midwest40

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1. role of charge nurse

   midwest40 posted a topic in Management

   I have recently been promoted to Director of PCU, I love the position but am facing problems from staff. The 42 bed unit has been without a director for the last 6 months, there was no monitoring of what the charge nurses were doing (director of m/s...

2. Nurses: Delighted or Annoyed by Nursing Students?

   midwest40 replied to AthensICURN's topic in General Nursing

   I love having students, keeps me on my toes. I like to assess the patients first, find all abnormal assessments, then have the students find X amount of problems with the patient. Then we discuss all test results and potential problems related to a...

3. artificial nails vs bloody bitten nails

   midwest40 replied to midwest40's topic in General Nursing

   try it a couple of times, you get used to it

4. artificial nails vs bloody bitten nails

   midwest40 replied to midwest40's topic in General Nursing

   If you read this study in full, it states that no increase in infection was noted from artificial nails, it is the length of the nails, be it artificial or natural, that was the problem.

5. artificial nails vs bloody bitten nails

   midwest40 replied to midwest40's topic in General Nursing

   It's been 43 years that I have been biting, have quit on occasion, grew sharp nails during these times. Acrylic makes nails thicker so they are not sharp, and have anti-fungal painted on biweekly. When do people with real nails use anti-fungal?

6. artificial nails vs bloody bitten nails

   midwest40 replied to midwest40's topic in General Nursing

   And the studies even state that there is no increase in nosocomial infection from artificial vs long natural. So short artificial should be ok

7. artificial nails vs bloody bitten nails

   midwest40 replied to midwest40's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not talking about crappy "looking" nails, I'm talking open wounds to my finger tips. I have bitten for 43 years, I find that artificial nails are not as sharp as real nails, and they are much more difficult to bite

8. artificial nails vs bloody bitten nails

   midwest40 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Are there any studies to show that infection rates dropped once artificial nails were banned. Isn't the length of the nails more important than whether or not they are fake? I am a nail biter and when I don't have acrylic nails I bite below the quick...

9. are "fake nails" okay for nurses?

   midwest40 replied to Ruffles's topic in General Nursing

   Are there any studies to show that infection rates dropped once artificial nails were banned. Isn't the length of the nails more important than whether or not they are fake? I am a nail biter and when I don't have acrylic nails I bite below the quick...