sailgurlie

sailgurlie specializes in all kinds of peds.

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1. Laughter, the Best Medicine for Nursing School Blues

   sailgurlie posted a topic in Humor

   You know how to make a bed, even with someone in it, but you don't know how to get around to making the bed when the patient keeps asking you questions and sending you on errands. A new nurse is about as worthless as a newborn baby. We run circles ar...

2. Merck suspends lobbying for Gardasil vaccine

   sailgurlie replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   You are lucky! You must live in a state that has not mandated it- that is what must stop and reverse immediately! Get the word out! Thanks! Mandating this vaccine only serves Merck and the lobbyists that have been promoting it!

3. Merck suspends lobbying for Gardasil vaccine

   sailgurlie replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   Thanks for adding to the conversation. I am not fully blaming the vaccine for her death but I cannot say I don't believe it contributed. Many people take BCPs both low and high dose, and I don't know the stats but don't think too many 19 y.o. girls...

4. Merck suspends lobbying for Gardasil vaccine

   sailgurlie replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   One of my very good friend's daughter DIED shortly after recieving this vaccine. This young lady was 19 y.o. and in very good health. She was heading out for a run (yes- really) and collapsed in the hall of her college dorm. The autopsy revealed a hu...

5. Gardasil: has your daughter had this vaccine?

   sailgurlie replied to Morgan314's topic in General Nursing

   One of my very good friend's daughter DIED shortly after recieving this vaccine. This young lady was 19 y.o. and in very good health. She was heading out for a run (yes- really) and collapsed in the hall of her college dorm. The autopsy revealed a...

6. Gardasil: has your daughter had this vaccine?

   sailgurlie replied to Morgan314's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your post... 14-15 yo girls DO tend to be dramatic, but I think this bears watching! Please pass this information on as it is not being discussed.

7. Gardasil: has your daughter had this vaccine?

   sailgurlie replied to Morgan314's topic in General Nursing

   I had to write in to share my story... I have been a peds nurse for over 20 years and am pro-vaccine but don't think this vaccine should be mandatory OR even promoted as strongly as it has until it has more of a track record. One of my long time fr...

8. "Looping" IV Tubing

   sailgurlie replied to RN CRNI's topic in Infusion

   If you have read any of the current research on biofilm, you know it only takes one "bug" to get a whole mess growing inside the patient. Many well recognized IV therapy experts also recommend to NOT disconnect as often as we do. It has become comm...

9. "Looping" IV Tubing

   sailgurlie replied to RN CRNI's topic in Infusion

   I agree, the cleansing is the key... anytime a clinician skips that step, even if they think their ends or syringe are "clean" they put the patient at risk. Many nurses don't realize you should clean a port between accesses with a sterile syringe, ...

10. "Looping" IV Tubing

    sailgurlie replied to RN CRNI's topic in Infusion

    Well, I'd agree if I could be certain that every nurse cleaned every port for at least 15 seconds every time they looped! Since I have not seen this done consistently and since blood stream infections are a major source of mortality and increased co...

11. "Looping" IV Tubing

    sailgurlie replied to RN CRNI's topic in Infusion

    Looping is not recommended and has recently been discussed by the Institute of Safe Medication practices- ISMP. Please see this link and pass on these updated recommendations! It's all about patient safety-Thanks!! http://www.ismp.org/Newsletters...