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HI. There are a lot of opinions here. The Accountable Care Act is trying to make medical care available for everyone, regardless of age or pre-existing conditions. As it stands, many people who have chronic illnesses cannot afford the insurance to h...

Regular insulin would work almost immediatly, so yes, glucoseglycogen would occur faster than the liver can convert glycogen back to glucose. That said, if the patient is not receiving insulin, and is relying on the body to regulate, the hypoglycemia...

When you have low blood sugar, the pancreas secretes the hormone glucagon, which stimulates the liver to turn some glycogen back to glucose for use in the body and brain. Glycogen is stored in the liver and the muscles. Glycogen stored in the muscles...

California pays $28-40 and up, depending on experience, education, position you are in.

I have seen these reports, but lets not forget that this happens in any college. There aremany fake degrees floating around, the head of FEMA just got canned for this exact thing. My credentials were really scrutinized. I am currently in the MSN prog...

Welcome to Nursing!!!!!! I live and work in LA. Most of the nurses I work with are either married or have a roommate. It is expensive here. UCLA is a wonderful hospital. You will probably have to commute, but you get used to it after awhile. THink it...

If you don't take care of yourself, you will not be able to take care of anyone else. If your coworkers care about you, they will not gossip. Everyone needs a break after so long, it sounds like you are well over due, you just needed permission to ta...

From a peds nurse and preceptor: Remember to smile! Parents like it when you address the child, not just talk to the parents. Always look up med. doses, remember they will be very small, if it looks like a large dose, it may need to be adjusted. Don'...

I am currently taking the MSN course with them. Though I am doing the campus classes. The couselors I spoke with stated the online only program was much harder. My manager at work teaches for them and agreed with this. So far I am happy with the prog...

Hire a maid to come in once a week if possible. Realize that there are somethings that just won't get done. Prioritise. If it can wait. let it. I also taped all lectures and listened to them while doing house work, and while driving to and from schoo...

Didn't know that about liver patients and LR, don't work with them much. Thanks for the tidbit.

I am a pediatric nurse and preceptor. I worked along side by boss while doing a management rotation in school, years ago. Her main thing was if the nurse could look her in the eye when speaking to her. Other than that your answers are great. Be hone...

Hi everyone. I am currently taking a MSN program with an emphasis on nursing education. I have a research question that I would like your views on. "Why do you think we do not use more evidence bases practice in our work settings, do you have any sug...

We have changed some things at work due to research, such as using the alcohol based hand cleanser instead of soap and water if there in no fluid on hands, there are also some medical practices that have changed and according to the docs they say it ...

Thank you for your reply. Where did you go to get your PhD? Do you have any thought on how to improve our use of evidence based practice?

Thank you for your thoughts. I agree, we like to stick to what works and only change when forced to. Any thoughts on how to improve this?

WE currently use FLACC for children under 2 or so, for those that can't communicate, and those mentally challenged. Faces until they reach around 7 or 8, then the numerica scale. This time frame was develped by Pain Management team consisting of MDs ...

I have been on antidepressants for about 12 years. Started on Prozac, then Doxipin, no Wellbutrin and Remeron. These are great drugs, but as I have to remind my family occassionaly, they are not miracles. They level the mood swings and the lows, but ...

I have a son, now 20 years old, from the time he was two we had problems. He was kicked out of private schools for disrupting the class. By the end of first grade he could not write his name nor read. He couldn't sit still long enough for you to read...

have you tried contacting your local psych units? many of them teach on the side so they are very understanding. i am currently enrolled in university of pheonix and will check the data bases for you tonite, will post if i come up with anything.

It's never too late to learn. Find someone gracious enough to help, offer to do the procedures for a nurse that real busy. Teamwork is the key. We can only learn so much in school in that amount of time. I try to make it a point to learn something ev...

If you decide to start publishing that paper or writing articles I want to know, I will be right beside you. I fight all the time for my patients. A few times the surgeon refused to listen to me, so I called the NP on the surgical team to come see th...

Thanks for the info, I will follow up on it. Yes I took the Kaplan course and was disappointed in the second half of the program. It was mostly a repeat from my last year of the BSN program. I am currently enrolled in a MSN program. THe research I d...

Thank you on behalf of those not here to defend themselves ie. aids and vocational nurses. I was both. I have worked my way up the latter by advancing my education, and along the way have gained much respect for those in the formentioned jobs. Howeve...

I am a BSN working on a MSN. I work with children, some deathly ill. I have had patients and parents thank me for helping the hospital experience better for the entire family. I even had a parent, who's son passed away while I was taking care of him,...