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Our practice holds the Metformin for all cath patients too regardless of heath/age day of procedure and resumes it 3 days later. Will also place on low does of sliding scale. We had reviewed the ACR guidelines and this was what our docs chose to do, but each practice varies on their own procedures.

True, I had a school nurse also that flirted with our principal when I was in school years ago. Eventually they ended up having an affair,so when you went to her, she let you do whatever. However, this teacher here should have valued your professional opinion and let you do your job as you left the teaching up to her. I can see why you felt the need to vent.

As I said, this is new to me and I haven't done any of it in a long time. I am reviewing peer-reviewed articles that have been done based off of actual research. This is an actual Research class, I'm doing a paper, however, this time, not actual "research". I commend the actual researchers who come up with the evidence for all the topics. So, no offense was meant to anyone or should have been taken by my comments I typed. Thanks to everyone who offered me advice.

Yes, I have done some before 20 years ago. Now I am back in school wanting to get my Master's. I had forgotten I had to do research and I feel lost. But it has to be for my class on Research. Thank you guys a lot. This will help!

The problem is I do my schooling all online, so I primarily am on my own. That's why I think I'm so lost. And I have less than a week to do this. I've been reading my chapter on coming up with an appropriate question, but it just gives you the PICO analysis. So it makes it a little harder to decide. I feel a little hand-tied, but I have to somehow fix the topic and come up with a proper research that I can find evidence-based research to back up the topic for.

Do you think "How does the use of specialty beds impact pressure sore development in newly diagnosed spinal cord injury patients in inpatient and rehabilitation settings?" is ok as long as I can find evidenced based literature on it? And btw, thank you for answering me....

I mean research by evidence-based literature that is put there and me making a decision based on what I find in my reading.

I was going to include inpatient and rehab settings also in the research for facility setting.

I was just doing research on pressure sores in spinal cord patients. Any ideas on how I should direct the research? I have never done research before until now and this is confusing to me. What would be the best route to go with this subject?

I am having to do research for the first time and have been a nurse for 20 years. I seen completely dumbfounded. My question is,"Should all newly diagnosed spinal cord patients be placed on special beds (such as air fluid beds- i.e.: Clinitron) to prevent pressure sores while in-patient or in re-hab?" Is this enough? Or do I need more for the actual clinical problem? Thank you!