red2003xlt

red2003xlt LPN

Addiction / Pain Management

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About red2003xlt

red2003xlt has 5 years experience as a LPN and specializes in Addiction / Pain Management.


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  1. Onzetra Xsail

    Onzetra is the powder form of Sumatriptan. Inhaling through the nasal is faster and more efficient than going the GI system. The migraine specialist I work for has embraced the drug and the feedback from the patients is very encouraging. The only r...
  2. Change in speciality

    Hello, I"m considering a change from Addiction/Pain Management to Neuro-Rehab. First, I'm an LPN who spent the last 3.5 years in an outpatient clinic. However, I did the first 3 years in the world of inpatient psychiatric / Addiction. The duties...
  3. I need some really-wide-shoe ideas!

    I've got the Sketchers Memory Foam Shoes. Wide foot as well 4E. I won't buy them again.
  4. Manly patterned scrubs

    I wear black scrubs pants and a solid white top. Free advice exactly what you paid for. Buy mens tops and not the unisex tops. I got some mens tops, the fit is so much better. Nothing baggy to get caught on crap.
  5. Nursing shoes

    I wear New Balance 608 I think. No real advice other then once you find that magic pair. Buy 1 pair for every day your work in a week, max 3/4 pairs. Rotate them Your feet will thank you.
  6. Do male nurses wear scrub jackets???

    Working in a psychiatric hospital everybody wears scrub jackets or multi-layers of clothing. Yes, they make male cut scrub jackets, I have the Landau version. extra pockets are a godsend.
  7. 8 Hour Night Shifts

    I work in a Crisis Stabilization Unit of a Psychiatric Hospital. I work 12's on the weekends and 8's during the week. I take the 8's during the week. Given the nature of this unit the 12's can lead to complacency at the end of the shift. Generally ...
  8. Charting

    Thanks bunch, especially as I've been to an afternoon shift with much client interaction
  9. Charting

    Thanks, it does help
  10. Charting

    Hello All, I'm a LPN working in a Cris Stabilization Unit of a Psychiatric Hospital. The clients are primarily low/no income street people who rotate in and out usually due to non-complaince with medications. Heres my question, what should I chart? ...
  11. CNN article on nurses and job growth

    Nice article, the myth of the Nursing shortage is directly paralleled by myth of the computer programmer/IT worker. Sad really.
  12. Florida, I quit after 30 days. Correction takes a certain mindset and mentality to preform the job. I don't have it, nor do I won't to acquire or develop it either.
  13. So, I made a transcription error.

    Nobody died, the error was caught by the oncoming LPN during med pass. I transposed a cursive "L" for a "Z".
  14. So, I made a transcription error.

    Hello All, I made an error and need advice. I work OPS (similar to PRN) at a local psychiatric hospital. The error was a transcription error. I've owned up to the error and so far have talked to by the doctor as well as the DON. When does it stop? ...
  15. Corrections - you'll a little of everything.