shannons1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Try University of Missouri (Columbia) Sinclair School of

15. Weird incident in the MRI room..

    dansingrn replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in Radiology

    Absolutely this tech cannot be required by an employer to revert to injections! Contact the American Diabetes Association for details regarding discrimination against persons with