ccavrn

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1. Sandy Storm whom do I serve?

   ccavrn replied to echoRNC711's topic in Safety

   My first thought--you have been a nurse for more than 20 years according to your post--so your children are not small and can take care of themselves. Second thought, your husband is in the NYPD, you both have chosen jobs that protect and care for t...

2. Rad. Nursing Continuing Education

   ccavrn replied to pezfor2's topic in Radiology

   keep in mind that any programs from the following list are accepted for the crn : any agency, organization, or educational institution accredited by the american nurses credentialing center commission on accreditation (ancc), the credentialing bo...

3. Central Line Tubing Change

   ccavrn replied to jack4408's topic in NICU

   OK, do you have any references in literature or texts to guide this practice? Did you collect evidence in your hospital that let you to change tubings using sterile technique and more often than the CDC guidelines, which state every 72 hours? I am...

4. Central Line Tubing Change

   ccavrn replied to jack4408's topic in NICU

   For those that use sterile technique (cap, gown, gloves and mask) or almost sterile (sterile gloves, mask) technique to change tubing, I am curious to know why you do this? Do you have any references, literature or textbooks that suggest to do it th...