GingerSue

GingerSue

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  1. blocking antibodies - cancer cells and immunological escape

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Nursing

    when cancer cells evade the immune system and the blocking antibodies bind TAAs, to prevent their recognition by T cells, where are blocking antibodies produced? B cells produce antibodies, where are...

  2. blocking antibodies - cancer cells and immunological escape

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    thanks as I looked for info there was mention of TNF-locking antibodies and others TNF comes from the macropgages (so I wondered where TNF-blocking antibodies come from - what would be protecting the...

  3. any specific time of day when INR is to be checked?

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    this is for someone who is living at home, has been on warfarin for long time, usually has blood taken at the lab about once every week or two and has been going to the lab in the afternoon should...

  4. any specific time of day when INR is to be checked?

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    is it necessary that it be taken in the morning (when the medication is taken around 1600)? or is it okay to have it taken in the afternoon? (I just asked the lady in the lab, and she said that they...

  5. what might have been injected into a ganglion?

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Nursing

    just remembering and wondering: many years back, as a teenager - a doctor injected solution from a vial into a ganglion that was located on my wrist, the ganglion then disappeared what might the...

  6. what might have been injected into a ganglion?

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    does it make the ganglion break

  7. Cancer clusters

    GingerSue replied to allantiques4me's topic in General Nursing

    is there a public health department

  8. Unfair ADON

    GingerSue replied to sorpy69's topic in General Nursing

    agreed - those

  9. SrChristine

    GingerSue replied to SrChristine's topic in General Nursing

    what is

  10. What If....

    GingerSue replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    can you work part-time at a hospital for a while to discover if you like the atmosphere, etc? what might you not like about

  11. Happy-happy Joy-joy! I GRADUATED RN SCHOOL!

    GingerSue replied to DavieRN's topic in General Nursing

    congratulations :balloons:

  12. Nursing in Long Term Care

    GingerSue replied to MedicGA's topic in General Nursing

    first - congratulations as you graduate. I agree with the above comments - you will be using your organizational and communication skills with your medication knowledge. In LTC you can develop...

  13. Expectations after your patient dies?

    GingerSue replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    yes, a card is appropriate that is what I have done when a private duty client died (I also don't believe in funerals, don't want one for myself, and this is after attending several family members'...

  14. contact precautions questions

    GingerSue replied to stayingoutoftrouble's topic in General Nursing

    how do they know that the MRSA was only in the wound? MRSA can remain viable for days on environmental surfaces and clothing. MRSA is spread primarily by direct contact with the hands of health care...

  15. Suggestions for post-interview follow-up with ADM who refuses to call back?

    GingerSue replied to Aritchie-loynes's topic in General Nursing

    there might be various reasons for this happening She might be waiting to hear from someone else before she can finalize selection. Is someone leaving the position - maybe that person has changed...

  16. Erikson and the stage of integrity vs despair

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe she was speaking of her childhood because her experience of being in restraints resulted in her feeling like a child. Being around the staff who put her into restraints resulted in her feeling...

  17. Erikson and the stage of integrity vs despair

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    thanks it was that phrase "rearranging the photo album of life" that I wondered about - this author has it in quotes. Wasn't sure what the phrase meant. Maybe it wasn't a phrase used by Erikson? The...

  18. Can you believe this happened?

    GingerSue replied to krazykev's topic in General Nursing

    doing exams on computer can have problems and it sure can create a lot of unnecessary stress where I am, often they can't even get me logged in to the exam, so I arrive and expect there to be problems...

  19. Finally getting a job...

    GingerSue replied to ShockerGirl07's topic in General Nursing

    could tour them meet the people who work there maybe get some questions

  20. Need advice please

    GingerSue replied to lynnmarie62's topic in General Nursing

    if it's review that you need, just review textbooks from the

  21. Discouraged

    GingerSue replied to ZootRN's topic in General Nursing

    doctor should not be grabbing at you. pt's wife should not be making up stories - maybe others who hear will realize how ridiculous the story is - a person who does this will sometimes become known...

  22. Hello world!

    GingerSue replied to Barbq's topic in General Nursing

    sales for a pharmaceutical company? insurance medicals? blood

  23. centigrays and rads

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Nursing

    1 Gray = 100 rads does this mean that one centrigray is = one rad? is there a difference between the meaning of centigray and rad? a rad is measurement of radiation dosage absorbed by the tissues a...

  24. What country do you dream of working abroad?

    GingerSue replied to happystar's topic in General Nursing

    Spain, along the coast France - love the food various USA locations list could go

  25. interleukins and functions

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Nursing

    any ideas how to remember the functions of a list of 24 interleukins IL-1 IL-2 IL-3 IL-4 etc to IL-24 (IL-19, IL-20, IL- 22, and IL-24 are similar to IL-10 and IL-21 is similar to IL-2, IL-4 and...