Myxel67

Myxel67

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

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  1. what are the best and worst hospital to work for?

    Myxel67 replied to NARCAN's topic in Florida Nursing

    I've worked at 2 Miami hospitals: Mercy Hospital and South Miami Hospital (part of Baptist Health South Florida). Both are nonprofits. Of the two I prefer South Miami, even though the pay may be a...

  2. Bad Tasting Pills

    Myxel67 replied to KR's topic in General Nursing

    I went to the Lamictal website and read the complete Rx instructions. The reason they tell you not to chew it is because of the BITTER TASTE! Since it begins to dissolve almost immediately, you know...

  3. Bad Tasting Pills

    Myxel67 replied to KR's topic in General Nursing

    I went to the Lamictal.com website and read the prescribing information. The reason for the instruction not to chew the tablets is because of the BITTER TASTE. If they start disolving as soon as they...

  4. Bad Tasting Pills

    Myxel67 replied to KR's topic in General Nursing

    Zycam is actually a spoon. Each spoon has one dose of a gel-like medication that supposed to help prevent or reduce severity of colds. It does taste nasty. As for the Lamictal, is the pill small...

  5. Patients with interesting occupations (or not)

    Myxel67 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was still working in CCU, I had an elderly pt with a broken arm and pneumonia. When I spoke to him I told him that his unusual name seemed familiar to me. Turns out he was a famous...

  6. 1099 calculatro??

    Myxel67 replied to alansmith52's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Your Social Security taxes won't be double what they are now. It's about 1.5 times what an individual pays. The best part about having your own business is that so many of your expenses will be...

  7. new nurse! need help with some dosage calculations

    Myxel67 replied to katyj's topic in General Nursing

  8. Took Job on Telemetry Floor...what's Telemetry???

    Myxel67 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Cardiac telemetry floors always seem to be hiring nurses and hire new RNs as well. I started out as a new nurse on a tele floor. I learned excellent assessment skills, but felt the floor was too...

  9. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    Myxel67 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Would you say "an history book"? Probably not. My grandmother (Born in 1896) used to pronounce "humble" without the initial h sound. So she would say "an umble man. Perhaps there are regions where...

  10. insulin question

    Myxel67 replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    actually, it's difficult for many people to draw up insulin without getting an air bubble in the syringe. the reason to tap it out is to get an accurate dose. air added after the correct dose has been...

  11. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    Myxel67 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    i love "eats shoots and leaves" i thought they should have made 2 covers--one without the commas and a picture of a koala in a eucalyptus tree eating shoots and leaves. then one with the commas...

  12. Help me stump the nun;)

    Myxel67 replied to southernatheart's topic in General Nursing

    You may have already stumped her if she said that Byetta comes from the Gila monster. Exenatide (Byetta) is a synthetic analog of exendin-4 which was found in the saliva of the Gila monster and is...

  13. How do you define "Prioritization"?

    Myxel67 replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Setting priorities means the same thing that it always has. There are some things that can wait until the next shift. Although the oncoming nurse might not see it that

  14. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    Myxel67 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    An a/an use that grates on my nerves is "an historical moment" I don't know anyone who actually says the word historyu without the sound of the h. An hour, an honor, but a historical

  15. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    Myxel67 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Reading this thread has been a lot of fun. I thought I was alone here with my strong feelings about grammar, spelling, and word usage. No one seems to remember how to use reflexive pronouns and...

  16. Lantus insulin question

    Myxel67 replied to evans_c1's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    That nurse apparently knew nothing about Lantus. 2 units wouldn't lower the BG of a pigeon! It is absolutely imperative that we know what a drug does and how and when it works before giving it....

  17. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    Myxel67 replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like faulty math to me. say the sitter starts work at 7p. he/she isn't going to start with a break. so q2h would be at 9, 11, 1,3, 5. our sitters usually relieve each other at 7, so no break...

  18. What do you think of this?

    Myxel67 replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! My previous hospital used to float me to CCU because I was vent certified and tele certified. I hated it--no one else on my floor had to do it. I doubt that the contract is legal--if it...

  19. Byetta

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

    Byetta (exenatide) is an incretin hormone (gut hormone) which is used with oral dm meds to improve blood glucose control. It slows gastric emptying, decreases hepatic glucose output, and has an...

  20. pay practice

    Myxel67 replied to tom t's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is what they call the Baylor plan, and it used to be fairly common. I always wondered if the name came from Baylor University in Texas--perhaps the plan originated

  21. pay practice

    Myxel67 replied to tom t's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is what they call the Baylor plan, and it used to be fairly common. I always wondered if the name came from Baylor University in Texas--perhaps the plan originated

  22. How long did you stay at your first job out of nursing school?

    Myxel67 replied to scchickadee's topic in General Nursing

  23. Older, cheaper diabetes drugs are as safe and effective as newer ones...

    Myxel67 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Patient Medications

    They may be as safe and effective, but that doesn't mean that newer drugs don't have significant advantages. All of the sulfanylureas (glyburide, glipizide, glimeperide, chlorpropamide) may cause low...

  24. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    Myxel67 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    do you honestly believe our health care system deserves not to be put down

  25. I need some advice, some help, some suggestions please!

    Myxel67 replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing

    The Provigil might be overstimulating you so that you aren't able to rest well when you try to sleep, so you need more sleep. I never had a problem with 8 hr night shifts, and could work 5 nights w/o...