ginger58

ginger58 ASN, RN

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  1. I need help with pharm.

    ginger58 replied to npicha's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    pinoyNP, It's not about making me happy. It's about having read those links and a few others. Neither one of them state emphatically not to use the drug, period. They are saying be careful, know...

  2. Question For Those Working With Dementia/alzh

    ginger58 posted a topic in General Nursing

    MY mother-in-law is in an ALZ's unit. The relatives that live near her keep saying "She's happy". She's going into late stage disease. Do you think these patients are aware of their illness other...

  3. NICU: Do you remember when...?

    ginger58 replied to twinkletoes53's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I remember when NICUs were noisy and bright lights. Then came NIDCAP to help reduce stimulation in the environment. I wish they could come up with Isolettes that don't make any fan noise. I'd like to...

  4. Why can't RN take LPN positions?

    ginger58 replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Because you aren't licensed as an LVN. A doctor can't take a job as an

  5. I need help with pharm.

    ginger58 replied to npicha's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Is that in your humble

  6. I need help with pharm.

    ginger58 replied to npicha's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i agree with your thoughts on the elderly but people at home do use benadryl or tylenol with benadryl for sleep. in a facility a dose of 12.5 mg could be used. these new drugs are very expensive and...

  7. I need help with pharm.

    ginger58 replied to npicha's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    "I wasn't aware that antihistamines were approved as sedatives for the elderly. The only ones I know of that are prescribed as sedatives or hypnotics and approved for this use are Bendryl...

  8. sandostatin injection times

    ginger58 replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    Good

  9. Join the Military?

    ginger58 replied to theofficegirl's topic in Government, Military

    When I went in the AFNC my weight had to be right on the button. One pound over didn't cut it. Just mentioning that in case that is something you need to think about. Nurses don't go through boot...

  10. Should I leave "the dump unit" or stick it out?

    ginger58 replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

    Go for it! I think you have a great mix of experience. You're right, floor work is getting harder, more abusive and on and on. I hope the ED comes through for you.

  11. DO LVNs GET RESPECT?

    ginger58 replied to lookingforward's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think LVNs get respect depending on what you put out there, just like anything else in life. You have to be respectful to get respect. There are some LVNs that are much better nurses than some...

  12. When nurses disagree about pain management...

    ginger58 replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    If the new nurse doesn't watch herself she may be looking for a new job or a new occupation. Does she have any clue about what 20 surgeries must do for you?? All the scarring, the abscess formation,...

  13. I need help with pharm.

    ginger58 replied to npicha's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Benadryl is often used at bedtime for its sedative qualities. That's the most common one I can think of. Maybe because it is OTC, and is less addictive than other drugs used for sleep. Or, maybe...

  14. Do you have to punch a time clock?

    ginger58 replied to deehaverrn's topic in General Nursing

    I wish we had a time clock. My first job I did--in and out. When I started my current job we had a 2 week paper card that we wrote down in and out, floating, OT, classes, etc. The only problem with...

  15. Beyond the "5 Rights" of medication administration...

    ginger58 replied to Clarise's topic in General Nursing

    We've taken up a policy of no one talking to you while removing meds from the

  16. unrealistic family of dying resident

    ginger58 replied to maah's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would get her on a very low level morphine drip and death will come--not from the morphine but because this is the end of her life. The antibiotics are complicating things. Does she have a DPOAHC...

  17. sandostatin injection times

    ginger58 replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    Marijke, Don't back off so fast. Here's the peak, half life, etc. I found: The elimination of octreotide from plasma had an apparent half-life of 1.7 to 1.9 hours compared with 1-3 minutes with the...

  18. Is current thinking on pain control creating drug addicts?

    ginger58 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you need to work in a different department or hospital because you sound a bit burned out. Don't you think people in pain have increased B/P, cry, moan?? The 5th vital sign is pain. People have...

  19. Foreign graduate-LPN (HELP!!!!)

    ginger58 replied to helix08's topic in International Nursing

    I think you'll get your answers on the International or Phillippines

  20. sandostatin injection times

    ginger58 replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    We usually give it between 09 and 1400. I definitely wouldn't wake someone up to give most

  21. Is "magnet status" a joke?

    ginger58 replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :confused: :confused:

  22. Any Filipino Nurse here that is currently working in Calif?? Work on tourist visa?

    ginger58 replied to rajotolentino's topic in Philippines

    All the threads that are posted about how to work here and do it illegally, or numerous moderators explaining the situation to you and you then ask the above question makes me have a really bad...

  23. What do you do when CNAs dont work and just take breaks and watch TV?

    ginger58 replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    Fire

  24. Immigration News and Updates

    ginger58 replied to lawrence01's topic in Immigration Advice

    Spring, summer, winter and

  25. Oxygen... Comfort or Life Saving?

    ginger58 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I've been thinking about this question as in palliative one often has to answer questions about the pros and cons of continuing oxygen. One pulmonalogist thinks that oxygen isn't comfort care. I've...