Angelicpurl

Angelicpurl

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  1. You are NOT allergic to...

    Angelicpurl replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I always ask. No, Benadryl is supposed to make you sleepy. Yes, Oxygen may make your nose dry but let me add humidification to see if that helps. You're allergic to tap water...but the ice water I...

  2. (8/29) This week, I have learned......

    Angelicpurl replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I worked that type unit. Closing the doors to visitation while we did an emergency bedside tracheostomy brought the house supervisor on top of us. Sorry, but the families that day had NO regard for...

  3. You are NOT allergic to...

    Angelicpurl replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite one this week was pt allergic to Oxygen. It dried out her nose! My friend just argued with me that she was on the "yellow Lasix, 1 mg" but when they brought her 2mg Bumex, she exclaimed...

  4. You are NOT allergic to...

    Angelicpurl replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Aspartame raises my blood sugar & BP. As does most other artificial sweeteners. An interesting note on that is a friend has to avoid Nutrasweet because he's also allergic to kidney beans. I had...

  5. Is going straight from nursing school to nurse supervisor a good career choice?

    Angelicpurl replied to Theloving100's topic in General Nursing

    Patient had recent hip replacement (BEFORE Coumadin was given routinely). Pt starts vomiting & profuse diarrhea. Didn't need a occult blood kit to see & SMELL blood. Sent to ER 911. They send...

  6. You are NOT allergic to...

    Angelicpurl replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient about a year ago say she was allergic to everything but Darvocet & she took it at home regularly. Ummm....how OLD is your script for that? I remember it being pulled off...

  7. You are NOT allergic to...

    Angelicpurl replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I've seen that too. But I also warned MD & anesthetist that I had severe bronchospasms with NSAIDS that I've tried in past. They gave me Toradol in my IV and I'm glad they had me sedated with...

  8. That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    Angelicpurl replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    And if inflamed can mimic similar abdominal pain to appendicitis. Difference usually noted on CT scan

  9. That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    Angelicpurl replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    It can cause the bladder to spasm painfully if released too quickly. I've actually had it happen to

  10. You are NOT allergic to...

    Angelicpurl replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm truly allergic to sulfa meds. I had an anaphylaxis reaction to it & was almost at Stevens-Johnson syndrome. My skin didn't break open....I had the classic alligator....red/purple coloring....