jennihardi

jennihardi has 25 years experience and specializes in Burns.

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1. Burns Dressings Resources

   jennihardi replied to gwenith's topic in Burn

   We use a lot of wound vacs in our burn unit, I'm still on the fence about their effectiveness. They are supposed to help w/vascularization and prepare the wound bed for grafting. I think our problem is we leave them on too long. The wounds are debrid...

2. New student considering Burn Unit..PLZ Read

   jennihardi replied to 1manwlfpk's topic in Burn

   I too lost my mother in a house fire, while she was being taken off life support I vowed to become a nurse. I am now a burn ICU nurse. I think my personal experiences actually help me be a better nurse. I have more empathy and can therefore advocate ...

3. initial burn care in the ER

   jennihardi replied to gonzo1's topic in Burn

   Initial dressings are not a big deal. Once they get to a burn unit we are just going to take the dressings off anyway. Just do NOT use ice, this causes further tissue damage to already damaged burned skin.