Mandolyn

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1. phlebitis anyone

   Mandolyn replied to dalegirl's topic in Infusion

   Phlebitis should be recorded every time it occurs. Any signs of redness, paing, swelling or hard veins should be reported and charted. You must note when you noticed it, which vein, which arm and what you did about it. Phlebitis happens for 3 main r...

2. Can you get a job just inserting Iv's

   Mandolyn replied to IndyGypsyNurse's topic in Infusion

   There are definately places to go and only insert IVs all day. I did one of my IV training courses through a place that only does IV's. The instructor was an RN who runs an IV team that is on call to go insert IV's and PICC lines at various hospitals...

3. Question for nurses who advance both needle & cath all the way

   Mandolyn replied to enfermeraSG's topic in Infusion

   SG, I have no idea how those nurses are able to not penetrate through the vein by doing it that way. No one should be advancing the entire length of the needle into the vein. That was the textbook way when you went through it and that is the textbook...

4. A Day in the life of Holistic Nursing

   Mandolyn replied to cjohn99's topic in Holistic

   Jen, Chelation is definately not something to take lightly. It can be good or it can be dangerous depending on the protocol of how it is done and who is overseeing it. It should be very customized to the patient and the patient should be constantly m...

5. A Day in the life of Holistic Nursing

   Mandolyn replied to cjohn99's topic in Holistic

   The day in a life of Holistic nursing? It will really vary on where you decide to work. I have worked with many Naturopaths and MD's that do Holistic care and they do different things. The last place I worked was a large Naturopathic clinic with 4 N...

6. Career Opportunities for Holistic Nurses

   Mandolyn replied to CaliAlli's topic in Holistic

   I have been looking into more holistic education myself, this is what I have found. Everglades University in Florida offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Alternative Medicine, that is the one I am interested in the most. It is offered online as wel...

7. magic markers on IV bags

   Mandolyn replied to ginger58's topic in Infusion

   I do not know with certainty. I would be interested in seeing it written down somewhere in text that it does or doesn't but I have always been told that it does, so we are not to mark the bag with a Marker. We mark a label and apply the label to the ...

8. Alternative Cancer Therapies and Budwig Protocol

   Mandolyn replied to keitheron's topic in Holistic

   I too am sorry to hear about your recent diagnosis. There are many alternative therapies out there. I am not in a place to recommend one since I am not a doctor but one thing I have worked with and read a lot about is the role of Vitamin C in helping...

9. Career Opportunities for Holistic Nurses

   Mandolyn replied to CaliAlli's topic in Holistic

   I think it is good to explore your options in holistic care. There are many positions for a nurse in holistic care. Holistic clinics need nurses too. You don't necessarily have to be holistic certified. I actually do not know of a school providing ce...

10. Ionized sea salt soak?

    Mandolyn replied to meownsmile's topic in Holistic

    I don't know what answers you got but there is definately a lot of information online. There is a lot of conflicting information online as well. What you are talking about would be a Bionic Hydrotherapy or Detox footbath. It works with positive and n...

11. Mandated IV Certification for RN

    Mandolyn replied to RN8Last's topic in Infusion

    I agree. If you have the chance to take the certification course, you should. I also agree that the hospital demanding it should pay for it. I also thought that RN's automatically went through IV certification as part of their education. Is this depe...

12. $$$ How are you paid? PICC RNs & IV RNs

    Mandolyn replied to IVTeam's topic in Infusion

    I think a PICC nurse should have specialty pay. Inserting a PICC line is no average nurse task. It requires special education and special skill. If you are able to do what other nurses around you can not....you should get paid more. That is my opinio...

13. alcohol site prep

    Mandolyn replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Infusion

    I think it is good to talk to the instructor about it. One swipe of alchol really isn't going to do anything. It isn't really the alcohol that is cleaning as much as it is the scrubbing of the skin. You need to scrub starting at the insertion site an...

14. Starting IV tricks

    Mandolyn replied to rileygrl11's topic in Infusion

    Starting an IV is something that gets better only by experience, so it is good to attempt them yourself first. It is the only way to master the skill. Some tips...Do not slap the vein. If you are a new grad, I am sure you learned this but I have seen...