loriaz

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1. CLRT/Prone pillow use skin impact?

   loriaz posted a topic in Critical

   I have been working in the ICU for many years we have had an increase in the number of ARDS patients in the US. We start out using the CLRT funtion on beds to rotate patients for lung reasons. However, we are still required to turn patients with a p...

2. working in the ER and ICU

   loriaz replied to al3x117's topic in General Nursing

   In the hospital I work at we have a resource pool . I float to ICU and ER and med surg. Get the best of all the worlds and it changes daily.

3. Sepsis, causes,vitamin c?????

   loriaz replied to loriaz's topic in MICU

   Have you seen a difference with the use of vitamin C/thiamine/steroid protocol? Are patients getting out of ICU quicker?

4. Sepsis, causes,vitamin c?????

   loriaz posted a topic in MICU

   I am curious what other hospitals are seeing. I am a resource nurse and float to many different ICU in our hospitals. We are seeing more and more sepsis. What are you guys seeing as the cause of Sepsis???? We have seen pneumonia, post C-sections, sur...

5. Dressing changes????

   loriaz posted a topic in Orthopaedic

   What kind of dressing changes is everyone doing on their knees and hips? Does the MD do the first dressing change? Just curious. We have a couple docs putting wound vacs over stapled incisions is anyone else seeing this?

6. Nurses gut feeling????

   loriaz replied to loriaz's topic in General Nursing

   Just training a new nurse and want to make sure I cover the important stuff. It is hard to explain gut feeling any thoughts?

7. Nurses gut feeling????

   loriaz replied to loriaz's topic in General Nursing

   Just seeing if there is anything I might be missing. I work in a trauma unit and with trauma it is hard to tell sometimes if it is because of the trauma or if it is an infection starting. Traumas are usually dirty so didn't know if there is something...

8. Nurses gut feeling????

   loriaz posted a topic in General Nursing

   Just wanted to see if nurses that deal with surgery patients can explain how they know when an infection might be starting in the surgical site? Nurses Gut feeling? Smell? Redness? Copius drainage? What are some of the things you notice first? How lo...

9. wound vacs

   loriaz replied to loriaz's topic in General Nursing

   They are placing wound vacs on closed incisions. Staples usually in place. Any rationale behind this?

10. wound vacs

    loriaz posted a topic in General Nursing

    is there a trend in using wound vacs for surgeries? The hospital I work at some docs are using wound vacs on hips and open hearts. Is anyone else seeing this trend. Just curious?????