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    You just Don't Know which way to pray....

    Jay-Jay replied to gwenith's topic in General Nursing

    Gwenith, never be afraid to ask for a miracle. They DO happen. I was speaking to a man at church tonight who had such a major stroke that the doctors just shrugged their shoulders and said "there's...
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    Medications After a Stroke

    Jay-Jay posted a topic in General Nursing

    It's been a few years since I did my pregrad on a stroke unit. Are there any medications that are routinely given now after a CVA to help control the damage, and reduce the brain swelling? My husband...
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    Medications After a Stroke

    Jay-Jay replied to Jay-Jay's topic in General Nursing

    I've asked myself the same thing many times in the last few days! I've had many patients on low molecular wt. heparin before different types of surgery/procedures. The drug of choice in Ontario seems...
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    Medications After a Stroke

    Jay-Jay replied to Jay-Jay's topic in General Nursing

    Speculating, the CT of the head was negative, so it was NOT a hemhorragic stroke. As was said above, the angoicath procedure was probably the reason they chose not to use any anticoagulants stronger...
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    Medications After a Stroke

    Jay-Jay replied to Jay-Jay's topic in General Nursing

    jenac, sorry to hear about your dad, but that's really encouraging to hear about his outcome!! :):) TWO days, and he WALKED out of the hospital!
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    Left-handed nurses

    Jay-Jay replied to Wuiteroz's topic in General Nursing

    No problems here! I mastered the use of right handed scissors back in grade school, and that's about the only piece of nursing equipment I use that is designed specifically for right handers. I find...
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    Medications After a Stroke

    Jay-Jay replied to Jay-Jay's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I guess that's the answer, Tweety. There was a patient across the hall from him who had also had a stroke, and HE was getting Heparin IV. I guess a lot also depends on the doctor, and what...
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    Discarded babies

    Jay-Jay replied to Browneyedgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Like some of the other posters in this thread, I very badly wanted to have a family, but was unable to. Since I got married quite late in life, and married an older man, we also decided that adoption...
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    Are there any exercises I can do to help?

    Jay-Jay replied to TonyafutureRN's topic in General Nursing

    Tell me where you want it and I will move it for you.
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    Tonight's ER

    Jay-Jay replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

    Vschow, we have a NICU forum! Please give it a visit, you'll get a better response there:
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    Rant Against Cancer

    Jay-Jay posted a topic in General Nursing

    (after a 14 hour day) I changed the dressings covering the horrible sores on her cancer-riddled body. I was as gentle as could be, but still she screamed in pain, and I hated myself for having to do...
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    Rant Against Cancer

    Jay-Jay replied to Jay-Jay's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your kind responses. The latest info is this patient has been admitted to hospital, is receiving appropriate pain control, and her LOC is declining
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    Rant Against Cancer

    Jay-Jay replied to Jay-Jay's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're right on the money, Earle, but I have to clarify two things: 1) this lady was dying at home, therefore there was no doctor just around the corner. I phoned him twice on the weekend....
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    Opps, here is the horrible nursing Error

    Jay-Jay replied to BarbPick's topic in General Nursing

    A good friend of mine nearly died with a misdiagnosed tubal pregnancy. After the doc. knocked her out with a hefty dose of narcotics, it ruptured, and she nearly bled to
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    Opps, here is the horrible nursing Error

    Jay-Jay replied to BarbPick's topic in General Nursing

    That is absolutely
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    Opps, here is the horrible nursing Error

    Jay-Jay replied to BarbPick's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I know it was not you. I said that because you said "There, but for the grace of God".... What I meant was, had you been that nurse, I think you would have made a better
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    Opps, here is the horrible nursing Error

    Jay-Jay replied to BarbPick's topic in General Nursing

    I agree,
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    Opps, here is the horrible nursing Error

    Jay-Jay replied to BarbPick's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I deleted the other thread, Barb! :) After reading the article, Barb, I like to think that a nurse with your experience wouldn't have ignored such very severe ongoing pain. Did they think that...
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    Large man wound care

    Jay-Jay replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

    I had a wound care case that was somewhat similar. He was a diabetic with Stage 4 pressure sores on his buttocks. He refused to stay in bed and allow them to heal. He was up in his wheelchair most...
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    Made to look like an idiot. (rant)

    Jay-Jay replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    a friend of mine was experiencing acute abdominal pain. a doctor did a house call, and gave her a shot of either morpine or demerol. she slept after that, only to wake up in a cold sweat, feeling...
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    Finding Info on Betadine Packing

    Jay-Jay posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    My father has developed a stage 4 pressure ulcer in the ischial area. It was surgically debrided at the hospital, and the resulting cavity is about the size of a golf ball. The doctor is packing it...
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    Wound Care Standards in Nursing Homes

    Jay-Jay posted a topic in General Nursing

    My dad was admitted to a nursing home in June of this year. Recently, he suffered what seemed to be a small stroke, with some impairment of movement on his left side. After this, he began to have...
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    Wound Care Standards in Nursing Homes

    Jay-Jay replied to Jay-Jay's topic in General Nursing

    WOW! Karen, if you ever want to relocate to Canada, I know a very old, very well established home care company that would LOVE to have you! :D:D
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    Wound Care Standards in Nursing Homes

    Jay-Jay replied to Jay-Jay's topic in General Nursing

    TY for all the suggestions and support! You guys are great! The nursing home, since I last posted, have had a wound consult done by CCAC, and my dad has been approved for the high intensity needs...
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    Disturbing Nursing Home Story

    Jay-Jay replied to Lalage's topic in General Nursing

    i've been meaning to post about this myself, but haven't had the time, because i've been too busy trying to cope with exactly the sort of thing these articles are exposing:...