GingerSue

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  1. home health vs. hospital

    GingerSue replied to juicy_jade's topic in General Nursing

    some of the things that a home visiting nurse does include: wound care - all kinds of skin problems, treatments, products diabetes - insulin and related devices & patient teaching colostomy care...

  2. home health vs. hospital

    GingerSue replied to juicy_jade's topic in General Nursing

    sometimes it helps to arrange to go out with a home visiting nurse for a few days to see what it's

  3. Lesser Pay day shifh or higher pay night shift

    GingerSue replied to anfe's topic in General Nursing

    do you have a preference for day shift? if you know that you can't survive the night shift ...? how many night shifts have you tried? although the other job is offering you day shift, is there any...

  4. Step 2 Diet (coronary artery disease) Shrimp?

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Nursing

    in a Step 2 Diet for nutritional therapy (coronary artery disease) only the leanest cuts of meats are allowed. Shrimp are restricted because they are high in cholesterol although low in total fat....

  5. Step 2 Diet (coronary artery disease) Shrimp?

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the link with mention of marinated shrimp

  6. registry

    GingerSue replied to newlvngrad's topic in General Nursing

    you can let the registry know what your preferences are. later, if they need someone they might give you a call to ask if you want the shift, but you don't have to accept

  7. complaints about nursing care!?!?!

    GingerSue replied to JeN-SN's topic in General Nursing

  8. palm of the hand: cholesterol test

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    thanks

  9. palm of the hand: cholesterol test

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Nursing

    there is a test available to measure the amount of cholesterol in the skin using the palm of the hand what is the name of this test?

  10. hyperstension/hypertension

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Nursing

    what is the difference between hyperstension and hypertension? I have tried to find answers by checking Merck Manual, eMedicine, and various medical dictionaries, but they don't have "hyperstension"...

  11. hyperstension/hypertension

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    hyperstension is mentioned in my textbook in the section about risk factors for coronary artery disease at first I thought that it was a typo so I looked on google and hyperstention is mentioned...

  12. calcium and hypertension

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Nursing

    it is recommended that people with hypertension maintain adequate potassium and calcium intake from food sources ... calcium supplements are not recommended why not the

  13. BP readings

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Nursing

    when the BP is taken two or three times, then the average pressure is recorded as the value for that visit (according to this textbook) I have never seen this "average" reading explanation before is...

  14. calcium and hypertension

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    nice, that you are accepted. but why are calcium supplements not okay, yet calcium from food sources is

  15. question

    GingerSue replied to nic25's topic in General Nursing

    haven't asked, but probably something can be arranged for a

  16. pyridoxine question with INH

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Nursing

    is pyridoxine give usually with INH? one textbook says it is given usually with INH to prevent peripheral neuropathy my other med-surg textbook says that it is given during high-dose

  17. Need research topic! Please help!

    GingerSue replied to purple_rose_3's topic in General Nursing

    infectious diseases tuberculosis - it was hoped that tuberculosis would disappear by 2000, but unfortunately there are 8 million new cases of tuberculosis yearly worldwide. And between 19 and 43...

  18. Question

    GingerSue replied to homehealthatheart's topic in General Nursing

    go back to the thread, try again, if it still doesn't work, then post a reply in that thread and someone will likely

  19. pre-op and hearing aid?

    GingerSue posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    when a patient has a hearing aid and is being prepared before surgery, is the hearing aid removed? My textbook says that "hearing aids are usually left in place to allow the client to better follow...

  20. the last measure to be performed before surgery

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Students

    this is another review question in my textbook: The nursing measure that should be performed last on the morning of surgery is to: a. ask client to void in the bathroom b. check chart for signed...

  21. Advanced calculation problem. Help!!!

    GingerSue replied to militaryspouse98's topic in General Students

    (must recheck that decimal point: 0.25 mL divided by 4 doses = 0.0625 mL rounded to 0.06

  22. the last measure to be performed before surgery

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Students

    thanks frequently used preoperative medications are (as listed in my textbook): benzodiazepines (midazolam, diazepam, lorazepam) narcotics (morphine, meperidine, fentanyl) histamine H2 receptor...

  23. Advanced calculation problem. Help!!!

    GingerSue replied to militaryspouse98's topic in General Students

    but recommendations are not to exceed 2.5 mg/min if 0.6 mL is given in one minute then that would be giving 6 mg/min (10 mg/mL works out to 2.5 mg/ 0.25 mL) 0.25 mL would be the maximum to be given in...

  24. drug interaction

    GingerSue replied to kenchie21's topic in General Nursing

    did the in charge explain

  25. Med/Surg Study Help!!!

    GingerSue replied to babyphat's topic in Medical-Surgical

    the title of my current meg-surg textbook is Medical-Surgical Nursing in Canada by Lewis, Heitkemper,and Dirksen (2006) {it was revised so that it would be suitable for Canadian nurses with many...