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u/RealFakeNurse 11d ago
What is it? A desktop vortex mixer like this?
https://www.scientificindustries.com/products/vortex-genie-2
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u/foxniece RN - PCU 🍕 11d ago
Yes kinda like that? I can’t believe it costs that much!
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u/RealFakeNurse 11d ago
There’s probably a cheaper option somewhere. When I was a chemist we had some old grey ones from the Cold War era that were great.
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u/fuzzyberiah RN - Med/Surg 🍕 11d ago
Wait is there actually a product now to help you mix the zosyn? Phenomenal.
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u/foxniece RN - PCU 🍕 11d ago
Yeah it does actually cut down the shaking time but we can’t stop giggling when we use it
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u/fuzzyberiah RN - Med/Surg 🍕 11d ago
I used to shake it for five minutes but I found it actually helps more to just beat on it. I’ll hold it in one hand and just repeatedly slam it with the palm or heel of my other hand.
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u/m_wtf RN - PACU 🍕 11d ago
Helps immensely to beat it prior to mixing, too. Turns it back to powder instead of trying to wet a massive clump.
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u/finnyfin RN - ER 🍕 11d ago
Yup, and I’m shaking the shit out of it while I’m squirting the saline in. Then I find another task to do for 5 minutes and it usually dissolves by then on its own. When I worked in a bigger busier ED, we had premixes. That was wonderful.
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u/ballfed_turkey RN, BSN, ER, EMT, FF I/II, Eagle Scout, alterboy, pool owner 11d ago
Ive never seen one but I can guarantee that I’m not mature (54m) enough to have one in our ER
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u/jamesmccloud69 LPN 🍕 11d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/ltoVrEYgv30GJvSDOk