I take Rebif for MS, which is an interferon, and they say you should have your liver enzimes checked every 3 month. Other than that, you could have flu like symptoms after each injection. tylenol usually works victoria
niteshiftnurse replied to niteshiftnurse's topic in General Nursing
I work med/surg with renal pts , oncology and anything else they send to the floor. no aid for upto 18 pts 2 nurses and a charge.....by the way,the charge nurse doesn't take patients...their decision according to the director. floor holds 30 patients...
what is your nurse patient ration where you work on the night shift. mine can be upto 8, which I believe is dangerous because they don't consided the aquity of the patient.
I was born and raised in Ohio......Canton, but have lived in Florida for the past 7 years. Don't miss the cold weather, but still like to come back up and visit
niteshiftnurse replied to angelbear's topic in Ohio
hi everyone. I was born and raised in Canton Ohio. Lived there till 7 years ago and we moved to Florida. Don't miss the cold weather Married for 14 years, no kids, but have 2 dogs
Good morning everyone. Need some input. We are starting a committee at our hospital.......nurses only..........for dealing with rude doctors and the way they treat us.............which isn't professional. The committee will be formed with nurses on d...
niteshiftnurse replied to niteshiftnurse's topic in General Nursing
Discarded APN Thanks for the info. I got my first Rebif shot today. Also have called MS Lifeline several times. They are the nicest people I have ever talked to and willing to do almost anything for you. I got my travel packet, sharps and all that ja...
I have recently been diagnosed with MS and will be starting Rebif this week..............I hope. I have read about the side effects of Rebif but my question is.............Has anyone ever been on or is now on Rebif. If so, how are you doing and have ...
niteshiftnurse replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing
We fax the orders to the pharmacy and if its STAT, we hit the STAT button on the machine. The pharmacy enters the drug name under the patients name in the pyxis. Takes all of about 5 minutes or less. If its STAT, they tube it to us. We have a full ph...
niteshiftnurse replied to krispynurse's topic in General Nursing
I have rheumatoid arthritis and just recently diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, both of which are autoimmune. My neurologist said that the bulk of his patients are nurses and he also said stress is the number 1 cause of MS.........imagine that!!