Granolagirl17

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1. Pets as therapy

   Granolagirl17 replied to nyapa's topic in General Nursing

   When I lived in New Orleans my husband and I handled two therapy dogs (they were both retired search and rescue dogs). We visited LTC facilities and the pediatrics ward at my hospital where I worked...

2. EMT Training ?

   Granolagirl17 replied to DaddyO's topic in General Nursing

   i understand what you are saying - didn't mean to dis non emergency transport - but having spent a couple years in both transport and running 911, there is a huge difference - i was just advising op...

3. EMT Training ?

   Granolagirl17 replied to DaddyO's topic in General Nursing

   DaddyO - you are a little further out from starting than I had assumed - thought you wanted to start both programs at the very same time - so absolutely it might make sense to do the EMT training -...

4. EMT Training ?

   Granolagirl17 replied to DaddyO's topic in General Nursing

   I'm an EMT and nursing student - I can tell you that no training is wasted training as far as that goes - but as far as the experience you will get - that will depend entirely on what sort of EMS...

5. Lab Savvy...HgA1c

   Granolagirl17 replied to Granolagirl17's topic in General Nursing

   You know, its hard to look this stuff up online when you don't know how to ask/phrase the question - so I followed up on your post and started looking into diffusion of glucose into RBC's. Got me down...

6. Lab Savvy...HgA1c

   Granolagirl17 replied to Granolagirl17's topic in General Nursing

   Ah, I knew I should have had organic chem - my AP book was a dead end on that - have done some intense googling on it too and can ONLY get information "what it measures" = not so much the process of...

7. Lab Savvy...HgA1c

   Granolagirl17 replied to Granolagirl17's topic in General Nursing

   Okay, I'm with you on the development of RBC's - they are generally speaking, just big SACS that carry around heme molecules. And yes, they use glucose but anaerobically so as to spare the O2 that...

8. Lab Savvy...HgA1c

   Granolagirl17 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm not sure if this is a "med savvy" or more correctly "lab savvy" but it seems to fit here best - I guess I'll see if it gets moved... My question is about HgA1c - not what it measures - I...

9. Any Walters State people out there?

   Granolagirl17 replied to Southernurse's topic in Tennessee Nursing

   Southernurse, you are going to love WSCC! :loveya: I'm a non-traditional student returning to school - I have a previous degree and one year's master's degree program experience - went to college both...

10. What should I really at this time? Help

    Granolagirl17 replied to ThePretender's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My first thought is - you don't seem clear on what you want to do - which is absolutely fine - heck, figuring out what you want to do is what college is all about - but perhaps you'd benefit from...

11. Nursing theory-Do you use it at work?

    Granolagirl17 replied to grdstdnt's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hmmmm.....well, I have a lucky rabbit's foot that you can buy for $500. It will provide you true love, cure arthritis and gout, bring money and fortune and guarantee the health of your family. And get...

12. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Granolagirl17 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have learned that sometimes, no matter what you try, you will actually have to (gasp!) wait to be seen in an ER, especially if you come in with a non-lifethreatening condition... (a dog bite from...

13. Nursing theory-Do you use it at work?

    Granolagirl17 replied to grdstdnt's topic in First Year After Licensure

    TJ, thanks for the bump. This is a great thread. I almost walked out of nursing school in the first two weeks because of the whole "Nursing Diagnosis" "Magnetic Unruffling/Therapeutic Touch" thing....