ID NURSING

Yes you are right......Oops....I read her pulse being in the 40's.:uhoh21:

Well I think you did the right thing by sending her to the ER. It is difficult to know what is really going on with some patients especially this one, but her vitals speak for themselves, maybe there is an underlying problem....it's hard not knowing how they are feeling. Hopefully you will be able to follow-up with this patient soon.

:)Hi there~ This patient's BP was really quite low! The reading broken down is: The systolic number is the pressure when the heart contracts pumping blood to the body. The diastolic number is the pressure when the heart is relaxed in between beats. Did this patient have any symptoms like lightheadedness, syncope, fatigue or difficulty with vision associated with the bradycardia? Let me know what happened... A good web site would be American Heart Association... http://www.americanheart.org

I currently am working as an MA in an Infectious Disease office, working on my LPN. My supervisor is an LPN and runs the Infectious Disease Department. So there are opportunities out there for LPNs! Good luck:)

WOW! 1-I can't believe this has been an on-going thing in this office. 2-has anyone seen one of the physicians in the office? 3-has anyone cultured any of these "rashes"? 4-What has been the treatment for these rashes? 5-This obviously is not a "clean" place to say the least, you have the right to report this to Health Department anonymously. You can call the CDC in your state. This is a very unhealthy environment you work in. Yes, this could be scabies (which was mentioned earlier, but could something more serious as MRSA, in which I deal with everyday. Please consider doing something about this & Please keep me posted.... ?