wound warrier

wound warrier

med/surg, wound/ostomy

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  1. Canker Sores.. ouch!!!

    wound warrier replied to Sarah010101's topic in General Nursing

    A pharmacist told me this one over 30 years ago, and it does work like a charm. Place a never-used, unlit match on the area several times a day. It does sting a bit thought. The sulpher in the...

  2. Cause for HUGE blisters on top of feet?

    wound warrier replied to ws582's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    My guess is that he developed edema in his legs, and the fluid seeped out of the tissue into blisters. I would not drain the blisters, try to keep them intact for as long as

  3. How do you care for yourself??

    wound warrier replied to dixiebelleRN's topic in General Nursing

    I get up about 30 minutes earlier than I need to - drink my coffee, watch the news, and knit socks. There is someting quite soothing about feeling the softness of the yarn, and wathing the pattern...

  4. Is this unusual?

    wound warrier replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately nurses have become actors as there are too many scripts for us to read/say to the patient - oops, customer. I have a hard time with this, as I would rather speak from my heart and not...

  5. what would you do if you got cancer?

    wound warrier replied to Leelee2's topic in Oncology

    I'd go sky diving I'd go Rocky Mountain climbing I'd go 3.7 seconds on a bull named Fu

  6. Skin Integrity

    wound warrier replied to hkoreenrs's topic in General Nursing

    As a wound care specialist, an IV ot CT tube insertion site is not considered not intact skin. If the pt experienced trauma, pressure ulcers, skin tears, etc., then the skin is deemed not intact....

  7. Share your BOOYAH moments...

    wound warrier replied to LuxCalidaNP's topic in General Nursing

    This happened quite a few years ago. Took care of a patient who just did not look right. Called the resident who ripped me a new one because I told him she did not look right. Her VSS, he did give...

  8. LOL moments at work

    wound warrier replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Nursing Humor

    After doing a dressing on a patient, who had just had pain med - "Go away so I can enjoy the effects of my pain

  9. Funny doctor orders

    wound warrier replied to laurenicoleRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    One of my favorites was "MOM 30cc q4hr prn for diarrhea." I questioned the MD on that one and he insisted that he was right and that was what he

  10. Wound question,

    wound warrier replied to Finallydidit's topic in General Nursing

    Seems to me that this was missed on numerous occasions. There could be an arterial component to the wound, and that would speed the progression of the wound. It did not happen overnight, has been...

  11. Because thats really gonna help

    wound warrier replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    We are the same way. Scripted things to say to the patient, such as 'have the time." Sounds like all hopsitals are usint the same script - the Studor group or whoever came up with this is surely...

  12. Code Brown

    wound warrier replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    Do not let your BSN go to your head - that is the worst thing to do. Cleaning up patients is basic nursing care, and should not be below anyone. Need to remember that you are taking care of people,...

  13. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    wound warrier replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was working one day on a med/surg unit, assisting with a patient that was not doing well. Could see the confused lady ( that was in the room across the hall) get out of her chair, and poop on the...

  14. horizontal hostility in WOCN?

    wound warrier replied to pistolchick's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I worked years as a staff nurse before I became a wound/ostomy nurse. Floor nursing is tough, and you will always be confonted with back-stabbers and nasty people. However, as a wound/ostomy nurse I...

  15. What is your splurge?

    wound warrier replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    Jewelry, jewelry. Did I mention

  16. Oops

    wound warrier replied to KAUAIRNEMT's topic in Nursing Humor

    I worked New Years eve quite a few years ago. The hospital operator must have celebrated the holiday alittle early, as she fell asleep on the paging system switch. Could hear her snore through the...

  17. WHAT do you call this?

    wound warrier replied to regnurse1995's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    These gluteal wounds sound more like a fissure that is caused by grabbing the patient's buttocks to turn the patient and therefore causing the shin to split

  18. What you wished you had known before you started your first job?

    wound warrier replied to AndreaBallard's topic in General Nursing

    Plan for loop-holes in your day, they are always needed. Also, things at work will never go the way you think they should and you will never get paid what you think you should, so just accept it and...

  19. The Other Professions of Nursing

    wound warrier replied to elizabeth8503RN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Actor - we have scripted things to say to the patient to help boost satisfaction, as in "I have the

  20. Embarrassing/Clumsy Moments!

    wound warrier replied to BKCinNOLA's topic in Nursing Humor

    Acouple of years ago out hospital was in to music therapy and meditaion. I was trained on meditation using music and duel earphones so that I could get the patient to relax. We had to be passed on...

  21. wound care without ostomy?

    wound warrier replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    There are a number of wound courses out there. I went through the University of Washington in Seattle. Did the wound section first, was 6 weeks on-line and then three weeks in Seattle. Then did the...

  22. wound care without ostomy?

    wound warrier replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I am primarily a wound care nurse, altho I do have my ostomy certification also. I LOVE my wounds, and am quite happy with just wounds. I work in acute care along with a WOCN. (I am a CWON). We...

  23. Transition from new grad to RN: What did you wish you knew?

    wound warrier replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Just remember that you will never get paid as much as you think you should, and that nothing on the unit will go the way you think it should. If you remember these 2 things, then everything will be...

  24. Oh no. Accidentally left work with diazepam!

    wound warrier replied to LoneRN's topic in General Nursing

    Honesty is the best policy. Enough

  25. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    wound warrier replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Being a wound specialist at my hospital, I do see lots of interresting things. Had a lady come in with untreated breast cancer, for a number of years. Her aunt and mother both had breast ca that was...