Personal Alarms can help if you can get to the pt. quicky enough after hearing it go off. Otherwise, consistant assessments of risk level for falls. Initial assessment done on admit then repeat Q...
Dart style, quick, count to three but give it on two. Works for me. I don't feel comfortable pinching the skin personally, I prefer to keep myself as far away from the needle as possible as I am a big...
THONGS? well here is the thing..once it is "gone" it's gone. It's only uncomfortable until it goes as high as it can go, then who cares? it's not like you can just casually "adjust"as you are walking...
I was hired as a new grad (LPN) and through directly onto the tele floor. They put me through a telemetry certification program as well as EKG interpretation. Obviuosly prior to that I had no...