Oxygen for nurses

Time and time again in my practice as an RT I see that there are many nurses that don’t have a clue about oxygen modalities, how to use them or what is appropriate for their patients. Even some critical care nurses. In my nursing classes we did not spend a lot of time on this …

Codeine

Codeine is the most widely used, naturally occurring narcotic in medical treatment in the world. This alkaloid is found in opium in concentrations ranging from 0.7 to 2.5 percent. However, most codeine used in the United States is produced from morphine. Codeine is also the starting material for the production of two other narcotics, dihydrocodeine …

AA

My classmate and I went to an AA meeting tonight.  Yep, alcoholics anonymous.  It was for school.  They sent us so we can hear their journeys, struggles, and how they became alcoholics.  There were all kinds there.  Since it is anonymous I can’t divulge  specific people or stories but let’s just say it was very …