beenthere33

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1. Cardizem and hypotension...whats the mechanism

   beenthere33 replied to Alford's topic in Medications

   Cardizem is a calcium channel blocker. What this means is that the uptake of calcium is inhibited in selected smooth muscles. It causes hypotension two ways: 1) Calcium exchange is required in AV nodal conduction. If you inhibit that, you slow the ...

2. Whats it like being a guy in a female dominated career?

   beenthere33 replied to Josh_H's topic in Men

   I can say that in my (pretty darn long) career, I have been a staff nurse, a manager, and even an administrator, and I can say that the better the balance on the staff, the better the care. We are 70/30 women/men. We need more men. You guys bring a...

3. I hate nursing..

   beenthere33 replied to flygirls2's topic in New Nurse

   boo-ya! If you've given nursing a chance and hate it - it's time to get out. Don't make the decision too quickly; I'm glad I didn't. RN for 29 years.

4. I hate nursing..

   beenthere33 replied to flygirls2's topic in New Nurse

   I graduated from Nursing School in 1981. For the first year, I wondered what the he#L I'd gotten myself into. Then I got floated to ICU, a task that I was completely incompetent to perform (yes I let it happen). I was treated like the village idio...

5. drug diversion investigation

   beenthere33 replied to koneydog's topic in Recovery

   I have been involved in 11 investigations of suspected diversion. Before we were on the Omnicell (like Pyxis), investigations were based on flagrant documentation issues or patient complaints for not getting pain relief. The automated systems just ...