GingerSue

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  1. devices for home self-testing PT or INR

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    I've been phoning the drugstores in my area to find out if they know about these devices some don't carry them another says they do carry the kits, but the pharmacist is away on maternity leave until...

  2. devices for home self-testing PT or INR

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    okay - this pharmacology book says that INR is based on prothrombin time a normal baseline or control PT is approximately 12 sec; a therapeutic value (PT) is approximately 1.5 times the control (18...

  3. Why do we put up with it? (sorry, longish)

    GingerSue replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    what could we do to make it get better? are computers helpful or not (as you mention above that computers cause more

  4. devices for home self-testing PT or INR

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for this information At what INR level should the warfarin be held -- I see above that 4.7 was indicated, but I know that in a particular case - it is held because it was 3.7 (my textbook says...

  5. what is in cabbage leaves that suppresses milk production?

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Nursing

    now in my Maternal - Newborn textbook, it is explaining that "women are advised to boil the cabbage slightly until the leaves are softened" then they are peeled, placed in the refrigerator, and the...

  6. devices for home self-testing PT or INR

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    maybe like so many items - if there is a doctor's written script then the insurance will cover part of the cost, worth checking into maybe the local drugstore can give an idea of the cost or the...

  7. "You need to learn to tolerate abuse"

    GingerSue replied to anynurseanywhere's topic in General Nursing

    I would say that what is needed is to learn how to deal with abuse, not to tolerate it it would be better that the abuse stop next question - how is this

  8. devices for home self-testing PT or INR

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like you, the nurse, do the testing then contact the MD the Inratio meter that you have - is it owned by your employer, by the patient, by the health care system? maybe the client's insurance...

  9. hi everyone....

    GingerSue replied to buttercup_0058's topic in General Nursing

    if you have no textbook, then find out what textbook is being used for the Pharmacology course at the educational facility that offers courses on Pharmacology (check the library for this book,...

  10. research paper

    GingerSue replied to ckaeser's topic in General Nursing

    have you tried http://www.emedicine.com to search for some

  11. devices for home self-testing PT or INR

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    same as with insulin, and people do their own checking of blood sugar at home - see what I mean, and the devices are mentioned in my textbook for home

  12. devices for home self-testing PT or INR

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    these devices are for checking prothrombin time or international normalized ratio for a person taking warfarin, and the dosage is changed according to the results, after the doctor has been notified...

  13. What's some of the latest info on care of the SCI patient?

    GingerSue replied to JMinCO's topic in General Nursing

    here's a rehab centre for SCI

  14. new nurse on orientation,questions?

    GingerSue replied to fredyjen's topic in General Nursing

    for a slower pace - try private duty (in the person's home or in hospital) or LTC home visiting is a bit different, because you are with one patient (and maybe their family) at a time (although the...

  15. PPH and REDHEADS?

    GingerSue replied to rtadpole's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In my google search for information about "redheads and postpartal hemorrhage" I found this thread in my textbook there is a "Clinical Tip: Women who are natural redheads tend to experience heavier...

  16. Returning RNs

    GingerSue replied to BethannieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Any idea what it is that managers are doubtful about re: a returning RN? Maybe the employer's needs influences their hiring

  17. Any Fundraising Ideas?

    GingerSue replied to Athens092706's topic in General Nursing

    we students sold chocolate-covered almonds - I remember going door-to-door selling them with excellent results, or taking them to my part-time job where other co-workers bought

  18. what is in cabbage leaves that suppresses milk production?

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for all these useful items about using cabbage leaves it sounds more useful than I was

  19. OB Spanish

    GingerSue replied to Shappy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There is a section on Spanish Translations of English phrases (phrases that are helpful when working with families during pregnancy, labor, birth, and after birth) in Maternal-Mewborn Nursing &...

  20. perineal analgesic spray - ingredient?

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Nursing

    what is the medication that is in a perineal analgesic spray for postpartum

  21. perineal analgesic spray - ingredient?

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the

  22. Nursing student in distress...Please Help !!!!!

    GingerSue replied to k.lvn.mom's topic in General Nursing

    you can do

  23. why do tea bags do for nipple care when breastfeeding?

    GingerSue replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    thankyou the reason that I ask about the tea bags is because they are included in Clinical Pathway for the Postpartal Period (in my Maternal-Newborn

  24. why do tea bags do for nipple care when breastfeeding?

    GingerSue posted a topic in General Nursing

    why are tea bags used for nipple care in a postpartum

  25. can anyone give me a hand?

    GingerSue replied to missglitter's topic in General Nursing

    - maybe using it as a recreation drug, unaware of the dangers - raves - maybe he's wondering about out-of-body experiences - also is an analgesic - does he have pain? - also a bronchodilator - does he...