I am retired RN AND A FAMILY MEMBER IS HAVING A PROSTECTOMY IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND I WILL BE DOING THE NURSING CARE POST-open @ his. Home. I forgot to mention that I. Am a retired Hospice nurse. ... View answer

I am a nurse just writing a case study for one of my assistant living manager students. Are there any parameters I should add for the Toprol XL. She has to write a service plan similiar to a... View answer

What are the steps in your old age, when you can no longer care for yourself? Is it first assisted living then a nursing home, and when are those needed? Is there anything after the nursing... View answer

I am a larygectomy patient do I qualify for long term care in nursing home feeding tube ... View answer

I have questions regarding the standards of care in skilled nursing facilities re: turning of immobilized patients, oral care requirements for starters.HAVE OBSERVED CARE IN LOCAL SNF... View answer

Hello, I m working on my nursing care plan for school and I cant seem to fine out why my pt. would have a low Absolute eosinophil lab value (0.12) in the post-partum period. The only... View answer

I had a lap cholesystectomy on Friday, home on saturday, Early hours of Monday morning I went in to AF for 12 hours and ended up in Coronary Care until yesterday. No-one can find a reason for it... View answer

Hello! I am a 59 y/o, female with Type 1 Diabetic,obese, post thyroidectomy (CA), CHF (lungs sound good now) and disabled due to bad knees, neuropathy and arthritis.I am considering Lap Band. But I need ... View answer

I m a nursing student and I am completing a care plan for a patient with Crohn s disease. The patient has just undergone a pouch revision with an ileostomy. He is getting D5 1/2 with 20mEq of K.... View answer

Hello. I am currently a nursing student and I am putting together a care plan for my resident. One part that I am stuck on is that my resident has all normal lab findings with the exception of... View answer