Topaz7

Topaz7 specializes in Psychiatric- Detox and ECT.

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1. Advice for dealing with addicts?

   Topaz7 replied to garnetgirl29's topic in Addictions

   There's psychological addiction then there's physical, I never said a person would need to detox from phenergan, but that doesn't mean it can't be abused or psychologically addictive, and yes our docs...

2. Advice for dealing with addicts?

   Topaz7 replied to garnetgirl29's topic in Addictions

   Disagree ... I've taken phenergan and it made me feel like I was on Vicodin for a couple hours before it knocked me out. It's not a scheduled med but its naive of you to think people don't abuse...

3. Reasons why BAC would continue to go up hours after admission

   Topaz7 replied to Topaz7's topic in Addictions

   Maybe they just had one last "binge" right before coming in and that's why it kept going up after

4. Reasons why BAC would continue to go up hours after admission

   Topaz7 replied to Topaz7's topic in Addictions

   Wow...

5. Reasons why BAC would continue to go up hours after admission

   Topaz7 replied to Topaz7's topic in Addictions

   The person was an unreliable source on when they last drank which tells me probably right before they came in they might have had

6. Reasons why BAC would continue to go up hours after admission

   Topaz7 replied to Topaz7's topic in Addictions

   I will I promise

7. Reasons why BAC would continue to go up hours after admission

   Topaz7 replied to Topaz7's topic in Addictions

   I have not solved the riddle lol maybe ill pick the dr.s brain a

8. Reasons why BAC would continue to go up hours after admission

   Topaz7 replied to Topaz7's topic in Addictions

   3 16oz

9. Reasons why BAC would continue to go up hours after admission

   Topaz7 replied to Topaz7's topic in Addictions

   Came in at .147 next check .159 after five hours it was a .195- had patient drink a lot of water and it came down to .107 after 3 glasses of water. Does dehydration play a role in

10. Reasons why BAC would continue to go up hours after admission

    Topaz7 replied to Topaz7's topic in Addictions

    Ok. Thanks for the

11. Reasons why BAC would continue to go up hours after admission

    Topaz7 replied to Topaz7's topic in Addictions

    Possible but we searched the patient and they cane in with no

12. Reasons why BAC would continue to go up hours after admission

    Topaz7 posted a topic in Addictions

    I'm just wondering why someone's BAC would continue to go up and up and up upon recheck even 5 hours after admission onto the unit. The RN I'm working with says that with it being 5 hours since admit...

13. ect nurses

    Topaz7 replied to 302queen's topic in Psychiatric

    Newer* lol and no problem. My unit is in the middle of transitioning into doing TMS treatments. You should research it, pretty

14. ect nurses

    Topaz7 replied to 302queen's topic in Psychiatric

    Transcranial magnetic stimulation It's a less invasive new were approved

15. Factory Nursing?

    Topaz7 replied to Topaz7's topic in Occupational Health

    Thank you