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1. OB nurses, what do you do in adoption situations?

   LPN/TXnurse replied to estrogen's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I was a single mom for about two years after I separated from my husband....and it was hard. But it's not necessarily true that a child is better off in a "2" parent home. My children were affected by my separation from their dad but my children st...

2. Venting...Hosp pts coming from skilled nursing facilities

   LPN/TXnurse replied to stidget99's topic in General Nursing

   Just wanted to let you know I wasn't offended at all. and here's my I think you have to have consent from POA for any kind of pictures and for pictures of wounds you're facility would have to a protocol in place for taking pictures and tracking et...

3. Xenaderm?

   LPN/TXnurse replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Wound

   On a clean stage II you could use panafil which i think works well. My facility has just accepted the healthpoint (manufacturer of xenaderm etc.) protocol which means we will primarily use panafil, accuzyme, and xenaderm..also with that protocol it ...

4. Venting...Hosp pts coming from skilled nursing facilities

   LPN/TXnurse replied to stidget99's topic in General Nursing

   Hi I am usually just viewing posts without responding but after reading something as appalling as this I felt compelled to post. First off I don't understand with as many skin issues as these people you quote have that the facility hasn't been slamm...

5. Problems with VAC dsg/KCI

   LPN/TXnurse replied to mackrn's topic in Wound

   I have used several differant types of "vacs" and one of them i used was called I believe a V-1 (I'll check tomorrow at work). But anyways it used moist 4x4's instead of the sponge and then you can cover with a transparent dressing such as tegaderm....