When my children were babies I had one of those carriers that you wore over your shoulders and the baby hung in a pack on the front of you. It was called Sarah's Ride Carrier. This item had a tag...
Mabel 29 replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Geriatric, LTC
I remember a similar situation to the above post. The fellow was young and lived home with his spouse. He was admitted to the LTC facility /Rehabilitation Center for ABX IV therapy. He used to sign...
I've taken many classes on line - Algebra, Statistics, Chemistry of Life, Sociology.... This month I start A & P II online. I like not having to drive to the college at a scheduled time. I can...
I had a toddler in home care with a JG Tube which was placed by Interventional Radiology. Feeds went into the J, the G was for meds only. We were told not to aspirate the J because the tube would...
Mabel 29 replied to sunshinekritty's topic in General Nursing
How about comparing treatment with a wound vac and treatment with another type of dressing? Or maybe compare a venous stasis ulcer treated with a Unna's Boot to treatment with silvasorb gel and a dry...
I had a MD prescribe nasal spray to me one time and he said to aim out and away from the septum, because the sprays can dry out the septum and cause damage. I have read cases of holes in the septum...
The child was not really being cared for by the hospital. We sat in an exam room for 6 hours, seen for 5 minutes by NP and then 3 minutes by Chief of Surgery. Other than that, no care given by...
Hi all. I'm new to pediatric private duty and I work for an agency, 7a - 3p. My current case is a child who is a patient at a Children's Hospital two hours away from the home. Recently the child...
Mabel 29 replied to NewEnglandRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC
I'm a LPN and I worked LTC / Rehab for a couple of years, and then I left to take a fulltime private duty position, BUT.... I keep going back to the LTC facility. I take a shift about once a week or...
I thought of tegaderm, but isn't that porous? I'm also cautious because of her sensitivity to adhesives. I could use the film from a would vac, but again, it may irritate her skin. The plastic part...
Hi All. I'm calling on all of you creative, been there/done that type of people. I previously posted this in the pediatric forum, but received no posts, so I thought I try it here. I'm currently...