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This has been on my mind ever since I last worked the other day. I had a new patient that came to my floor. She had a history of uncontrolled diabetes and told me she had not received any insulin in her many hours in the ER. Upon checking her blood sugar she was in the 700's. I had orders to give her 25 regular insulin and 30 levemir. I also gave her something to eat with these. I figured it would be a safe bet to re evaluate her blood sugar in 2 hours since the regular would've peaked at this time. Her blood sugar was still about 570 and the dr ordered an insulin drip. By the time the drip arrived from pharmacy an hour had passed so rechecked her blood sugar and it was in the 300's. It almost aeemed unnecessary to start the drip at this point in fear of dropping her too quickly. I wonder if I didn't give enough time for the levemir to take effect? Should I have waited longer to recheck her blood sugar? I don't have a ton of experience with insulin drops so if anyone could give feedback it is much appreciated!

We've been working on writing nurses notes in my clinical--normal and abnormal findings based on a head to to assessment. I'm still getting the hang of it, but in the mean time does anyone recommend a book or other resources for correct documentation? Thanks!

As far as I know, we do not have a choice in our clinical location, but I'll be sure it keep that in mind. I will definitely try to get my foot in the door with shadowing experiences as well. I'm sure that will be extremely beneficial in learning more about oncology! I'm just eager to do more than I'm able to, we don't start clinical for another semester :/. Thanks!

I am in my second semester of nursing school and currently work in home health as a nurses aid. I really have a strong desire to learn more about nursing specialities, specifically oncology nursing. I've browsed through the ONS website, but I'm looking for advice about what I can do as a student to increase my chances of landing a job in oncology. Any advice from those more experienced than I am? Thanks so much!

I am in my second semester of nursing school and currently work in home health as a nurses aid. I really have a strong desire to learn more about nursing specialities, specifically oncology nursing. I've browsed through the ONS website, but I'm looking for advice about what I can do as a student to increase my chances of landing a job in oncology. Any advice from those more experienced than I am? Thanks so much!

Do you mind sharing your TEAS scores? I got a 68.7 on TEAS V and am looking to apply to COTC's program, but I'm real nervous! What did you end up doing?

I specifically scored lower in the math. Math was a 63. Reading was a 78. Science was a 64. English was around 65 I think. The advisor I met with thinks I should retake if I don't get into the progra, but I'm looking for other sources of input.

I took the TEAS test today and got a 68 overall. I've been studying for the test for a while now and feel kind of down about my score. The school I'm applying to for nursing has averages around 72. Does anyone have any words of wisdom here? Thanks!