Any suggestions or hints would be much appreciated!! I have a patient with a reaction with blisters and oozing. This has happened before in the past. Today I used only alcohol swabs and an IV3000 dressing. I secured the edges with hydrocolloid. The d...
Hi,,, Need to get rid of the patient's edema using a three or four layer wrap. For the wound, an enzymatic debrider like Santyl, thick barrier cream to periwound, cover with hydrocolloid so that you can loosen the slough and clean it out. Once you ...
isitfridayyet? replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Home Health
:redbeatheYou must get off the sugar merry go round. Fresh fruit and veggies, eggs, cheese, fish, meat, nuts, dark chocolate, whole grains (not wheat!!) Once you've got the drug, I mean sugar out of your system, you won't have such terrible cravings...
isitfridayyet? replied to LadyBug52's topic in Wound
Does this patient have lower extremity edema? This needs to be addressed foremost. Does the wound have slough? If so, Santyl to wound bed, calcium alginate, dsd.
isitfridayyet? replied to heartlover07's topic in Home Health
It really depends on the paperwork your company uses. I have worked for companies that have streamlined the paperwork and others where it is a nightmare!!! Another variable is whether you are doing starts or daily visits. Starts can take longer, bu...
isitfridayyet? replied to IntoTheUnit's topic in Home Health
I use a Tom Tom GPS. I don't know what I would do with out it! I wish I had a Palm! I carry a small drug guide in the side pocket of my bag and use Mosby's Handbook of Patient Teaching at home for patient teaching ideas.