GingerSue

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  1. catheter size

    GingerSue posted a topic in Pediatric

    what size Foley catheter for the bladder would be used for a nine-year old girl?

  2. searching for reliable uniform sites

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Nursing

    just asking for input about uniform sites that have provided reliable shipments, etc with no problems I was just looking at some uniforms on Allheart.com and figured it would be a good idea to ask...

  3. urinalysis: WBCs, RBCs, urobilinogen, EU

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Students

    this is a question about urinalysis one source says that WBCs are between 0 - 5 hpf but another source says that abnormal is 2 or more. So, would a result of 0 - 2 hpf be considered normal or...

  4. How to polite interrupt (co-workers) to get an anwer

    GingerSue replied to sail81's topic in General Nursing

    can you arrange for a time that would be convenient for the purpose of asking

  5. Psoas sign and appendicitis

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Students

    this is another question - in Jarvis: "choose a site away from the painful area" - this is how Blumberg's sign for rebound tenderness is done - on the left side of the abdomen (with photographs to...

  6. Psoas sign and appendicitis

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Students

    One source described doing psoas sign by having the patient lie on left side, then hyperextend the right left, with opposing resistance to left hip (with a very clear diagram) Another source described...

  7. Psoas sign and appendicitis

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Students

    which examiner performs these on the patient?it seems unfair to make the patient endure the pain more often than onceand there is mention of the digital rectal exam - is this done by the physician or...

  8. Isolation

    GingerSue replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    just looking at my pediatric textbook, it says that for children with zoster or varicella, in a hospital setting, should be placed in strict isolation and that airborne and contact precautions should...

  9. Family looking through patient chart?(Sorry, kind of long...)

    GingerSue replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    lawyers do show up and look at patient files - I remember this happening in psychiatry - and yes, a patient's family member might alter documentation - I experienced this re: flow sheet left in the...

  10. My First Write Up

    GingerSue replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    learn from mistakes figure out ways to prevent them No one should be yelling at

  11. Has anyone ever tried listening to lecture notes during their sleep?

    GingerSue replied to quick2k2ecotec's topic in General Students

    sorry - a duplicate

  12. Has anyone ever tried listening to lecture notes during their sleep?

    GingerSue replied to quick2k2ecotec's topic in General Students

    when I'm writing study notes, I try to write questions instead sentences - then have the answer of the right hand side of the page.I've done this also using Word documents - write questions, cover the...

  13. A classmate is going to QUIT! Please help...

    GingerSue replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Students

    there's a related thread in the main nursing forum, general discussion, in which various people explain their decision to leave nursing - it is good to

  14. I had to have a Laparoscopic appendectomy

    GingerSue replied to ocb_dave_ocb's topic in General Nursing

    hope you're feeling

  15. best place online to sell books

    GingerSue replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    recently I've been checking eBay and keep finding fantastic books at great prices The seller can offer an auction on the book, or "buy it now" When I have checked half.com, I haven't yet been able to...

  16. 5 Ps in Assessment Prior and Post Surgery

    GingerSue replied to mismatchedgrl's topic in General Nursing

    What is

  17. Newborn Nursing Diagnoses?

    GingerSue replied to JTinSC's topic in General Students

    If the parents have shown interest in the baby's needs and care, then you could use Readiness for Enhanced Knowledge of Newborn Care related to parents' expressed interest in the baby's needs and...

  18. When did you decide what you wanted to do in nursing?

    GingerSue replied to GeauxNursing's topic in General Nursing

    my first decision about where I wanted to work came to me near the time of completion of the program, so when I went over to LTC, I was hired and very happy in my job all the best in your career...

  19. TB skin test/positive

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Nursing

    how is the area of induration determined? The way mine was read today, the nurse used her pen to gently push one side of the reddened area (which she marked on my skin), and then she used the pen to...

  20. Sodium

    GingerSue replied to MM2007's topic in General Nursing

    hyponatremia can result from loss or sodium-containing fluids or from water excess. Causes of hyponatremia caused by water excess are inappropriate use of sodium-free or hypotonic IV fluids. This may...

  21. safety for children in a car

    GingerSue posted a topic in Pediatric

    young children are supposed to be in car seats placed in the back seat of a car children under 12 yrs are not to sit in the front seat if there are passenger-side air bags. If the car does not have...

  22. Is this a HIPPA violation?

    GingerSue replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    for what reason would this patient be discussed with a nurse who is not assigned? would that nurse be expected to cover during breaks for the nurse who is assigned, at some point during the

  23. How can I start my own biz?

    GingerSue replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    you need to consider start up funding - for advertising, business-related costs, get into the yellow pages (and the white pages too - for the convenience of your clients), business cards you need to...

  24. So i cant be the only one...

    GingerSue replied to RheatherN's topic in General Nursing

    get things in perspective about your relationship, so that it won't interfere with your studying organize your time, make a realistic schedule for covering your readings and assignments reward...

  25. Case Study?

    GingerSue replied to wannabe a nurse's topic in General Nursing

    burns are of interest to me too: so I found Lynn's story: a burn survivor {after being burned - read her story, and a doctor saying to wrap her and send her home, she was finally admitted because of...