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1. Preventing FRUTI (Foley Related Urinary Tract Infection) in LTACH

   tcroc replied to maggiejrn's topic in LTAC

   That website sounds interesting, I will check it out. Our instructors are always encouraging us to do research, this looks to me like a good topic for a newbie. Preventing HAIs are always top of my list.:loveya:

2. Preventing FRUTI (Foley Related Urinary Tract Infection) in LTACH

   tcroc replied to maggiejrn's topic in LTAC

   Im not saying that only the floor is causing the infections, however I was taught to clean the port after emptying it from residual urine. If the port is not clean then yes it is possible that bacteria will grow, we know bacteria love moist and warm ...

3. Preventing FRUTI (Foley Related Urinary Tract Infection) in LTACH

   tcroc replied to maggiejrn's topic in LTAC

   This article was very helpful to me. I am a student nurse, and I am currently in clinical at a LTC facility. I have a patient that has a foley that stays in, and is always getting UTI's. Its mostly because the cna's that turn him aren't using prop...

4. Isn't it slander to spread rumors about a teacher?

   tcroc replied to tcroc's topic in General Students

   I am glad you agree, since we don't actually know what is wrong with our teacher, spreading lies can hurt the teachers reputation. The students that had copies of some letter that may not even be true, said everyone knew about it, it is public recor...

5. Isn't it slander to spread rumors about a teacher?

   tcroc posted a topic in General Students

   I am in nursing school, and last week one of our teachers was ill and had to leave before class even started. Witnesses claimed that something just wasn't right about the way this person was acting. Luckily one student had the smarts to see that some...

6. Sample interview question re: confidentiality

   tcroc replied to fsaav's topic in General Nursing

   As a new student, we learned that we must report it, doing nothing is just as bad as doing it.