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    This test is used to screen for Gestational Diabetes and is usually performed at about 26 -28 weeks * The test requires you to have a very sweet glucose drink and then return for a blood test exactly one hour later. * You are not required to fast but you can have a light breakfast or meal prior to the test. Do not over indulge in sweet foods and drinks prior to the test. * If you are having the test at Suite 6 go there on your way before your scheduled appointment time here. * Come

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    In “She Thought she was Irish -- Until a DNA Test Opened up a 100-Year-Old Mystery” Libby Copeland’s intention is to keep her audience on their toes and fascinated with every detail. Readers are gripped by the compelling‚ sentimental story‚ and stay because key elements are shown in a fascinating way. Through sentence structure‚ the appeal of Pathos‚ and word choice‚ Copeland composes an emotional story causing the readers to want more. The variety of sentence structure throughout the article keeps

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    Why Be a Nurse

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    Why Be a Nurse Nursing is a great profession‚ very much in demand today. As a nurse you can take your skills wherever you want to go. There are many nursing positions available throughout the United States as well as internationally for qualified people from every ethnic and religious background. Nursing isn’t just confined to the hospital; you can practice in hundreds of settings such as: home health care‚ hospice‚ corporations‚ us public health services‚ independent practice and many more. You

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    Diabetes Specialist Nurses Diabetes Specialist nurse helps people self-manage their diabetes. Patients with type 2 diabetes usually see both a practice nurse at their local GP’s in addition to a diabetes specialist nurse who will provide additional support and advice. A diabetes specialist nurse has accountability for prescribing common medicines for people with diabetes. Managing diabetes isn’t always easy and your needs may change over time as the condition progresses. Services are tailored to

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    1.How should the nurse record Amanda’s obstetrical history using the G-T-P-A-L designation? A) 3-2-0-1-3.INCORRECTThis does not reflect the client’s obstetrical history. B) 3-1-1-1-2.INCORRECTThis does not reflect the client’s obstetrical history. C) 4-1-1-1-3.CORRECTGravidity [G] is defined as the number of times pregnant‚ including the current pregnancy. Term [T] is defined as any birth after the end of the 37th week‚ and preterm [P] refers to any births between 20 and 37 weeks. Both term and preterm

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    ------------------------------------------------- Gestational diabetes Gestational diabetes (or gestational diabetes mellitus‚ GDM) is a condition in which women without previously diagnosed diabetes exhibit high blood glucose levels during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes generally has few symptoms and it is most commonly diagnosed byscreening during pregnancy. Diagnostic tests detect inappropriately high levels of glucose in blood samples. Gestational diabetes affects 3-10% of pregnancies‚ depending on

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    She Was Her Home

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    that she is Chaya now. In some ways she is accepting but in many ways she is also still in denial. I know that she is still in denial and that she still knows she is Hannah. Near the beginning of the book she is transported into the world of chaya and she does not like it‚ she wants to go home so when she sees a door that makes her think that it’s her way back because it’s they way that she got there. Although it’s the way she got there its not her way back because when she opens the door she does

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    poets of the Romantic period was William Wordsworth. Wordsworth wrote many interesting poems‚ and one of his finest was "She was a Phantom of Delight". Wordsworth had relations with many women and so it wasn’t known for whom he wrote this poem. In his poem‚ he never describes any particular women‚ nor mentions a trait distinctive to one of the women he met. Thus‚ the women to whom he wrote this poem remained a secret. Wordsworth starts off the poem saying‚ "She was a Phantom of delight". There is

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    main types and most common forms of diabetes‚ but it also discussed gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes generally occurs in women who are older in age‚ a personal or family related health history‚ or are more obese. It discusses that women with an insulin producing defect are the ones who are more likely to develop gestational diabetes‚ because their pancreas is unable to make enough insulin to support both the mother and the fetus. Gestational diabetes isn’t just a black and white thing‚

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    Nurse’s rn should be paid a higher salary because they do alot more and help patients and for example comfort them when they need somebody’s shoulder to cry on when something horrible happens.RN’s help people so much more then other nurses that work in the industry. Most Registered nurses work directly with the families and the patients.A nurse does frequent evalutions they check vitals and make sure the patients and others are okay they perform IV replacement for patients that need it. They do

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