EGVnurse

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1. How did you become a CDE?

   EGVnurse replied to gbrush's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

   1. I documented all the diabetes education I gave while working on the floor. 2. I applied to every diabetes nurse educator position open within 30 miles (or more). 3. I worked REALLY hard on my cover...

2. Biomedical engineering & nursing?

   EGVnurse posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

   Hi all, I'm wondering if there are any nurses out there who went back to school for biomedical engineering, software development, computer science or bioinformatics? I'm a RN (3 years) with a passion...

3. Where can I find practice exams for CDE?

   EGVnurse posted a topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

   Thanks!

4. RN/CDE foot exams?

   EGVnurse posted a topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

   Any RN's or RN/CDE's doing comprehensive foot exams on your patients with diabetes? Including, ankle-brachial index, monofilament testing and tuning fork, etc. I work in a education-based clinic as a...

5. Ideal diabetic diet?

   EGVnurse replied to Libby1987's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

   I have my personal opinions on this and ONLY anecdotal evidence to support (using myself as a guinea pig). The best "control"/hgba1c I ever achieved after many years of living with type 1 diabetes was...

6. NPs specializing in endocrinology?

   EGVnurse replied to benjgary's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I am very interested in returning to get my Master's in Nursing so that I can specialize in endocrinology as well. I'm not sure whether FNP versus ACNP would be better, depends perhaps on whether you...

7. Outpatient HF Management Resources

   EGVnurse replied to EGVnurse's topic in Cardiac

   Any CE's, preferably

8. Outpatient HF Management Resources

   EGVnurse posted a topic in Cardiac

   Hello, I'm a RN working at an education-based Diabetes Clinic. We mainly see GDM, type 1, type 2, pre-diabetes, obesity, and failure to thrive. However, we're in the middle of changing over to a...

9. Humalog only, no background

   EGVnurse posted a topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

   Patient has had DM type 2 since 1998. About 239lb, 5'8". Severe muscular atrophy, wheelchair bound, difficulty raising hands above head, some issues with dexterity but takes most of his injections via...

10. Gestational Diabetes Treatment

    EGVnurse posted a topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I'm receiving conflicting information on the standard, safest medication treatment for a woman diagnosed with gestational diabetes (GDM) whose blood glucose is not being controlled with...

11. Certified Diabetes Educator

    EGVnurse replied to OUxPhys's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Hi there! I recently started a new job as a Diabetes Nurse Educator and I love it. I'm not a CDE yet but I'm working on it. To sit for the exam, you need to have documentation of 1,000 contacts hours...

12. RN CDE: What to expect

    EGVnurse replied to EGVnurse's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Wonderful! I was offered the job and I start in a few weeks! I'm so excited. I've been reading a bunch and getting some more CEU's through the AADE website. I had just downloaded the ADA Diabetes...

13. IV clinics for hangovers

    EGVnurse replied to floridaRN38's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I've thought about this too! It would be awesome if you could make house calls

14. Any nurse bloggers?

    EGVnurse replied to Guest12/18/13's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I blog too! PM me if you'd

15. Nurse to patient ratio?

    EGVnurse replied to hrb25's topic in Medical-Surgical

    30 bed med-surg unit, always full. 1:5-6 on nights. 1:4-5 on days. 0-3 techs on day shift (0 I've only seen on a weekend). 0-2 techs on