NeoNurseChic

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1. PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS - - - What is it?? What are they?? Do we all have them??

   NeoNurseChic replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

   Know what's great? On the horizon that is....CGRP inhibitors! Supposed to be ideal for those who can't take triptans. I keep my fingers crossed, but it's still, oh...probably a couple years out...

2. PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS - - - What is it?? What are they?? Do we all have them??

   NeoNurseChic replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

   :) 5-HT1, I believe, right? I can't tolerate Imitrex because I have a big problem with tachycardia - the 'trex makes my heart beat wayyyyy faster than it should. I wasn't a fan of that! I use zomig...

3. How many of you had a different career/education before becoming an RN?

   NeoNurseChic replied to cancergirl's topic in General Nursing

   My first degree is a bachelor of music in piano performance. I graduated with that in May of 2004. 9 days later, I started nursing school. Graduated from my BSN program this past May. Seems like a...

4. PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS - - - What is it?? What are they?? Do we all have them??

   NeoNurseChic replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

   Arg...that stinks. Hugz!!! I still use DHE...the good ole ergot derivative. It makes me sick like no other! The last time I used it was mid-shift working in the ER. I had taken 8mg of zofran...

5. Nursing school ?'s about disabilities-RSD,Dystonia...

   NeoNurseChic replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

   I didn't tell them about my disabilities until after I started school - just due to timing and my own personal choices. I was up front about it as soon as I got there, however. I met with the...

6. PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS - - - What is it?? What are they?? Do we all have them??

   NeoNurseChic replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

   I think my migraines are worse when I have acid reflux than when I take my nexium, however. :) No can get off PPI's ever...thanks to biology and depakote (which I haven't taken since 2001!)... Lots...

7. Patients knowing medical lingo

   NeoNurseChic replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

   Hehehe Yes I have heard a variety of explanations for what such Latin phrases mean. It always makes me laugh! One of my earlier jobs in a hospital was working in dietary nutrition...did it part time...

8. Question regarding insomnia

   NeoNurseChic replied to dosamigos76's topic in General Nursing

   I have insomnia, but from what, we have no clue! It seems to be very common among cluster headache sufferers. I have quite a few friends from nursing and med school who suffer from insomnia...in...

9. needle stick

   NeoNurseChic replied to pedrn's topic in General Nursing

   That's nice to know. Wish we'd had that law over here when I got stuck!! I also work in the inner city. I love to work in the city, but at the same time...everything comes with a risk. One night I...

10. needle stick

    NeoNurseChic replied to pedrn's topic in General Nursing

    My stick was on March 1 of this year...as a student, nonetheless. I was working at a clinic in West Philadelphia. I, myself, have been taking injectible medications for several years, and I couldn't...

11. Compazine for a Migraine??

    NeoNurseChic replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    For a TON of info on migraine and headaches, you can check out: http://headaches.about.com That way, some of the rationale behind things like giving compazine will make sense, even though it seems...

12. Compazine for a Migraine??

    NeoNurseChic replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    It actually can be given alone. Depends on how much it helps... It is often combined with a powerful vasoconstrictor, if you don't have any contraindications for it -- such as DHE...

13. Hard decisions.

    NeoNurseChic replied to brazuca's topic in General Nursing

    My BSN degree was in a program for 2nd degree students. My roommate and I both attended Penn State for our undergrad degrees. Mine was in music, and hers was in industrial engineering. There were...

14. MedError/Dismissal...What2Do

    NeoNurseChic replied to brotherbear's topic in General Nursing

    I was in the hospital at one point and taking an MAOI for headaches. I had been on pamelor (nortriptyline) quite some time before that, and a new nurse came in and just handed me a pill. I asked her...

15. Compazine for a Migraine??

    NeoNurseChic replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nice words...I can also add a few choice 'quotes' to the list... In the ER, I overheard a nurse tell a neurology resident-friend of mine that she "wished all these migraine patients would just go home...