seinna48

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1. How did you hear about allnurses.com?

   seinna48 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Doing research is BSN school andcame across some great sites for nurses...this is one. P,S. Ifg this is in the wrong place, excuse me, I have been fighting tornados in the Midwet this weekend. Seinna48

2. Tube feeding controversy

   seinna48 replied to Penguinurse's topic in Hospice

   Can you say brain-damage is healthy and sound? I don't think any of us would want to be in her position. I remember a movie in which Robert Deniro came back after a period of time. The things that he went through to get to justa functional state were...

3. Tube feeding controversy

   seinna48 replied to Penguinurse's topic in Hospice

   I am a 57 y. o. nurse. I think that personal opinions was what got the attention of the government in the first place. Why did hey wait so lonf beforee they decided to make this ruling? I have htree adult children. I have told them my wishes if I wer...

4. Tube feeding controversy

   seinna48 replied to Penguinurse's topic in Hospice

   This ruling will set a precident for future cases. No attacks intended on hospice. To use a cliche, some of my best friends are hospice workers, but I so one instance of hospice taking over a patient that we had, placed her on Roxanol, stopped feedin...

5. Poll: Do you use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer as an adjunct to handwashing?

   seinna48 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for responding to my words. I am an older nurse who also teaches CNAs. I have had to revise my way of thinking that I was taught when I was becoming an LPN. I did not mean to insinuate that that Alaska was a third world country, obviously i...

6. Poll: Do you use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer as an adjunct to handwashing?

   seinna48 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I understand that when you have no other alternative to cleaning your hands, then if you have soap use it. But if you come into contact with a bacteria, virus, or something that is unusual or dangerous in a third world country, how well will soap pro...

7. Poll: Do you use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer as an adjunct to handwashing?

   seinna48 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I am glad that you agree with me. As an RN supervisor, I try to keep up with all the advances in medicine. Sanitizers come in a variety of types for us. Some have moisturizers in them that help your hands. Getting your places of work to buy them may ...

8. Poll: Do you use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer as an adjunct to handwashing?

   seinna48 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I am not a surgical nurse now, but our staff uses soap instead of sanitizer. The reason that I think they do this is because they have used tht soap so long that it is more of habit than what is best for them. Also I am sure they consider cost of the...

9. Poll: Do you use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer as an adjunct to handwashing?

   seinna48 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Clinical evaluations have shown that it is faster to use, improves skin hydration and moisture capacity. Sanitizer icauses less irritation than soap and hand washing. Sanitizers exhibit high antimicrobial efficacy against a wide variety of microorgan...