E. Chester, LPN

E. Chester, LPN specializes in Management, Wound Care.

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1. Xeroform: sterile or clean?

   E. Chester, LPN replied to waterdrop22's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   Sharp debridement?!? No way. Order or not. I know it requires an RN with wound care cert and sharp debridement training in FL. (The entire reason for the bags under my

2. Skin Prep QUESTION

   E. Chester, LPN replied to nurserin's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   Alphabet, I completely agree with you. Remove the cause of the wound, and it "may" heal. In the case of pressure ulcers, pressure is the key. Offloading is one manner of "prevention"; the key word...

3. Skin Prep QUESTION

   E. Chester, LPN replied to nurserin's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   comment by [color=#0e614d]laurie swezey rn, bsn, cws,cwocn on april 1, 2011 at 1:19pm in reference to skin prep and heel protection - "skin prep is great to protect from friction/maceration, but will...

4. Skin Prep QUESTION

   E. Chester, LPN replied to nurserin's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   WCS or CWCA? You are entitled to your opinion. Your argument concerning finding a treatment recommendation on the Braden scale is unfounded and illogical; Braden scale does not offer...

5. Skin Prep QUESTION

   E. Chester, LPN replied to nurserin's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   With all due respect to the WCS, I think we are missing the rationale for the use of skin prep. It is NOT utilized for the prevention of decubiti, it is utilized to address one of the risk factors...

6. Skin Prep QUESTION

   E. Chester, LPN replied to nurserin's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   Full-Time Wound care nurse for two years. Here is the way to justify "Skin prep to bilateral heels q.s." (Yes, my nurses hate it.) F-314 states, " Based on the comprehensive assessment of a resident,...

7. Keiser or Rasmussen College&State Boards

   E. Chester, LPN replied to Sunbeam2's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   I have personally graduated from Rasmussen's LPN program, and I am a fully licensed LPN in the state of Florida. I have the luxury of choice when it comes to my bridge to RN, and I am waiting for...