UK old nurses question

[madwife2002, BSN, RN]

What was the name of that foul (but addicting) smelly browny black paste we used to put on old infected IV sites??? My friend and I were talking about it last night and I couldn't for the life of me remember the name of it.

I loved it because it seem to solve all sore IV sites, but it was trashed when we had to use research based practice and we had no rationale for using it.

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Ohhhhhhh I remember this stuff. was ace, Ich... something I am sure

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Is this the stuff ichthammol? I remember using it in a pre prepared bandage when working in the UK a couple years ago

[XB9S, BSN, MSN, EdD, RN, APN]

Ohh I remember that, I think your right SD ichthamol sounds familiar but then for some reason so does glicanic

[Fonenurse]

Icthopaste - http://www.dressings.org/Dressings/icthopas.html comes to mind

[madwife2002, BSN, RN]

Glincanic sounds right thanks LOL

You know what's like when something drives you crazy

Anna I think youre right too

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Ohh I remember that, I think your right SD ichthamol sounds familiar but then for some reason so does glicanic

That too rings a bell

[XB9S, BSN, MSN, EdD, RN, APN]

I've googled glicanic and can't find anything and looked in the BNF.

But I am positive that was the stuff we used

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

you do realise glic nic was on my brain when I woke up and definitely remember calling it that.

[XB9S, BSN, MSN, EdD, RN, APN]

me too, but now I am more distressed that not only did I read a thread about old UK nurses but I actually was able to give a reasonable answer.

Does that make me old

Not fair.

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Talking of old, remember when we used to send students on silly errands and soak them on their last day on the ward..... Always done in good fun but not any more

[madwife2002, BSN, RN]

Do ya remember the stuff we filled the bath with LOL