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How do you measure swelling? I had a patient with a crushed foot injury and at post 3 months the foot was still very swollen, 2x's the size of the other foot. I did not feel right to document edema as it was not edema but rather, inflammatory swellin...

I feel like since it's been 3 months since the injury there should be and should have been some measurement of the swelling.

Has your sex life dwindled since beginning Nursing School. My husband says he is stressed out with work. We have a great relationship, rarely argue, hold hands plenty but no sex. I really think that me studying all the time is the problem, like the ...

Could you explain a bit more?

I need some help understanding the Na/K pump and the relation between hypomagnesemia and potassium levels. The Na/K pump requires Mag to activate. If a person has a low magnesium level the K will not get to the cells but will sit in the intravasuclar...

Try Covance. There are a number of locations in the US.

I know this is an old topic but it came up in a patho class that I am taking and I thought I did understand but after reading these posts, I am questioning myself. I find if I pee before I exercise(stress). That I can get through an hour and a half a...

Any suggestions of where to apply in the Madison area for a new ADN grad. I have been denied on every application I have turned in to the 4 Madison hospitals - UW, St. Mary's, Meriter and the VA. I have applied to the hospitals in Stoughton, Columbus...

Covance Labs may have research nurse positions available. Covance is located on the east side of Madison.

did you pass?

Just academically speaking, thanks.

Can someone explain what blood type has to do with Rh. I totally understand that if the mother is Rh- and baby is Rh+ then mother needs Rhogam but every once in awhile I read things about Type O blood and I have no idea what blood type has to do with...

Thanks for all the great info. This is a great review for my Exit Hesi.

I think the new grad program at UW that starts in January is only for BSN's.

I have an assignment to determine, as an RN, which patients to assign to an experience LPN. I would love some help finding citable sources stating the scope of practice for LPN's specifically in Florida. I tried the above links, but none really focus...

This one works!! http://nursing.goivytech.net/nclexrn3500

I am having a scheduling issue today. I am a nurse tech in med surg. Our schedule is for approx one month. The lead tech has a blank schedule and everybody - day and night techs - mark in the shifts they will work, then she gives it to the Asst. Nur...

Yes, the dress is an actual dress, but I've never seen anybody wear one, but it is your choice. You could buy one or the other or both. FYI I have seen some uniforms on craigslist for sale.

How about "Does the patient have a temperature?" Ummmm....pretty sure if he's breathing then he must have a temperature!!

I don't know anything about the hospitals but I used to live in both Brandon and Lakeland. I did not like living in Brandon because it is extremely crowded. It would take me 20 minutes to drive to the grocery store that was just down the street. I wo...

I started recently as a nurse tech on a med surg unit. My first day I told the tech training me the vitals on a pt she was entering in the computer, she laughed when I said 12. She said she had never heard of such a thing. I told her the norm was 12-...

idaho Murse2b - I understand what you mean by awesome!! I have been in situations, too that as awful as they are it is amazing to be there witnessing all that is going on.

I will be graduating in December and have been trying to find a hospital that has a New to Nursing internship program. Just about every hospital in Madison has something to that affect on their website but than when I call they tell me they are not d...

I posted here awhile back and am doing so again because my graduation is getting closer, Dec 2009, and I guess I am still not clear on the best way to go about moving to WI right after graduation and getting my license at the same time. I would like...

How did you go about applying to the UW Hospital program. I live in Florida, attend a Community College here, and will move to Madison when I graduate in December. I went to the UW website and see the page that talks about their program, but I do not...