SHGR MSN, RN, CNS

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    Need evidence based practice help

    SHGR replied to dking821's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    If you are on Medscape, try this article- I just did a quick Medscape search for "blood glucose testing inpatient" Medscape: Medscape Access "A new clinical practice guideline (CPG) from the Endocrine...
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    please help with Learning all about Insulin

    SHGR replied to beatrice1's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Not true at all. While different people may respond a bit differently to different brands or types of insulin, generally speaking, a unit is a unit (assuming we are talking about U-100 insulin). The...
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    Taking the CDE

    SHGR replied to bostonurse13's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    For me, the hardest content areas were the program planning and the more Type 1 related questions like insulin pumps and correction doses. (YMMV). It's all multiple choice and a lot of the...
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    Tired of hearing about the kids.

    SHGR replied to TECHTORNHOPEFULLY's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sharpiemom, I just laughed so hard!! Good thing I wasn't drinking coffee. Brilliant and hilarious...and I may have to steal your
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    Taking the CDE

    SHGR replied to bostonurse13's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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    Need some teaching materials..

    SHGR replied to Cathy26's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Good for you- I think some people that never would otherwise get care, get it in jail. I hope you are able to make a positive impact on the inmates' future health. I got some good resources from...
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    Taking the CDE

    SHGR replied to bostonurse13's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Just saw this now- did you take it yet? If so how did it go?
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    What are units when referenced for medications?

    SHGR replied to chall2011's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    One unit of U-100 insulin (the vast majority of insulin) is 1/100 of an mL. One unit of U-500 insulin is 1/500 of an mL, which is much more concentrated and rarely used. There are a few other...
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    please help with Learning all about Insulin

    SHGR replied to beatrice1's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I ran into this today. http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/ehc/products/18/124/Insulin_Clinician5.pdf It's short with some good takeaways. There is a diagram on page two that might help you...
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    Co-worker dynamics

    SHGR replied to smsmquote482's topic in Nursing Career

    ignore, ignore, walk away, and don't let her control you. She doesn't sound mean-spirited or like a bad person- just someone whose immaturity needs some limits set and a good role model for...
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    Importance of floor nursing experience for PMHNP

    SHGR replied to rr0416's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hey there- Having worked extensively in both areas, I would highly recommend working in a primary care clinic to get your nursing experience in, rather than as a floor nurse or a med-surg nurse. (ER...
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    Medical Charting in Family Practice.

    SHGR replied to military-mom's topic in General Nursing

    yes, we are supposed to chart "triaged per telephone triage for nurses, briggs abdominal pain (adults) protocol, pp
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    should i pursue a career in nursing?

    SHGR replied to purple23's topic in General Students

    ...the program is too full...i wasn't entirely sure about nursing. well now its december and i'm still really interested in nursing... i was actually taking inorganic chemistry this semester and i...
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    Medical Charting in Family Practice.

    SHGR replied to military-mom's topic in General Nursing

    In other circumstances (RN working as LPN for LPN pay, APRN working as RN, that kind of thing) the person is held to the standards of their licensure, not the position they are working as. (really...
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    master's in diabetic foot care or wound management

    SHGR replied to a.zayed's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I think it's great that you are interested in this. Feet and wounds are some of the most disrespected things in health care! Also, Saudi's have really high rates of T2DM so this is something very...
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    teaching hospital vs. community hospitals and the rn

    SHGR replied to anotherone's topic in General Nursing

    You're kidding, right? Why would a nurse unless she anticipated an order or a change in therapy? Why would she be checking a psych patient's temp at 3am, for that matter? Wow. That's a disgrace to...
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    Medical Charting in Family Practice.

    SHGR replied to military-mom's topic in General Nursing

    grntea, i agreed with everything you said until the above part, for real. i just have to say, protocol, protocol, protocol...know yours and use them religiously. at our office, we use perry and...
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    Personal advice needed!

    SHGR replied to bailee4's topic in General Nursing

    Totally agree with all of the above support and advice. I always tell myself that God lets bad stuff happen to me because it makes me a better nurse. I've had a lot of health setbacks, and it...
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    What are the chances of me being fired?

    SHGR replied to lolakbolak's topic in General Nursing

    Was he also wearing a waist or vest restraint though? We never used wrist restraints without restraining the torso also, for
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    CNA "not a good fit"

    SHGR replied to Healing Soul's topic in General Nursing

    That's a good point too- but to me, "mediocrity" is an attitude, and not a skill set per
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    CNA "not a good fit"

    SHGR replied to Healing Soul's topic in General Nursing

    This is exactly how I love to work with patients. Like if they are missing or forgetting their meds, or having a hard time with following diet instructions- or whatever- ...help them figure out what...
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    CNA "not a good fit"

    SHGR replied to Healing Soul's topic in General Nursing

    CNA is hard work, and it's not for everybody. I did it for a couple years in nursing school and then worked on a unit that had no aides for night shift- so RNs were the CNAs too! It's physically...
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    Can you throw out some career options for the fields i am interested in?

    SHGR replied to confused256's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A job - any job- that you don't like is depressing. Helping people and having job satisfaction are like the opposite of depressing. Any patient or client you come into contact with in health care...
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    Needing advice with a plagiarizing incident

    SHGR replied to SnowShoeRN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Since the online postings show what time they were posted, you basically have proof. We had to sign something saying that plagiarism is not tolerated. So, you reported her, you did your part. I...
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    Have CNAs bullied nurses (RNs/LPNs)?

    SHGR replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At the LTC facility where I worked, RN's got bullied by CNA's and LPN's. It was not a nice place to work. The CNA's bullied each other,