detoxgi

detoxgi has 1 years experience and specializes in Medical, ICU/SCCU.

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1. Need to purchase a book to brush up on my pharm. Help!

   detoxgi replied to starbucksnurse's topic in General Nursing

   When I finished school, I also wanted a good pharmacology reference book that I could use to brush up on a few things. The best investment I made was: Clinical Pharmacology: Made Incredibly Easy (published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins It can ...

2. Fecal Transplant

   detoxgi replied to Mommy_of_3_in_AL..RN's topic in Gastroenterology

   I work on a GI/detox unit and we had a patient who had chronic c. diff. The last resort was to attempt a stool transplant as the pt was no longer responding to antibiotics. The patient's friend was the one to donate the stool. When we received the do...

3. What is your Nurse to Patient Ratio

   detoxgi replied to dRN1's topic in Med-Surg

   I work on a busy medical ward, specializing in GI/detox. We work as RN/LPN teams. On a good day it is 8:2, and on a regular day it is 10-13:2. I recently finished school in December with a maximum ratio of 4:1, so transitioning straight into this was...