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I think your market would be infectious disease doctors who would send you their patients who need picc lines for long term antibiotic therapy. You might need to offer outpatient infusion services...

Yea It probably is a patient with a neobladder. They have to be flushed or they will clog up with mucus.

I think it depends on the state you are in. I don't know of any hospitals in Georgia that have rotating shifts. But my friends in other states mention that they rotate D/E/N.

I second the post on setting boundaries.

I am interested in current WOCN pay rates too. I wonder if it is worth paying about $8000 for class, clinicals and certification. Any WOCNs care to share how much they were earning before and after...

Where can I find a corporate oil and gas job? Please sign me up! At least the pay is worth it.

I believe it is the Hurricane spray that you are referring to . It has up to 20% benzocaine.

Wait so the family had visited for the first two days and then he did not want to see them on the third day? Seems to me that they knew where he was and his room so how were you to magically HIPAA...

I would like to know too, I am interested in the online wound care program too.

Why didn't they fire 1,300 employees if they were so concerned about the "mandatory flu vaccines"

Did any one read this part of the article? So 3 veteran nurses out of 8. Why only these eight? The one nurse in the story had spent 22years there. "The hospital said in a statement that it...

This is one of the reasons I enjoy the Float pool, the ability to go to different floors/specialties keeps me from getting bored

I couldn't find a cowboy costume so the ship's nurse lent me her scrubs.

The reason I asked about edema is because with edema the wound will not heal unless there is adequate compression to decrease the swelling. Dereased swelling will lead to increased blood flow and...

Seems like the patient needs to be debrided on a regular basis. Have you tried medihoney on the wound? Also is there any edema in the LE, that might be delaying wound healing.

We had a patient that had been coming in on and off for wound care for years. The doc finally threatened to discharge him if he did not quit smoking. a month after the patient quit smoking all the...

Oh no, not a bad day. she could just be having a very BUSY day!

I will advice the OP to fill out an incident report and document the bruise for workers comp. And please take the night off.

I read this as wash after every year. LOL

No wonder Dr Ego can never find his stethoscope. A nurse flung it into outer space.

When I got to go, I got to go. I tell my patient's, co-workers etc I ll be right back if I need to go. I aint gonna be the saint patron of IVS.

baking/restaurant biz

Dont lose your job over this. Get his permission to call a neighbor. Let the patient ask the neighbor to feed or check on the cats. As nurses we have to be resourceful and learn how to delegate. I...

They need to send it up from the pharmacy all crushed up:lol2:.