Hi! I have just taken on moderation of this forum. I have worked burns ICU but do not consider myself an "expert". We recently changed the title of this forum from "Burn ICU" to "Burn Nursing" so we could accomodate a wider interest group.
One of the things I like to establish is a resource thread where different internet sites, good texts, and other resources can be listed.
Please if you know of any good sites please post them on this thread - it will become the resource thread for burns nursing.
I didnt go through these too much, but hopefully they may be helpful.
After oncology, working in a burn unit is another one of my interests, reading all the posts here is making me think twice about oncology. These are 2 things I would really like to do. Im not sure which i will choose, oh well, i havnt even started college yet, im sure my mind will change a million times
thanks for posting all of these great, great resources. I'm still very much interested in burn nursing. I think it is time that I contact someone at our trauma hospital to see if I can shadow a nurse for part of the summer. But who to contact, I don't know.......any suggestions?
I would first talk to HRM to see if you can get some names and contacts and then the unit manager/ area co-ordinator I am sure they would be delighted to have you.
I would first talk to HRM to see if you can get some names and contacts and then the unit manager/ area co-ordinator I am sure they would be delighted to have you.
Thanks Gwenith.....I emailed the Nurse Manager of the trauma center who put me in touch with the director of the burn unit. I have to give her a call (as soon as I finish my summer course...soon) and I'll go there to meet her.
But what exactly does shadowing a nurse involve? Just watch what they do/observe...????
and thanks for keeping this thread open with all those links. I'm going through them all...little by little.
When I worked burn it was on job training. At first you only observed and learned about the dressings, and if you still wanted to come back they would start teaching you dressings ect... took me 3 weeks before I was allowed to change a dressing. That was 6 years ago. Loved the work, but had to relocate.
WHAT IS THE BEST INFOMATION TO POST AT THE HOSPITAL I WORK INFOR BURNS.. LATELY WE HAVE SEEN A FEW, AND BEING IN THE COUNTRY THE MORE SEVERE GET FLOWN OUT TO PERTH. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND INITIAL TREATMENT IS A MUST FOR US TO LEARN, I HAVE JUST BEEN ASSIGNED THE WOUND CARE NURSE AND NOW IT'S MY JOB TO SEEK INFORMATION AS A TEACHING TOOL FOR THE OTHER STAFF.... PLEASE HELP:o :cheers::nurse:JOX
gwenith, BSN, RN
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