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That's what I was thinking... I put that in an adult the excess fluid would have nowhere to go, causing more damage and requiring a shunt. That would be correct, right?

Hello Nurses! I have a question for a case study that I am doing for my A&P class... The case is about a 3 month old child with Hydrocephalus.. the question asks if there is an advantage or disadvantage of the fontanels still being present, did it make the problem less dangerous or more dangerous? Thank you all of your help!

Thanks everyone! When they showed me how to do the injection, she just jabbed it in and slowly pushed the plunger... no aspiration at all. And it is at the top of the glutes... I find his hip with the tips of my fingers then do the injection in the crook of my thumb and pointer

Thank you so much!! I've always loved science, but it wasn't until the birth of my 3 year old daughter that I realized that I wanted to become a Neonatal Nurse... I'm not sure if I will be doing many injections unless I work in the NICU, but I'm sure I will have to learn it during clinicals. I am so very excited! I can't wait for clinicals!!! I love helping people... my family and friends always come to me with health advice, and I tell them what I know but I also recommend they talk to their family doctor instead of just taking my word for it, as I am not an expert... yet! ;] Thanks for your reply! So the only question I still have left is about the IV injections... blood ALWAYS means you're in a vein right? And when you're doing IM, you should aspirate and look for air, and if there's blood, you start over because it's contaminated with blood.... right? Just want to make sure I have it all down now.. once I learn something, I never forget! Lol Oh, how I love science!!! I could talk about it for days lol -Jess

Hello everyone! I am in nursing school right now, and my father has diabetes. We recently went over our prescription drug coverage for the year, so his doctor decided to have him do weekly IM injections at the top of his glutes. Since he can't do it himself, obviously, they showed me the procedure for doing it. However, I have a couple of questions (that I forgot to ask at the time). I've done some research, and some sites say that you don't have to aspirate before doing an IM injection, and some sites say that you have to aspirate, and when you do, if you draw back blood that means you hit a vein/artery. So my first question is thus: do I aspirate or not? And if so, I make sure that no blood draws back, right? When they showed me how to do it, I don't recall her aspirating, she just quickly "jabbed" the needle in (that's the best way I could describe it, it kinda shocked me since I'm not that far into my training lol). My third question is this: for IV injections, if you draw back blood, that always means you are in a vein, correct? And there is no chance that you hit a muscle, right? All responses are greatly appreciated!! I'm about to apply to TWU in February, and I'm so excited! I have a 3.9 GPA (just .1 more point would be so great! lol), and I have 3 more years until I have my BSN!!! :] Science is my life, and I can NOT wait until I can become a neonatal nurse and take care of newborns :] I'm also excited that I have the chance to practice certain things like injecting medication for my parents (my mother has MS and I sometimes help her injecting her daily meds). I also have a 3 year old, so cleaning boo-boos and taking care of her (giving her medicines when she is sick) is something I love. I don't necessarily enjoy her being sick, but it makes me feel good to have the knowledge of how to take care of her when she is sick or hurt. Sorry to ramble, but I just wanted to give a little background information so people aren't like, "how do you not know this if you're in nursing school?" I haven't quite gotten to the point of doing clinicals yet, or anything like that. However, I am a fast learner, and it's always better to ask questions if you don't know something. Anyways, if someone could clear up this confusion for me, that would be great! I put the 3 questions I had in bold, so that it is easier for everyone to see them in my long, rambling thread, lol. Thanks again everyone for the help! Jess

Thank you all so much! I just wanted to know how the whole thing worked from people who've been there... I feel a lot better!! My problem is in my past, and I refuse to let it ruin my future! I can think of nothing I'd rather do than be a nurse, and I would never let anything ruin that! Again, thank you all so much!!!

I'm not over confident? I know myself, and I have faith in God. I don't drink alcohol, I don't like it. Over confident would actually be good for me, considering in the past I have doubted myself many times.. I'm happier than I have been in a while, so no, I'm not worried. If you knew me, you would know. So basically my last question is... so the BON doesn't look into your medical history unless they have a reason? If so, I can relax because I will never, ever give them a reason to doubt my sobriety or competency. Thank you all for your advice! J

I am planning on coming off suboxone soon.. I am down to 2mg a day. I have been clean since detox and am not worried about slipping. I am confident in myself that I will stay clean. I was only on it for a month. I'm not worried about UAs or anything... I'm just worried about my medical history being looked into. I don't want to be judged on a stupid mistake I made... becoming a nurse and making my daughter proud and giving her the life she deserves is too important to me.

Hello everyone... I am a straight A student and mother of a 3 year old little girl, who is my reason for wanting to become a nurse. I'm almost done with my prereq's for my Associate's program, but now I'm thinking I may have issues being accepted/getting my license... This is why.... At the end of November of last year (2012) I went to detox for heroin. I used for a month... my grandmother had just died and I had a "friend" who constantly pushed me to do it, I was also very depressed at the time. I went to detox for 4 days and have been doing great ever since with the support of my family, psychiatrist, and therapist. I am currently on suboxone but I want to stop taking it. I get drug tested every month with my therapist, so there's a way to prove my sobriety. Some people tell me to keep my mouth shut, but I am afraid. What do I do? I don't want a stupid mistake I made ruin my life. All I want to do is be a nurse, take care of babies in the NICU or work at a Children's hospital. I would NEVER do anything to risk that. I had no idea getting treatment would cause future problems. Someone please help me! -J