Jas honey

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1. migraine faker at the ED!

   Jas honey replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

   well i can attest to having pain and falling asleep w/a migraine....when first diagnosed they gave me fiorinal. i got a 10/10 migraine and took the fiorinal, and just got really happy, and sleepy and tired, but no pain relief!!!! i was making christm...

2. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   Jas honey replied to Trixxy's topic in Humor

   "If you have a medication allergy, don't take the medication again just to see what will happen." oh i just had to close my eyes and shake my head at myself when i read this one, i did this once with percocet. i had been taking one at a time for a da...

3. Pharmaceutical Companies are taking YOUR money!!

   Jas honey replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Activism

   Astra Zeneca (and another drug co which I forget already because I was so disgusted) sponsored a major golf tournament which was on TV this past weekend with the usual major golf names in it.....a million dollars was the 1st prize.

4. angioseal

   Jas honey replied to aussie oi oi oi's topic in CCU

   I am a previous EP lab nurse, but recently had to have a cath myself! it was interesting being on the other side of the table, but I had great care and since I work in a cardiology office, I chose the best operator we have and he did a wonderful job!...

5. Recommendations on Anti-Itch Remedies

   Jas honey replied to colleen10's topic in General Nursing

   I have just recovered from having rash and hives from cardiac cath contrast dye....it was horrid. Ice packs worked the best for me, I was taking 100 mg benadryl q4 hrs without effect. i finally got atarax too (great stuff!) and a steroid pack but tha...

6. Introductions

   Jas honey replied to Brian's topic in Virginia

   Hello everyone, I am in Richmond VA working in a cardiology office as the Pacer/Defibrillator/Holter/Electrophysiology nurse. Would love to hear from other folks !

7. Licensing in Two States

   Jas honey replied to LoriB's topic in General Nursing

   At one time I was a CHF disease manager doing telemanagement in many states, so we had to be licensed in all the states in which we cared for patients in any fashion. I have licenses in PA (my home state and license), Virginia (where I live now, and ...

8. My Heart Is In My Throat...Literally

   Jas honey replied to Flo1216's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Flo, and all... You would benefit from an event monitor, you're quite correct there. This you keep for a month and record your rhythm when your symptoms occur. Ask your cardiologist for one. In my EP experience, yes, doctors do attribute these sx ...

9. Licensure by Endorsement Question

   Jas honey replied to gambroRN's topic in General Nursing

   my original license is from PA...i have licenses by endorsement in 12 other states including virginia, now the only one that is active. you have to do (CEUs, etc) and pay whatever each state asks if you want to keep the licenses active....i just let ...

10. Why did you become a nurse?

    Jas honey replied to Holly84's topic in General Nursing

    well i really have no idea why.....since i was a kid my mom was always saying i would be a nurse, i got nurse dolls and doctor kits and medical toys .......i guess i did it just coz it was expected of me? i was in future nurses club in high school, a...

11. Longest run V-tach?

    Jas honey replied to Genista's topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I have seen people be in stable VT for several days (this was back in the early days of EP when we tried all sorts of antiarrhythmic drugs before implanting an ICD) Amiodarone PO takes several days to load, it gets absorbed in the fat, bone a...

12. First Impressions Matter, B**ch!!!!

    Jas honey replied to shay's topic in General Nursing

    Hey I dreamt that I was weighing all my patients backwards in my clinic.....:chuckle

13. Sinus tach

    Jas honey replied to delirium's topic in General Nursing

    hello, i hope you are feeling well at this point! Was your tachycardia sudden in onset? how did it terminate? Is this tachycardia constant? They should have seen something happen with the adenosine, did anything happen? There are several rhythms othe...

14. If I had more days like this, I'd quit!

    Jas honey replied to kittykash's topic in Career Support

    well, my gosh!!!! you poor thing. (picture me hugging you) i'm so sorry. i am so impressed however that you can take care of both infants and 80 yr olds! if they brought me an infant, i would run the other way!! is it still possible to have the other...

15. Bariatric Care Centers/ Gastric bypass

    Jas honey replied to michellelpn's topic in Gastroenterology

    Hello, I had this surgery too, on 4/9/2002, have lost 80 lbs so far ...feel free to PM me.