Trekfan

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  1. good source for up to date info on diabetes meds

    Trekfan replied to actioncat's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Thank you I am to check out there

  2. want to be an diabetes educator /can I ?

    Trekfan replied to Trekfan's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Thanks for the grate ideas , As for the Computer I use both screen readers and screen magnifiers to make the font any size I want or I hit a button and can have the text read to me . It's to bad your...

  3. want to be an diabetes educator /can I ?

    Trekfan replied to Trekfan's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Wow that is grate to hear but I must be missing something somewhere because I keep being told and not always in a nice way that I can not be an RN because I have low vision and no one will ever...

  4. diabetes / glycemic index information

    Trekfan posted a topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Hi, Anyone know where i can get diabetes / glycemic index information in large print and Braille ? Also looking for posters as well

  5. diabetes / glycemic index information

    Trekfan replied to Trekfan's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Thank you so much for info I am looking into it now

  6. How will the new healthcare law in 2014 NOT create more jobs?

    Trekfan replied to xInspiredx's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The problem to me seems to be all the high prices . Case in point a 15 min. office visit cost $ 475.00 just to see the doc . I just got a bill for another office visit I went to and found I was...

  7. What is an indwelling IV?

    Trekfan replied to chiuli's topic in General Nursing

    The scariest thing I ever heard come out of an RN was "insulin Rasies blood sugar and to treat low blood sugar you give more insulin" OMG are you kidding me

  8. You Arent Supposed To Hold A Newborn Baby If On Menstrual Cycle?

    Trekfan replied to starmickey03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hay you never know! I had an iud placed and ever sence Right befor my time of the month I find myself wanting a baby ? And trust me I really DO NOT . I also just ordered a case of Pickles and bought...

  9. Dog days

    Trekfan replied to RN4LaftR's topic in General Nursing

    No, The LTC takes over the care of the dogs in most if not all cases i have seen and there us never a shortage of staff wanting to sign up to help out with pup. It's a win win for all every time

  10. Night/Hospital gowns with side slits ???

    Trekfan posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do they make night / hospital gowns with side slits for tubing to thought ? I have a suprapubic catheter and at night have to hook it up to a night bag and I end up every night with tubing coming off...

  11. Night/Hospital gowns with side slits ???

    Trekfan replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds like what I need I will have to see if I can track one

  12. Night/Hospital gowns with side slits ???

    Trekfan replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for all the ideas . I love the snaps tape idea but I do not sew and i need somthing now but it may be worth a try. I found a criss-cross mammography hospital gown that looks like it...

  13. Reusing Catheters in Home Care? No Way!

    Trekfan replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    ** HELP ** Please tell me the name of the company you use they sound grate and just what I need !! I am veary new to doing self-caths and my doc. office was not veary helpfull in giving me info...

  14. Vitamin D deficiency

    Trekfan replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    I have light senitive so i stay in the dark and have taken 50,000 Units a week for over a year . Befor I started I was having very bad bone and joint pain I was also very sad and had trouble walking...

  15. ER. A Clinic?

    Trekfan replied to JSlice.'s topic in Emergency

    What new Health Bill? What is it ? Can it get any worse? I payed out $700.00 in my reg.meds (about what I make working) this month alone . Then I was I would need a $ $600.00 antibiotic and a...

  16. My first interview as an RN

    Trekfan replied to apRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at retirement home , I loved hearing the storys they told of the past , I just told them how much I loved talking to my grandfather . I would say the same thing when you in. Remember...

  17. Anyone with a seizure disorder ?

    Trekfan replied to niali's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    !!SOMEONE please send me more info on about how you can be protected from discrimination retribution if you need to miss a bit of work for an appointment!! I was just made to go on unpaid med...

  18. home remedies you would NEVER try

    Trekfan replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Ginger for vomiting (works grate) for Neuropathy,num frozen hands' feet put them in near Boiling tell they sting (this works grate use it every day) also smashing hands into a table will brake up...

  19. want to be an diabetes educator /can I ?

    Trekfan replied to Trekfan's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I was looking on that site to and it's looking more and more like this will just not work out . Anyone have any ida's becouse i fresh out . know maybe no will know on the list but there is a woman at...

  20. How should I go about teaching Diabetes to the blind/visually impaired?

    Trekfan replied to Animaniacs's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I forgot about this , below is a like to hadley school for the blind they offer courses for both blind and nonblind the like will take you to there Diabetes: Toward Self-Management course . this is...

  21. want to be an diabetes educator /can I ?

    Trekfan replied to Trekfan's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Thank you for info I will look into that site

  22. How should I go about teaching Diabetes to the blind/visually impaired?

    Trekfan replied to Animaniacs's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I think I can help here I and visually impaired and have diabetes . I also have taken diabetes class . First bring things people and fill like if you are talking about nutrition bring some of...

  23. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Trekfan replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, frist please forgive the spelling in this post . I found this thread on the net and have been reading it all night and it has helped me so much . My mom just passed away in July she had been sick...