brutuss7

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1. Blood Stream Infections

   brutuss7 replied to brutuss7's topic in CCU

2. Blood Stream Infections

   brutuss7 posted a topic in MICU

   What are everyone's blood stream infection rates looking like? What measures are being taken to prevent them?:balloons:

3. Blood Stream Infections

   brutuss7 posted a topic in CCU

   How is everyone's blood stream infection rates out there? What measures are being taken to prevent them?:trout:

4. Positive Pressure Valve on Peripheral IVs

   brutuss7 replied to shawnmed's topic in Infusion

   I am in charge of a newly formed infusion team. We survey, approve PICC line insertions and monitor, assess, and change all central line dressings. I am interested in any literature that pertains to increase in blood stream infections from these po...

5. Q 30 Min Finger Sticks For Glucose And Macerated Fingers????

   brutuss7 replied to brutuss7's topic in MICU

   What exactly is this?

6. Q 30 Min Finger Sticks For Glucose And Macerated Fingers????

   brutuss7 posted a topic in MICU

   We instituted an insulin protocol recently and have found that the finger sticks for blood glucose are destroying the patient's fingers. Any suggestions re products that due less damage to the fingers, other protocols for obtaining blood, etc., woul...

7. Oral care protocol

   brutuss7 replied to wendyp72's topic in MICU

   Check out aacn's oral care protocol for prevention of VAP. The latest edition of Critical Care Nurse has a CEU article about this.

8. insulin drip protocols

   brutuss7 replied to brutuss7's topic in Safety

   KEK, can you get documentation regarding why you were terminated? Then, you could address each 'reason' in the form of a grievance. If you made a mistake, wouldn't it be more productive to coach you, rather than get rid of you? What happened to th...

9. insulin drip protocols

   brutuss7 replied to brutuss7's topic in Safety

   Hey thank you very much. I would love to see your protocol. Please PM me. thanks again!

10. insulin drip protocols

    brutuss7 replied to brutuss7's topic in Safety

    We are using on the floors. How is your protocol closely monitored? any chance i can get a copy of your protocol?

11. insulin drip protocols

    brutuss7 posted a topic in Safety

    Does anyone out there have any experience with insulin drip protocols? Our organization is instituting one and it is looking problematic in that the issue of hypoglycemia and it's risks have not been fully appreciated by the authors of this protocol...