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1. Why such high new RN turnover?

   daconlon replied to Calder's topic in New Nurse

   There is no simple reason for this problem. But there are some contributing factors that I can identify. It seems that nursing schools, especially universities have little or no interest in producing a clinically competent graduate nurse. They focus ...

2. Drawing Blood From PICC Lines

   daconlon replied to rileygrl11's topic in Safety

   The big risk of drawing labs from any central line, PICC, porta cath, sub clavian etc is the risk of infection caused by poor technique. This is very manageable, however. Just clean the cap properly and use aseptic technique. I work at MD Anderson in...

3. Bedpan washer-spayer type

   daconlon replied to daconlon's topic in Safety

   Regarding the bedpan liners: I am guessing that most of the bedpan contents are placed in the toilet and the liner is placed in the red bag ( hazardous waste) . Is this correct? Any idea about the expense? Also, I am still interested in reading about...

4. Bedpan washer-spayer type

   daconlon posted a topic in Safety

   I have been a bedside nurse for 13 years. I have on a daily basis been sprayed by bedpan washers. I am talking about the Sloan valve Company Slimline bedpan washer. Zurn company makes a similar product. And of course other vendors make the kind that ...