Lowers

Lowers has 17 years experience and specializes in medicine. icu.

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1. alcohol swap and subcut injections

   Lowers replied to Catherine Abel-Pattinson's topic in Infusion

   New research does advise that etoh wipes should not be used prior to s/c injections due to skin hardening at the site. Damage cannot be caused from the patients own skin flora, unless the patient is particularly dirty, when the patient should be advi...

2. Anyone else call 'em johnnies?

   Lowers replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm an English nurse working in Canada and havent heard the term used here, BUT in the UK 'johnnies' are the more common name for condoms.:imbar