Jewelrmn

Jewelrmn

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I make a mean chocolate cake!

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  1. i have a question about su

    Within my trust, seclusion rooms do not have camera's and this practice, as far as I know, is not usual in the UK. In fact, the use of locked rooms is now deterred, especially since we adopted the civil rights act in the uk, as this can be seen as a...
  2. wound question

    In reply to all who have written on this subject: The taking down of dressings does prolong healing rate. Those who have posted that this is due to a drop in temperature are correct. Those who claim that the new type dressings are designed to require...
  3. Prevention in pressure ulcers

    Hi Tam910 Your right about one thing, the key to preventing pressure ulcers is education, all involved in care processes from care assistants to managers need to be well versed in this subject. Throughout your research you will have ascertained that...
  4. i have a question about su

    You are right, these sorts of things should not happen, but unfortunately do. Keeing people on special obs is designed to prevent them commiting self harm or suicide, or from hurting others. The difficulty is in choosing which level of special obs ...
  5. Tips for Dressing to Scrotum?

    I think I would pack the wound with an absorbant foam dressing. You can get ones from Allevyn which are little pieces of foam contained in a tea bag type 'pocket'. You just pop these into the cavity, they come in all different sizes. Cover with a ste...
  6. OUCH! Bet he'll never go without undies again!

    Answer: Very Carefully :chuckle
  7. Help c wound care and dressing choices

    I know how you feel, this is an age old problem! The solution is to train all nurses in the art of wound care, so that we are all singing from the same song sheet. However, we do not live in an ideal world do we? Assessment processes which are des...
  8. "Regular" psych vs. geriatric psych?

    Thank you to both Sanakrz and StuPer In my 20 years or so in older age psychiatry, I have come across many sad and many funny situations. All these go to enrich the work involved in looking after this client group. Before regulation and controls, m...
  9. "Regular" psych vs. geriatric psych?

    Working with older people with mental health problems is not just diaper patrol. Shame on those who think of it as such. I have worked in this field for 20 yrs and have loved it. My professional knowledge and skill base has benefitted tremendously...