AmaurosisFugax

AmaurosisFugax

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  1. help! Harriet Houdini lives

    AmaurosisFugax replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    She is 96 yo, physically active, & you want to medicate her to oblivion? Let her

  2. Medication References

    AmaurosisFugax replied to Nenja's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Tucks can be a whole bunch of different things depending on type: http://www.tucksbrand.com/ As to lanolin, I guess they are regarded more as cosmetics/toiletries (ie, not affecting physiology or cell...

  3. Please help interpret this order

    AmaurosisFugax replied to mlee9985's topic in General Nursing

    the op is a prenursing student. so she's unlikely giving meds. again even if something is obvious, as a matter of principle abbreviations & apothecary units should be avoided. few mfr's give...

  4. Please help interpret this order

    AmaurosisFugax replied to mlee9985's topic in General Nursing

    Drug names should generally not be abbreviated. While when printed out it looks unambiguous, when written in cursive Couamdin has been mistaken for Avandia; risperidone has been mistaken for...

  5. The end of C-diff testing??

    AmaurosisFugax replied to medpsychRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm mystified by this, so basically the Drs are ignoring what is causing severe diarrhea? Isn't that gross negligence? Or are they just not recording the dz but giving vanco or metronidazole anyway to...

  6. Pharmacology in Western Medicine

    AmaurosisFugax replied to brella's topic in General Nursing

    Some medication use is far more in America than other Western or developing countries. There is far more ADHD drug use here, yet kids growing up in other countries aren't turning out to be youth...

  7. "I need someone who can give me regular IV's "

    AmaurosisFugax replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know of the legality, but the ad can be legit. There is a theory (propagated initially by Linus Pauling) that megadoses (gram quantities) of Vitamin C can be beneficial to health, & it has...

  8. Calculating IV Rate Questions.

    AmaurosisFugax replied to sparrow_1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Basically all one needs to know is: Amount to Give (vol)=Dose/Conc You can then extend it to accomodate rate, weight, drip factor etc. So let's take #6. First let's convert all to same units, makes...

  9. Best way to ask out a patient

    AmaurosisFugax replied to bossfrog's topic in General Nursing

    I reiterate posting on someone else's account, especially that led to an age discrepancy, is an action bound to raise eyebrows. Maybe it is not a big deal to some but b/c we don't know posters other...

  10. Best way to ask out a patient

    AmaurosisFugax replied to bossfrog's topic in General Nursing

    I think Nurse Salt was very civil & the OP was unnecessarily confrontational. I tend to agree with her there is something fishy about this all, the OP's explanation about the age discrepancy as...

  11. how do patients feel after first 8 hrs of chemo?

    AmaurosisFugax replied to newtress's topic in Oncology

    First of all, my best wishes for your father. Since chemo regimens are so different & individuals respond differently as well, but nowadays with antiemetics, growth factors & the like the...

  12. How do Nursing Instructors deal with this? Clinical site RNs don't want us around

    AmaurosisFugax replied to chicagrl's topic in General Students

    I am not a nurse so I wont address the original concern raised by the OP. However the above piqued my interest (& no I'm passing judgement on it) - in the 3 fields I'm experienced in, corporate,...

  13. Employer told everyone results of my TB test!

    AmaurosisFugax replied to DA314's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know why people are being so critical of this boss. Apart from the HIPAA issue (which I doubt, we often hear so-&-so called in sick, has a bad cold), he is a lawyer, not a healthcare...

  14. My Patient v/s My Health Care Consumer

    AmaurosisFugax replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    can't agree more, in fact i posted the following in a similar thread: as a person being treated i would like to be considered both:mad: the word patient sounds friendlier but also has a connotation of...

  15. Uic Gep

    AmaurosisFugax posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure whether this is the right forum, but I was wondering whether anybody could provide me some info on the UIC GEP program (direct entry MS in Nursing). They say it's an intense program for...

  16. What brings non-nurses to allnurses?

    AmaurosisFugax replied to ruralnurs's topic in General Nursing

    Initially discovered this site as part of work-related research (medical science writer). At that time didn't know how much nurses contribute to patient care. Thought (like most people, I guess),...

  17. Why do Male Nurses Complain about Scrub Color & other Inconsequential Issues?

    AmaurosisFugax posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    I have noticed some male nurses complain about the color of scrubs, candleholding, the term 'nurse' when applied to men & so on. Why are these important? The people they are caring for have...

  18. Ways I have heard Metoprolol pronounced...by medical personnel.

    AmaurosisFugax replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    I can't pronounce hypoalbuminemia - can barely spell it. Pet peeve - pruritis, sounds like an inflammation when it is just an itch

  19. "Patient" or "Client"?

    AmaurosisFugax replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    As a person being treated I would like to be considered both:mad: The word patient sounds friendlier but also has a connotation of helpnessness associated with it, like someone who should submit...

  20. Health food store giving medical advice

    AmaurosisFugax replied to mom4jesus's topic in General Nursing

    I just don't see why there has to be an antagonistic relationship between modern ("Western") vs complementary & alternative ("Eastern") medicine; personally I hate the term alternative, that...

  21. Please Help With Antibiotic Teaching

    AmaurosisFugax replied to belabelisa's topic in General Nursing

    And of course even for a bacterial infection an antibiotic may have no activity against that specific bacteria...& even if it once did, in a particular geographic region the bacteria may have...

  22. What the h e double hockey sticks?!!

    AmaurosisFugax replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually scrubs on a nurse is very alluring. It is one of those things like flip-flops can be sexier than high heels. The charm of simple yet confident, I guess. That said the comment about what lies...

  23. Does your hospital have a "Thanks to my Nurse" form?

    AmaurosisFugax replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    Do the touchy-feely stuff & technical expertise have to be mutually exclusive? I expect all medical personnel to be knowledgable, but those who go the extra mile to be compassionate as the ones...

  24. Are we marketing tools or are we in healthcare?!

    AmaurosisFugax replied to MalgaBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You know the answer to that question, don't

  25. Dating co-workers

    AmaurosisFugax replied to jerenemarie's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely...in fact it doesn't even have to go to court, a complaint to HR may get the supervisor in trouble since organizations don't like the possibility of lawsuits. There are other potential...