wocnnurse

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1. Millionaires on nursing salaries

   wocnnurse replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

   Our ET Nurse retired with 1.5M but our hospital is state-subsidized with huge retirement contribution. They stopped the program when I joined so I am not one of them! I gave up bedside nursing 3 years ago and am now in business, still in healthcare....

2. Anyone used greenbottle fly larvae on necrotic tissue before?

   wocnnurse replied to beochicken's topic in Wound

   Yes, I had worked with a plastic surgeon who used these live necrotic agents to prevent swelling on certain facial surgeries. He believed that wound healing is hastened by the maggots' movements stimulating the capillaries and thus improving circula...

3. VAC- Problems

   wocnnurse replied to lclari's topic in Wound

   Vac's on a fistula? I agree with Mike, we usually use an ostomy appliance on fistulas. I remember one case we used a urostomy bag and had to connect it to a foley cath bag becuse of the large amount of drainage it was putting out. And when the pati...

4. wet to dry dilemma

   wocnnurse replied to jenac's topic in Wound

   Wound appearance changes everyday, that is why in your daily assessment, you recommend a treatment according to the kind of wound you have. NS wet to dry in my experience is very good in slow debridement of deep sloughy areas. When I see some granu...

5. Skin Tears........

   wocnnurse replied to BIG T's topic in Wound

   Hi! I am both for steri strips and opsites depending on the type of skin tear. If it is a clean linear type, steri strips is best to approximate the edges and let the wound heal itself. Then you can use a protective dressing like a telfa and wrap ...