DMonRN replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor
If you take 1/2 of the staples out, you must take out every other staple. If you take out the "top half" or "bottom half" you could cause the wound to reopen:down:, which it definately not a good...
You are right about license or something. Think about it...You have to have license to any and everything in life except the single most important job you will ever have...being a parent. Scary,
Not patent? Remove it. Policy on time to change? Wait, start new one, remove old one. Why? If patient is on a drip or otherwise requiring IV site for meds (ie pain or cardiac meds) keep site....
It is called a "vagal" maneuver. There are several different ways to do this, and it will cause drop in blood pressure and pulse. Cold water to the face, bearing down like trying to move bowels...