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  1. How many wounds? Other Tx nurse responsibilities?

    I was given the infection control program in addition to wound care. I got another job floor nurses and cnas should be applying any lotions/topical treatments and applying Ted hose. Make the staff sick of you and in service them as many times as pos...
  2. college network... I'm doing it

    I'm not sure about pursuing a higher degree after with other institutions. It's likely (I have not checked into this yet) that it would be possible through ISU.
  3. college network... I'm doing it

    My reason is so I can do it all online. ISU accepts the college network exams in addition to the clep and dsst: (at the bottom of page 3) http://www.indstate.edu/health/sites/health.indstate.edu/files/bnc-lpn-bs-program-summary.pdf I do recommend doi...
  4. college network... I'm doing it

    I've seen a lot of different postings regarding college network and wanted to share my experience so far. First I should mention that I live in a state that recognizes the ISU distance learning LPN-BSN RN program. I signed up in March and told myself...
  5. Wound Care or bust!

    No input on certification; However, I am an LPN in a LTC facility. Worked there one year and was asked to be the wound care coordinator. Good way to get some experience.
  6. What kind of dressing for this patient...

    If the dressings are becoming saturated, you may want to consider increasing the frequency of dressing changes or applying an alginate to absorb things. Is the patient bed bound? Air mattress? Heel protectors?
  7. Do you tell?

    Had to spit it out once when a doctor was giving me instructions on how to care for my stitches (I'm a wound care nurse hehe)
  8. on call for nursing issues

    Our ADON was being called CONSTANTLY for nursing issues. Call offs, incidents, admissions, ect. Our DON is not available some days due to religious beliefs. A schedule was recently put into place where nursing department heads and supervisors were pl...
  9. tx nurse responsibilities

    I've started this project and doing my best to go above and beyond! Thanks for the input.
  10. tx nurse responsibilities

    We currently do 72 hour incident charting on all bruises. I haven't been given a policy or guideline but am guessing I'll have to start writing and d/c'ing orders to monitor bruises to clarify the onset/discontinuation of monitoring.
  11. Calmoseptine on a stage II?

    I have used calmoseptine on small stage II ulcers, sometimes with a foam/abd pad cut in half placed over it. I have also used hydrocolloid.
  12. skin care day

    No real input, but I am loving this idea! It would be difficult for me to provide an all day inservice at my facility, but I can see a "skin care week" working. Focusing on one subject/inservice day and bringing in dietary and restorative in on the f...
  13. LPN's in wound care?

    I inherited the position as the wound care nurse in the long term care facility where I work after working the floor for a year :) -lpn My suggestion if you work in a LTC on the floor is to keep yourself involved in the treatments and wound care as m...
  14. tx nurse responsibilities

    Hello! I've been working as a treatment nurse for about year now in a LTC. Recently, my DON has told me I have some new responsibilities. First: logging skin tears and bruises in the unusual occurrence log. The restorative nurse had been doing this ...