care&share

care&share specializes in home healthcare.

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1. foley irrigation

   care&share replied to care&share's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your info. There is some sediment in the urine. Patient has a neurogenic bladder. Seems like we're going to start antibiotic therapy and re-catheterize.

2. foley irrigation

   care&share replied to care&share's topic in Home Health

   It has been changed quite frequently over the last month, although there's an order for routine monthly catheter changes, and PRN. I've been having this issue for awhile and it was changed about 1.5 weeks ago. Trying to avoid too many cath changes, t...

3. foley irrigation

   care&share replied to care&share's topic in Home Health

   It has been changed quite frequently over the last month, although there's an order for routine monthly catheter changes, and PRN. I've been having this issue for awhile and it was changed about 1.5 weeks ago. Trying to avoid too many cath changes, t...

4. foley irrigation

   care&share posted a topic in General Nursing

   One of my patients gets a foley irrigation three times weekly. Lately, I've been meeting a lot of resistance when I flush the catheter. It's taking me a lot longer and I'm not sure why there's so much resistance. The catheter is in place, intact, and...

5. foley irrigation

   care&share posted a topic in Home Health

   One of my patients get a foley irrigation three times weekly. Lately, I've been meeting a lot of resistance when I flush the catheter. It's taking me a lot longer and I'm not sure why there's so much resistance. The catheter is in place, intact, and ...

6. Giving Nursing Students a Taste of NICU

   care&share replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU

   My program was an ADN program. The three weeks is a specialty semester where the student choses where they'd like to spend two 12 hour shifts per week. Otherwise on the regular OB/Peds rotations (14 week semester)we spent one or two days in L&D, ...

7. Giving Nursing Students a Taste of NICU

   care&share replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU

   I am a recent new grad and my last semester consisted of three weeks in the NICU (like an internship), where I worked two 12.5 hour shifts per week. It was an unbelievable experience for me, especially since I always knew I wanted to work in a NICU. ...