isitfridayyet?

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Med Surg, Endo, Nuc Med, Home Health

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isitfridayyet? has 19 years experience and specializes in Med Surg, Endo, Nuc Med, Home Health.


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  1. PICC dressing will not adhere

    No. I do not believe that is in our formulary. I will inquire. Thank you.
  2. PICC dressing will not adhere

    Any suggestions or hints would be much appreciated!! I have a patient with a reaction with blisters and oozing. This has happened before in the past. Today I used only alcohol swabs and an IV3000 dressing. I secured the edges with hydrocolloid. The d...
  3. POLL: How many visits/week

    27 points a week minimum
  4. Wound Advice

    Hi,,, Need to get rid of the patient's edema using a three or four layer wrap. For the wound, an enzymatic debrider like Santyl, thick barrier cream to periwound, cover with hydrocolloid so that you can loosen the slough and clean it out. Once you ...
  5. Gaining weight in homehealth

    :redbeatheYou must get off the sugar merry go round. Fresh fruit and veggies, eggs, cheese, fish, meat, nuts, dark chocolate, whole grains (not wheat!!) Once you've got the drug, I mean sugar out of your system, you won't have such terrible cravings...
  6. DM Heel Ulcer - Wound Care Help!

    Does this patient have lower extremity edema? This needs to be addressed foremost. Does the wound have slough? If so, Santyl to wound bed, calcium alginate, dsd.
  7. How many hours do you work per week for 21 visits?

    It really depends on the paperwork your company uses. I have worked for companies that have streamlined the paperwork and others where it is a nightmare!!! Another variable is whether you are doing starts or daily visits. Starts can take longer, bu...
  8. VENT... beware- not a happy post

    I have two words for you,,,,,Home Health:igtsyt:
  9. Home health Palm software, GPS

    I use a Tom Tom GPS. I don't know what I would do with out it! I wish I had a Palm! I carry a small drug guide in the side pocket of my bag and use Mosby's Handbook of Patient Teaching at home for patient teaching ideas.
  10. Ultimate Nursing Bag

    My question is, shouldn't there be a clean compartment and a dirty compartment? I don't see that with this bag.