George_MSN

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  1. Am I the only one who hates 12 hour shifts?

    George_MSN replied to jdubs99's topic in General Nursing

    One of the nurses at our (very busy) outpatient dialysis clinic recently worked from 5A to 1A (the next day) - 20 hour shift. I put in my first 18 hour shift. We're somewhat better staffed this...

  2. Help allnurses reach its Twitter goal

    George_MSN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    This this week's Time magazine - the cover story is about Twitter, and the conclusion was that the web will become "twittified" :typing in one way or another (not just within

  3. Hate My JOB, please give me some perspective

    George_MSN replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah:Exactly! And another thing she should be thankful for is working by herself. No politics or interpersonal grief and friction... Remember the old expression about the only difference between...

  4. Is c-diff seriously contagious?

    George_MSN replied to sprintin08's topic in General Nursing

    Well, my first "tweet" on Twitter.com. Joined at the behest of Allnurses.com founder and fearless leader! And my first tweet was about C. Diff - go figure... > I have the same handle on Twitter...

  5. Insomnia meds for psych patients?

    George_MSN replied to medsurgrnco's topic in Psychiatric

    Fairly recent news stories about Ambien use in England: Many front desk workers at hotels were instructed to keep towels on hand because of the high rate of nude sleepwalkers in the lobby (British...

  6. Have you seen Zyprexa, Risperdal, Remeron...make a difference?

    George_MSN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Remeron (mirtazapine) - Nursing 2010 Drug Handbook, still does not list the off-label uses, and this is the most used drug handbook (but not necessarily the best). Many patients of all ages (even...

  7. Insomnia meds for psych patients?

    George_MSN replied to medsurgrnco's topic in Psychiatric

    Remeron (mirtazapine) is not just for underweight insomniacs (as far as the off-label uses). Even when used as an antidepressant, many users find it to be more effective than Zoloft w/ less ADR's...

  8. Help allnurses reach its Twitter goal

    George_MSN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Way to go Brian. This is a splendid way to raise public awareness of nurses & nursing! Let your peeps know when the goal is