finchfamily4

finchfamily4 has 16 years experience and specializes in Wound care & basically everything else.

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1. Comparing A Nurses' Salary

   finchfamily4 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

   My husband hires new grads for his department and they all start out around $65K/yr as Engineers. You would think a nurse would be given at least that! I'm going on 20 yrs as a BSN RN and the most...

2. Do You judge and treat patients differently depending on who they are ?

   finchfamily4 replied to star.crush's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I believe you have no choice but to judge. I listen, watch and react to my patients based on the situation. If I think their behavior is harmful to their self care then I judge. For instance, a...

3. Not impressed and depressed

   finchfamily4 replied to BitterSweetSN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   You'll make friends in clinicals. Everyone is going to be stressed out during lectures. Instructors are a breed unto their own. Don't base your self worth on their acceptance. I purposefully didn't...

4. What shoes are you getting for clinicals?

   finchfamily4 replied to SelenaS's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I live in my Alegra's. Expensive but worth

5. Mercy Ships

   finchfamily4 replied to Zombi RN's topic in General Nursing

   Have you received any feedback? I too am considering a tour with them. My biggest concern is

6. New RN, 3 weeks into orientation, total screw up.

   finchfamily4 replied to Nugget's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I've been type 1 for over 10 years and I totally agree with veggie530. Hypo events which I've had plenty are very easily fixed. You can't always predict bs reactions I'm frequently off as much as 30%...

7. wound care question!

   finchfamily4 replied to wunzieRNBSN's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   Yes - it's safe. You could also powder with stoma powder after the skin prep. Same effect as a

8. Please help pt with leaking colostomy

   finchfamily4 replied to ditchdoc's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   I vote for trying an Eakins Seal. As long as you get the base dry first. Try using skin prep then stoma powder then skin prep - Make the base feel like dry sandpaper - then Eakins. It's worth the

9. how to deal with the funky smell?

   finchfamily4 replied to orangepink's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   I had a physician dab tincture of Benzoin under his nostrils. It's strong stuff & sticky - you won't notice the smell after

10. Stubborn pilonoidal cyst

    finchfamily4 replied to smashms's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I feel for you. I've had pt's in the same boat. They can last awhile. Silver wound vac foam would work well. I'm a big fan of KCI's vac. I've done many on inpatient pilnoidial cyst's. I've used ostomy...

11. What good is an MSN in Nurse Education? Can I actually plan on being hired?

    finchfamily4 replied to CommonUnity's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Most hospitals have nurse educators (MSN) My department has three with MSN's in education. All the clinical instructors I've interfaced with in my hospital are MSN's. Also I have met several MSN's in...

12. MSN Education Programs bizarre range

    finchfamily4 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    what is the deal with msn programs? i have seriously looked at hundreds of nursing schools online. some admission requirements are out of this world. you would think these programs would try to be...

13. confused about insulin

    finchfamily4 replied to supervisorhatchet's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    i'm a diabetic who carb counts & shoots - fast acting insulin. so think of it this way: your pt has a pre meal glucose of 115. she's provided 50 carbs to eat. if you dose her before she eats she...

14. Personal attack in progress note from physician

    finchfamily4 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone ever heard of a physician writing a criticism towards a nurse in a progress note? Are they not taught this is a legal record in med school? Of course, the doc got away with this immaturity....

15. DM Heel Ulcer - Wound Care Help!

    finchfamily4 replied to LadyBug52's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Is the pt walking on this ulcer? It needs to be properly off loaded or the build up cycle will continue. Regranx might be an option if the base is clean. Is it being occassionally sharp