rehabwoundnurse

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1. Nursing Wound Vac Checklist

   rehabwoundnurse replied to teleRN08's topic in Wound

   Most companies will even send a rep out to do in services with the staff. That's where I would start.

2. skin care day

   rehabwoundnurse replied to suni's topic in Wound

   I did something similar to this a few months ago. My biggest tip; enlist in help!!! I had my dressing reps come in to talk about what each type of dressing is used for and what is appropriate on what types of wounds; then, I had my KCI wound vac re...

3. Best MD note

   rehabwoundnurse replied to beckster_01's topic in Humor

   Had one doctor who would chart things like "family tree doesn't branch far" and "****, we've tried everything and still don't know what's going on!" And same doc also charted "this patient to dumb to talk to, he understands nothing". A little harsh ...

4. You Know You're A Nurse If...

   rehabwoundnurse replied to Joe V's topic in Humor

   Kudos right back at ya! I don't know what to do with anything younger than 30! I turn into a complete idiot when asked something about babies/kids! Lol. I had a family member have a baby that had to go to the NICU, and they were asking me questions...

5. PA didn't use sterile technique, then said it wasn't a sterile procedure!

   rehabwoundnurse replied to alwayschanging's topic in Wound

   I guess each facility is different, but at mine, if it is a packed dressing it is done using sterile technique. Even the WOCN nurses perform the dressing changes this way. I can't imagine not doing everything I could to decrease the amount of bacter...

6. PA didn't use sterile technique, then said it wasn't a sterile procedure!

   rehabwoundnurse replied to alwayschanging's topic in Wound

7. LPN taking wound care course; skin tear question

   rehabwoundnurse replied to followyourbliss's topic in Wound

8. Barrier ointment

   rehabwoundnurse replied to rehabwoundnurse's topic in Wound

   Thank you, and yes I too live the coloplast skin care line. I also loved the cream with the urea for the extremely dry cracked heels. That stuff would get my patients looking like baby skin by the time they left. However, at our facility we can no...

9. LPN taking wound care course; skin tear question

   rehabwoundnurse replied to followyourbliss's topic in Wound

   Yes, Tegaderms and Duoderms are horrible! Very bad for the skin. Our protocol is Optifoam, change weekly. If someone has several skins tears, or extra thin skin; we use Xeroform and wrap with Kerlix, changed daily. I have seen very good results wit...

10. Barrier ointment

    rehabwoundnurse posted a topic in Wound

    What is some feed back you all have on a good barrier ointment/skin protectant?? I was (still am) a big Calmoseptine fan, however, my facility made us quit using it because it stained the sheets with that pink color! I was so upset about this!! Righ...