gicnurse

I doubt the nurse you spoke with has telephonic x-ray vision. I would go and have it checked. You can have broken bones in your hand and still open and close it. It may be broken. Do you want to wait until you lose function in your hand to find that out?

I absolutely detest ear irrigation. Seeing that wax floating around in water...disgusting. I have a coworker who can't deal with anything that has to do with toes. I'm hoping to strike a deal with her. She does any ear irrigation that comes our way and I will assist the doc with any in-grown toenails that need pulling out...fair trade I think.

The way we give Phenergan iv is slow push with running iv...no more than 25mg.

Nurse Ratched, I went to the site you gave and did some reading. It seems that I probably won't be in danger of getting the flu from administering this product since the virus replicates in the nasopharynx of the recipient and it is within the three weeks following administration that the recipient could shed the virus. Warnings include avoiding close contact with immunocompromised individuals for at least 21 days after receiving the vaccine. You are right...many contraindications to its use.

I work in an urgent care clinic. We received our supply of the injectable vaccine last week. This week we are to receive a supply of the FluMist intranasal vaccine because one of the Dr's in our clinic thought we should offer it, too. I wasn't going to get a flu shot until I read that those who get the FluMist could shed the virus through sneezing, etc. If I'm gong to be spraying live vaccines all day I figure I had better get the flu shot prior to our receiving the FluMist in our clinic. Is it true that those who receive the nasal vaccine can spread the virus for awhile after receiving it? If so I would think it imperitive that all of us giving the spray vaccine take the flu shot.