gicnurse

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1. Treating a broken hand? Help needed

   gicnurse replied to Ouch's topic in General Nursing

   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 th...

2. What do you HATE to do at work?

   gicnurse replied to mickeymouse1205's topic in General Nursing

   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 w...

3. Phenergan?

   gicnurse replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

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

4. Thoughts on the flu shot

   gicnurse replied to mario_ragucci's topic in General Nursing

   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...

5. Thoughts on the flu shot

   gicnurse replied to mario_ragucci's topic in General Nursing

   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 goi...

6. Any South Georgia Nurses?

   gicnurse replied to NurseDianne's topic in Georgia

   Southeast Georgia here!