GingerSue

GingerSue

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  1. DKA and fluid resuscitation

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

    "...infusion of dextrose 3.3 percent and sodium chloride 0.3 percent (2/3 and 1/3) IV solution but on the next page - about Emergency Mangement of DKA: fluid resuscitation with 0.9 % NaCl solution...

  2. Rotating Insulin Injection Sites

    GingerSue replied to gagezoie's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    yes, in Lewis & Heitkemper: "rotating sites causes variability in insulin absorption, rotating of injection sites to different anatomic sites is no longer the recommended practice. Instead,...

  3. I passed!!!!

    GingerSue replied to Kristi Lee's topic in General Nursing

    :balloons:congratulations

  4. Spouse of Home Hospice Patient Makes Me Feel "Ookie".....

    GingerSue replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    the things that he says about harming others - report

  5. First Skills Test on Tuesday...Need Advice

    GingerSue replied to justme1972's topic in General Students

    here's a list of many ways to find a false high or false low BP reading: 1) taking BP when the person is anxious or angry or has just been active - falsely high because of sympathetic nervous system...

  6. First Skills Test on Tuesday...Need Advice

    GingerSue replied to justme1972's topic in General Students

    you have the cuff placed on the arm and it is centered about 1 inch above the brachial artery. You palpate the brachial artery, rapidly inflate the cuff until the artery pulsation is obliterated and...

  7. need advice!

    GingerSue replied to iowaRN's topic in General Nursing

    if you tried home health then you will perhaps have more opportunity for one to one in psychiatry there is often opportunity for one to one (and usually psych units have lots of groups available for...

  8. Nursing Diagnosis How to memorize?

    GingerSue replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    for someone who smokes would you use "ineffective health maintenance related to lack of knowledge of progression of substance abuse and its effects" this is one in a chapter about addictive

  9. A message from GOD...??

    GingerSue replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    in order to learn more about nursing - maybe you could shadow a nurse for a few days health care is wide field so you can pursue nursing or various other professions (occupational therapist,...

  10. Unhappy with new job--Need some advice please!!

    GingerSue replied to Red-Headed LPN's topic in General Nursing

    sincerely do hope that things work out fine for you starting a new job can be stressful This is what I found about starting to work with a unit full of patients who I didn't know - it only takes a...

  11. med calculations

    GingerSue replied to aronld1's topic in General Students

  12. My 4 yr old son is newly dx with Leukemia ALL

    GingerSue replied to SoulShine75's topic in General Nursing

    hoping for the

  13. NCLEX- what if I can't pass? Please! Need Suggestions!!

    GingerSue replied to 2ndtimetesttaker's topic in General Nursing

    all the best to you keep practicing the

  14. Anxiety/sleep problems during school

    GingerSue replied to TemperStripe's topic in General Students

    here's that link to About.com with a list of natural remedies:

  15. Anxiety/sleep problems during school

    GingerSue replied to TemperStripe's topic in General Students

    when I asked the pharmacist, she showed me the OTC products - with diphenhydramine (Benadryl) - and various other names for the same thing I did a google search and found a list of herbal products...

  16. Feeling tremendously sad!

    GingerSue replied to Windshadow's topic in General Nursing

    here's my input: If you're looking for friends - volunteering is a good idea, or take an art class, join some interest groups (writing, reading, through museums), take cooking classes. My own...

  17. Can I be denied employment due to claustrophobia???

    GingerSue replied to soontobenurse2's topic in General Nursing

    that's great news! all the best with your new

  18. is permission required?

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is the permission of the individual required before a physician or a nurse wants to do a "Comprehensive Older Person's Evaluation" or a "MiniMental State Examination" or a "Depression Evaluation"?...

  19. is permission required?

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    it may be just assessing, but what about informing the patient first, to explain that an assessment is taking place doesn't the patient have a right to know that a series of questions are going to be...

  20. please tell me it is

    GingerSue replied to studentNY's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I hope that you find the area the is right for you Maybe it's time for you to try mother and baby being organized is what worked for me I used to have a sheet on a clipboard - organized in columns and...

  21. peroneal and tibial nerves

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Nursing

    In my book: dorsiflexion and plantar flexion assess motor function of the peroneal and tibial nerves. Is one nerve responsible for one of these movements and the other nerve responsible for the other...

  22. What about the new govt. guidelines about not reimbursing for mistakes

    GingerSue replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    not sure about mistakes - yes - we are human, and human beings make mistakes, but for eg. when an older person has a professional health care service coming in to do footcare and the service...

  23. stable/unstable fractures

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Students

    Stable fractures are usually transverse, greenstick, or spiral. What about longitudinal fractures - are they stable? Unstable fractures are usually comminuted or oblique? What about spontaneous...

  24. Nurses with relatives in the hospital....

    GingerSue replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    there are some very nice staff working in the hospital and they are busy Much of the time, staff would be on for one time and we would never see the person again. There were a few who were a bit...

  25. Hospital wants pts restained rather than pay for sitters

    GingerSue replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    yes - a special unit for elderly with people educated about