I think it's really helpful, gives nurses a little time to check the blood sugar, give the tray, give insulin. Patients do sometimes get frustrated with the delay in getting their trays/food not being...
Day shift does glucose check and insulin on my unit. Additionally, our diabetic patients have trays labeled with a "Med Alert" label, meaning they are delivered to the nurse's station and not directly...
Typically you want the entirety of the securement device to be completely underneath the dressing, both for reliable securement reasons but also infection prevention reasons. On occasions I have seen...
guest908299 replied to FirstLadyRN's topic in General Nursing
Ditto. No need to place this patient on bedrest, just education. After seeing quite a few thrombocytopenic patients develop SDHs or other brain bleeds I definitely take headache complaints fairly...
First off - nursing school is challenging but ENTIRELY doable. Literally millions of nurses have made it through school, some smarter than you and some not as smart. I just graduated from an...
Hi all - Wanted to seek some advice and opinions about a general topic. What are your thoughts about how easy it is to move out of oncology and into another speciality, and about how applicable...
Hmm... I've generally never counted solid foods as intake in mL. When looking at intake & output, we're usually concerned about fluid balance, so PO fluid intake (water, milk, soda), IV fluids, or...
I'll be graduating from an ABSN program shortly, and I believe the reputation of the individual ABSN program is more important than the general reputation for all ABSN programs. My school has a good...
I agree with AceOfHearts above. If this was your first HESI, don't stress too much. It is likely a different type of testing than you are used to and the "right answers" will not always be identical...
guest908299 replied to atorres0509's topic in General Nursing
I don't think you automatically need to move. I know plenty of new grad RNs with jobs in the Sacramento area. I know of at least a few hospitals in the Northern California area that will only hire (or...