overwurkd

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1. someone please clarify stage and tx

   overwurkd replied to overwurkd's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   Thanks so much:) I'm actually on a med surge floor in an acute care hospital but we get alot of pts. from the nursing homes around us. Most of the time, more than half of my floor is total care

2. someone please clarify stage and tx

   overwurkd replied to overwurkd's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   I just read that silvadene is only an antimicrobial, so that answers that

3. someone please clarify stage and tx

   overwurkd replied to overwurkd's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   You're my hero right now!! I was getting nervous that I wouldn't get a reply as I posted this so long ago, Accuzyme was still on the market. Wound care is definitely an art of nursing all it's own....

4. someone please clarify stage and tx

   overwurkd posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   We lost our wound care nurse a couple months ago and there doesn't seem to be a replacement in sight. I've been doing hours of research on the computer but can't get a straight answer on any proven...

5. Diapers, good or bad?

   overwurkd posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   My med surg floor is pretty strict about a no diaper policy but no one has ever explained the rationale. Before I ask them why, I'm wondering if anyone can tell me... why not? We use pads or chucks...