Myxel67

Myxel67

Diabetes ED, (CDE), CCU, Pulmonary/HIV

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  1. diabetic chocolate bars?

    Myxel67 replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not saying artificial sweeteners can't be used safely--just that we don't need to restrict sucrose more so than starches in the mistaken belief that it will make a big difference in BG management....

  2. Important Drug Tips!!

    Myxel67 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Correction: I went back & rechecked this--EVERYTHING I HAVE READ SAYS DON'T DILUTE AT ALL FOR IVP. NOT COMPATIBLE WITH AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS. DON'T KNOW WHERE I GOT THAT D5W

  3. Important Drug Tips!!

    Myxel67 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Time release tablets (Slo-K, KlorCon, K-Dur) allow once a day dosing (or sometimes 2) whereas the immediate release products such as K-Lyte may require 2 to 4 doses

  4. Cancelled again

    Myxel67 replied to blueiwahine's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I worked as a floor nurse and in CCU, there was a list kept to show who floated and who was cancelled. This way the same person wouldn't be cancelled or floated 2 days in a row. What I hated...

  5. diabetic chocolate bars?

    Myxel67 replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you read the whole article. What you said about individualizing diet is true, but the crux of the article deals with counting total carbs--not restricting sucrose (people use art...

  6. Patient Rights and Diabetic Diets

    Myxel67 replied to SassyRedhead's topic in General Nursing

    I expected a flurry of indignant replies in response to my long post (#27) Appaarently, it was so long nobody read it! At least check out article in link from the clinical journal of the ADA....

  7. diabetic chocolate bars?

    Myxel67 replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    Sugarfree candies/chocolate are usually sweetened with sugar alcohols (sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, etc). Eating too much sugar alcohols can cause diarrhea. If the person with diabetes wants...

  8. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    Myxel67 replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked nights (for 9 years), It was against hospital policy to sleep or nap during shift. Also could not leave hospital grounds. No-nap policy was seldom enforced. My husband is an...

  9. Doctors that think they are god...

    Myxel67 replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    Many physicians see it as a personal failure when a patient dies. I think that admitting defeat is difficult for them. When I worked in Critical Care, it was heartbreaking to see the extremes some...

  10. Patient Rights and Diabetic Diets

    Myxel67 replied to SassyRedhead's topic in General Nursing

    A diet order is a different animal from a chest xray, ultrasound, etc. It's not an all or nothing kind of thing. If the doctor orders an 1800 calorie diet for pt & pt simply has no appetite and...

  11. The physician made a mistake; can I get my money back?

    Myxel67 replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    The patient who got his bladder nicked wasn't a child. OP refers to adult

  12. Oxygen... Comfort or Life Saving?

    Myxel67 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I would use O2 and morphine. If it wasn't time for the morphine yet, I'd call for increased dose or ask to change to q1h. This was SOP on the Pulmonary floor I worked on several years ago. Yes, it...

  13. CEU Changes in Florida

    Myxel67 replied to Tweety's topic in Florida Nursing

    Good deal!

  14. CEU Changes in Florida

    Myxel67 replied to Tweety's topic in Florida Nursing

    Possibly the 25 hours is in the first renewal cycle only, because it includes the 1 hr 1 time HIV CEU. The 25 comes up in the answer to one of the "questions" below the statement of requirements. It...

  15. An admin vent of sorts

    Myxel67 replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    Don't count on Magnet status to make any difference. The push for magnet was a lot of work & paperwork. I've been a pt here as well, and don't see any difference. There's a lot of remodeling...

  16. Need Advise

    Myxel67 replied to stevo316's topic in Nursing Career

    Isn't the NCLEX a standardized test. I don't remember any questions about state law--but it was a while

  17. Need Advise

    Myxel67 replied to stevo316's topic in Nursing Career

    http://www.op.nysed.gov/nursing.htm http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Mqa/nursing/nur_faq.html Above are the web sites of both FL and NY BON. From what I have read, you take the same boards (NCLEX)...

  18. Guess this chief complaint

    Myxel67 replied to ernurse61's topic in Emergency

    You know the way we run words together when they start with the same sound, or divide 2 words up differently? I'll bet your mom has been saying "a pneumonia" instead of "an ammonia" Nowadays we have...

  19. is there a nurse diabetologist?

    Myxel67 replied to cloudstrife1ph's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Endocrinologists treat many different hormonal disorders, whereas a diabetologist is an endocrinologist who devotes his/her practice to diabetes. Endos treat PCOS, thyroid disorders, and hormonal...

  20. +Nursing caps

    Myxel67 replied to Calgon-take.me.away's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone rerember the sitcom, "Julia"? It was a respectful portrayal of a young black woman working as a nurse and taking care of her son--she was a single mom--a widow I think, played by Dianne...

  21. Humalog question

    Myxel67 replied to SCRN1's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    First, concentrate on getting the BG under control. If you don't overeat, you are not likely to gain weight. Remember insulin is often used as rescue therapy, and once BG is better controlled and...

  22. Exubera - First Inhaled Insulin

    Myxel67 replied to VickyRN's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    You should see the inhaler though--it's huge. Also requires pulmonary function tests before Rx. One of our endocrinologists says that although it starts quickly, it's action profile is more like...

  23. Refuse TB test

    Myxel67 replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked Respiratory/HIV, test was required q 6 months. I do live in a higher risk area. Since I no longer work Respiratory, test only once a year

  24. BSN vs. ADN income disparity

    Myxel67 replied to romie's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Sometimes the income difference is only 10 cents per hour. But if you are both working as RN's, and basically doing the same work, there shouldn't be a difference in pay. The advantage of a BSN is...

  25. US citizen giving birth in Canada

    Myxel67 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Canada

    Maybe we are expecting too much. Didn't MM say earlier that she is mentally ill and has two holes in her frontal lobe. MM, why not apply for Soc Sec disability if you can document the mental...