waterdrop22 RN

waterdrop22 has 1 years experience as a RN and specializes in LTC.

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1. Xeroform: sterile or clean?

   waterdrop22 replied to waterdrop22's topic in Wound

   That is awful! I have never been more thankful that the wounds I care for have no odor.

2. Xeroform: sterile or clean?

   waterdrop22 replied to waterdrop22's topic in Wound

   It was a skin tear, but d/t the psoriasis (and the cream we were using to counter the psoriasis) tore away 12X6cm of the superficial skin. She isn't a candidate for a skin graft because of the psoriasis. At any rate, we are using sterile gloves whil...

3. Communicating with the hospital- why is it so hard??

   waterdrop22 replied to waterdrop22's topic in New Nurse

   Update: I did end up going in and talking to the Nurse mangers of both a telemetry unit and the NICU that I had prior experience in (senior practicum/ capstone). Both mangers were receptive to me coming in without an appointment from HR, and they con...

4. Xeroform: sterile or clean?

   waterdrop22 replied to waterdrop22's topic in Wound

   Carre, this is where I'm confused. The orders say nothing about it being a sterile technique. As for sharp debridement (looking up now), for Washington it looks like we need to take a special course as an RN. Wow, I didn't even know there were restr...

5. Undermining: What it is?

   waterdrop22 replied to nursbaybie's topic in Wound

   Undermining: when the depth of the wound extends past the original opening. Sort of like a plastic water bottle. It differs from tunneling in that tunneling is usually in one direction, whereas undermining extends past the opening in all directions....

6. Xeroform: sterile or clean?

   waterdrop22 posted a topic in Wound

   Hello fellow nurses :) I work in LTC and we have a resident who fell and tore her skin to the muscle. We are placing xeroform on the section of the wound that has either dead skin or no skin, and kerlix over the top. One of the nurses I work with wa...

7. Communicating with the hospital- why is it so hard??

   waterdrop22 posted a topic in New Nurse

   I need some advice. I live in an area where having nursing experience is key to getting an hospital job. We have 3 nursing schools in our area and needless to say, have way too many nurses. I am crazy and fell in love with a NICU at one of our five...