faltura RN

faltura is a RN and specializes in OB-GYNE and Infection COntrol.

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1. Dengue Fever

   faltura replied to oramar's topic in Disease

   dengue can be prevented as long as the environment is clean, no stagnant water for them to thrive on. what i fear of is the west nile virus, there are admissions, actually 2 admissions of patients who traveled within california and new york who had t...

2. Dengue Fever

   faltura replied to oramar's topic in Disease

   Hi! actually, Dengue Fever is here and now in my country. It is actually classified into stages and unlike the bird flu which has no fowl to person transmission yet, preparedness is needed. but with dengue, prevention and treatment is a must. i hav...

3. CIC certification- practice requirement

   faltura replied to ICRN2008's topic in Disease

   I am not sure if this post is late already but like you i am interested in taking the CIC. Yes, they have a 2 year experience requirement. i think it is better to have the experience because looking into the types of examinations included, it is mo...

4. Infectious Disease vs Infection Control Nurse

   faltura replied to bicleu's topic in Disease

   Actually, the INfectious Disease Nurse or consultant are those handling infectious cases/patients while the INfection COntrol Nurse is the administrative nurse who deals with policy making, surveillance of healthcare acquired infections and the like....

5. VRE, MRSA, and HIV testing question

   faltura replied to william5703's topic in Disease

   Hi! With regards to the HIV screening, it would depend primarily on what the patient says. Maybe it would be a lot more easier if we could train those in the frontline to ask the patient regarding this syndrome in a manner that it would be answered ...

6. How do I know if the results are bad or OK

   faltura replied to neumann's topic in Disease

   as far as i know, when you say that there is 'infiltrates' it could mean that there is 'hazziness' in the lung fields. the lung fields of course has unilateral and bilateral xray and may be further divided by the lobes (Upper lobe, middle lobe or lo...

7. Breaking in to IC....

   faltura replied to KatieBell's topic in Disease

   When I got to this position, i dont have any experience in nursing administration nor infection control perse. i was working as a labor and delivery nurse but when the position was opened, i applied for it and it took 3 months before they scheduled ...

8. Hep B Question

   faltura replied to peachbye's topic in Disease

   Peachbye, actually with regards to Hepatitis B vaccinations, the one you have to checked is the Anti-HBs (antibodies) if the result is more than 10mIU/mL then that means that you are still immuned but when the titers go

9. Pay It Forward

   faltura posted a topic in General Nursing

   Maybe now is when you step up to help someone near you at work that would genuinely benefit from a little assistance. You could be the one to lend a helping hand to someone else who is starting her healthcare career. Becoming a mentor or bringing jus...

10. Do you say you're a nurse...

    faltura replied to picurn10's topic in LPN/LVN

    I agree with ellen we are in the same boat :) well, of course we need to be knowledgeable, i've only been a nurse for 3 years but i make it a point to do things always with RATIONALE. you dont just follow orders but clarify, if in doubt verify and ...

11. Reusing IV tubing - An infection control issue?

    faltura replied to navalnurse's topic in MICU

    hi sarahrain, it depends on the antibiotic actually. If it is Vancomycin then it will take time, since you cannot give this antibiotic on fast drip or even in bolus since it can cause the Red Man Phenomenon if given in fast drip or cause extravasati...

12. Do you say you're a nurse...

    faltura replied to picurn10's topic in LPN/LVN

    It doesnt matter whether you are a LPN or RN as long as you save lives, you try hard to help other people and you do good and get better each time then you find yourself contented with whatever title you have. i am a registered nurse but i know what...

13. infection control

    faltura replied to RN4BABES's topic in NICU

    Hi! Im an Infection Prevention and Control Nurse, as far as I know, you change the isolettes because of maintenance reasons. Just like in a normal private room, you have to transfer the patient after 15 days confinement to another room, so that we c...

14. Reusing IV tubing - An infection control issue?

    faltura replied to navalnurse's topic in MICU

    Hi! I'm an Infection Prevention and Control Nurse, actually as per Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Guidelines, the IV tubings can be used for 72 hours given that everything will be changed too within 72 hours, which will include the IV Catheter per...