I understand what your saying and I also understand that the floor is not necessarily the cleanest place. Believe me, I understand where you are coming from and understand your concern, however I believe you are probably barking up the wrong tree. If...
TCROC, if you like the idea of the disposable wash tub, how is that different than the bottom of the catheter touching anything else? None of what the bag touches is even close to being sterile so you cannot possibly say that it is the floor that is ...
But "technically" they say it causes false readings as well. I'm not saying I agree with that theory but for learning purposes she has to know that. In the real world I have found that theory to be false. I have had pt's hooked up to dynamaps and tak...
Wow, this post amazes me. For one, I cannot believe that nurses were allowing the catheters to be higher than the bladder, just to keep them off the floor. Where are your critical thinking skills? Two, it is a closed system, and I highly doubt that y...
I'm just wondering if your going to tell a doctor "NO NO NO NO" when he writes an order for a wet to dry dressing change? My suggestion is do not believe everything you read or see, lol
You have some good points EmergencyRN, but I have one comment. Another reason they say to wait a certain period to obtain a blood pressure on the same arm is also because you will possibly get false readings. But I am with you, in the real world you ...
Just because it is covered with a sterile 4X4 does not mean you have to use sterile technique. I'm not sure where you were trying to go with your comment
You said you were having trouble hearing it. This may sound dumb, but if your stethescope has a double bell make sure you have it turned the right way for the right bell. I'm also in nursing school and I have to tell you, I think all nursing schools ...
All dressing changes are not done by sterile technique. Obviously, the ones that ARE sterile are the central lines and open wounds where your doing wet-to-dry. If you have a pt. that just got out of surgery and had staples or stitches and dressing ch...