almost20yrnurse

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1. Unna boot

   almost20yrnurse replied to bethroew's topic in Wound

   I was instructed on my current job that you only wrap up toward the knee. There are other wraps that provide more compression such as profore and Dauerbinde. I am by no means an expert but just thought I'd pass that along.

2. Travel Nursing

   almost20yrnurse replied to shlay51's topic in Travel

   I'm curious about it, too. My kids are almost in college and I would like to travel but I know that I can't afford to do that with making money along the way. If you find out anything, will you post it? Thanks!

3. Needle stick - Hepatitis C positive patient

   almost20yrnurse replied to R.Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I too was stuck with a needle used by a hepatits c patient. I was tested for about a year and luckily, was told that I am negative for it. It is scary. But your facility should have a testing schedule in place to monitor you for this. Take a deep bre...