GingerSue

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  1. Hospital wants pts restained rather than pay for sitters

    GingerSue replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

  2. Why the stupid reasons to come to the ER?

    GingerSue replied to snowfreeze's topic in Emergency

    yes, there is a shortage of family physicians (in my community there is) Doctors leave this community and go to nicer climates, etc This recently happened to both of my elderly parents - their family...

  3. Ever tell a doctor like it is, with surprising results?

    GingerSue replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    this is a helpful response and I appreciated you sharing

  4. LTC is depressing!

    GingerSue replied to DreamyEyes's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    when I worked in LTC - it was the very good care, the co-workers, and the supervisor(s) that impressed me yes, many of the residents were old, bedridden, incontinent - but not all of them I would...

  5. Hello Everyone--newbie RN

    GingerSue replied to sugarwahine10's topic in General Nursing

    if the turnover at the new place is high, what'll you do if you are not happy there? sometimes you can't return to your former employer if they have a hiring freeze on (they might think you're...

  6. interview from hell

    GingerSue replied to grv68's topic in General Nursing

    it would have been nice if he had put his message receiver on while he was interviewing you, but, he didn't (it's nice to have someone's undivided attention) - and because of that, the information...

  7. Moving from US to Canada

    GingerSue replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    details I do not know, but would think that it best for you to contact the provincial nursing licensing organization of the province where you are going to be working for eg. if you are going to go...

  8. HELP w/math prob????

    GingerSue replied to RNBSNGRADUATE's topic in General Students

    60 divided by 0.4 = 150 The 0.4 mg tablet represents 1/150 of 60 (1 grain) The 0.4 mg tablet represents 1/150 gr do you

  9. Diabetes and Charcot foot

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

    when I go back to the little picture of Charcot foot, using my mouse to position the arrow over the picture - the little magnifying glass appears - I click on "enter" (to see what'll happen) and - it...

  10. Diabetes and Charcot foot

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

    this is very interesting to see how they do a capsulotomy, and this is what the ulcer looks

  11. Diabetes and Charcot foot

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

    these feet are very interesting to learn about. this is also what i discovered (from epodiatry.com): charcot foot and charcot-marie-tooth foot are different: "charcot's foot is a complication of...

  12. Happily Return to Allnurses.com

    GingerSue replied to a-rose's topic in General Nursing

    welcome

  13. Diabetes and Charcot foot

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

    how to enlarge? I can see the little magnifying glass icon when I left click - it puts the same small picture onto its own screen when I right click - it presents a menu of "email, print, etc" where...

  14. Diabetes and Charcot foot

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

    this is what I found in Podiatry Today in their article about Charcot foot and ulcer: is this what a BB shot looks

  15. what is monofilament?

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Nursing

    this is about diagnosing diabetes mellitus: for foot inspection - monofilament or vibration at great toe what is monofilament and how is this test done? this is what I found: "A quick screening for...

  16. urinalysis: WBCs, RBCs, urobilinogen, EU

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Students

    thanks so, would umol/L be the same as EU? in the eg of 3.2 that seems high (if umol/L is the same as EU, and if it is a random test) and that would indicate maybe liver damage, liver disease,...

  17. just passed NCLEX, what's next? help!

    GingerSue replied to rian02's topic in First Year After Licensure

    congratulations on passing

  18. liver cirrhosis, hyperaldosteronism, and sodium retention

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Students

    When a person has liver cirrhosis, the liver fails to metabolize aldosterone adequately, and the result is hyperaldosteronism with sodium and water retention In my book, there is this description,...

  19. liver cirrhosis, hyperaldosteronism, and sodium retention

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Students

    could

  20. Has anyone here wore a dress as a uniform?

    GingerSue replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    the pants - when I was a student I made my own white slacks (had a sewing machine) and they fit perfectly (pants that I've tried on recently - don't fit) dresses - still have my white 100% cotton,...

  21. the BMI normogram

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    thanks again the link has the same chart that's in my book that circle with 115 looks like it really is 18.5 (I'm using a magnifying glass to read the numbers in that circle) Probably my book has 18.5...

  22. the BMI normogram

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Nursing

    trying to understand how to read the BMI normogram? I have a BMI normogram with vertical lines for height and horizontal lines for weight So to figure my own, I look at the vertical line, then the...

  23. the BMI normogram

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the link, it doesn't have the diagonal lines that are included in the one that I

  24. the BMI normogram

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    oops (I'm laughing too much to get this right) try again: 64 inches tall - (no I'm not 13.5 ft tall) one inch = 2.5 cm so 64 x 2.54 = 162.56 cm (not 162.56 feet) 50 kg/1.63 m squared 50/ 2.66 m...

  25. Should I tell my friend or not?

    GingerSue replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't say anything this is between her and the