smilingbig replied to LaJollalove's topic in Disease
My acute nursing experience that I had prior to leaving the ‘bed-side' included cardiovascular/telemetry/step-down. But that was only about 1 1/2 -2 years. I then started working for the health district running their tuberculosis program. Having kn...
smilingbig replied to LaJollalove's topic in Disease
I've been working in IC/IP for about 5 years and only for 2 different facilities. Both of my facilities are quite different, and the position of IP/IC nurse has permitted me quite a bit of flexibility as far as schedule goes. For the most part, I hav...
smilingbig replied to guest464345's topic in Disease
You technically don't need hospital IP experience specifically. I actually know several people that belong to my APIC chapter that work for the state in different epi departments and are CIC. I would print out your job description and verify it direc...
smilingbig replied to CriticalCareRN1's topic in Disease
We had this in the last acute care hospital I worked at. I hope you were able to find some of the published research supporting reduced HAIs. I came across a bunch! It's relatively new technology so research that has been done is really starting to s...
smilingbig replied to 504 medic's topic in Disease
Thank you! Perhaps that video is helpful... I'm surprised how misunderstood TB is amongst many medical professionals I encounter. If you ever need additional resources for TB there are regional TB centers throughout the US that have TONS of info on t...
smilingbig replied to 504 medic's topic in Disease
As an infection control nurse I've only needed to know the basics, but my husband is graduating med school in a couple weeks and had to be well versed in this. I know before medical school he had used Immunology Made Ridiculously Simple. While in sch...
smilingbig replied to jallen326's topic in Disease
I haven't taken the exam yet, but my entire department (6 IPs) has been studying for the exam. We (with the guidance of our CIC director) have been using the APIC text & review outline to go over the materials. The text has actually been revised...
smilingbig replied to Armywife08's topic in Disease
I just wanted to point out a few things.... Acinetobacter are bacteria that are naturally occurring in soil and water; so unfortunately, there is a great chance that just about every staff member at your facility is carrying that around on their sh...
smilingbig replied to Frankie123's topic in Disease
I would contact the manufacturer of the electric shaver for instructions on what kinds of solutions/materials are approved to clean the different surfaces of the clipper/shaver. Depending on the type of metal, there are certain cleansers that can be ...
I don't mind questions at all, if you don't mind the delayed reply :) However, I think the school to which you are applying is different than what we were referring to in this thread. While the RN to BSN program was a second undergraduate degree for ...
smilingbig replied to tronix304's topic in Disease
APIC's educational offerings are tailored to Infection Preventionists/Practitioners so they are perfect for what you want to go into. When I first started in IC I found them instrumental in creating a foundation for me to build on. If the position th...
Wow... It amazes me that these nurses have the time to go through the trouble to label, bag, and return to the freezer something that is typically deemed "single-use." Cost aside, if a manufacturer states something is single use it needs to be used a...
smilingbig replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing
1. TX 2. 4 yrs 3. Large academic public hospital (I cover 2 ICUs & 5 other medicine units) 4. 69,550 5. N/A- we don't work nights/weekends/holidays(paid off:)) 6. Never