Topomax exerts clinical effects consistent with a group of drugs known as central membrane stabilizers. While an off-label use (very legal!) they are helpful in the treatment of neuropathic pain,...
OOH, boy- two controversial questions! Ok, "how many" has been and continues to be a topic of some debate- Many talk about 3 shots and you're out--However, the number is not the key-Bottom line- it is...
Like Diabetes, HTN, Throid disease, CAD, Hypercholesterolemia, etc, chronic pain is a disease- In terms of the treatment ramifications, there is no "fix" for the disease, therefore, varied treatments,...
I would certainly wait for aspentree13's response but I would venture this. I don't know what that particular college is actually offering- The sticking point was whether or not it was a true...
Sorry so long to respond- Life calls! I was an ADN when I went into PA school- (10 years experience) I had many certifications but just the ADN. I received a BS in Physician Assistant Studies and...
BlocDoc replied to MaleRNstudent21's topic in Men in Nursing
Hello- I worked first as a nursing assistant for 2 summers in high school. I worked as a unit secretary in a hospital in Philadelphia while I went through nursing school. The two gave me great comfort...
Not to avoid your question, but let me ask another: What is the "standard" background for an MD, a DO, a lawyer, a banker, a school teacher, or an RN- The fact that advanced practice nursing programs...
I hate to make a generalization here but for me, I had so many interests that I never stayed put in a particular area for more than a year or 2- I jumped around from specialty to specialty- Phenomenal...
Thanks for the welcome. Anything I tell you will be just one opinion and it would not be anything factual, just opinion. However, I might refer you to a thread over on the PA forum where such...
I think your heart is in the right place with your post but I don't know that I agree with some of your perceptions. As a PA, the only "observation" that takes place is (granted) that my charts are...
As a teenager, I started as an orderly, putting nursing home residents on the commode- I did this ALL day long. A few years later I became a unit clerk ( a white male in a South Philly hospital with...