MisterDawg

just had to add this...it's my horoscope for today...lol: :rotfl: arieshoroscope (by astrocenter.com) you take great pleasure in having a neat and organized house, dear aries. in your mind, cleanliness really is next to godliness. today, you may find yourself dismayed by how run-down you have allowed your home to become. it's time for some clearing out, scouring and scrubbing! do this yourself, rather than having hired help. you will be pleasantly surprised at how much it will help you to clear your head. - tomorrow - professional phone consultation - email an astrologer your question! (no wonder i feel the way i do about this subject...heehee... )

Hey, uhhh, we do our own blood draws where I work...and ya know what? When I get through, I pick up all my trash and carry it out, too!! Ya know, I take great pride in knowing that I've done the best I can do each day and so what if I clean up a room or take out the trash...those are just rules I live by, for myself as well as in the way I take care of others. We're all people, professional or whatever, and to draw lines over something as trivial as carrying out the trash when it is full belittles us all. Patient care comes first but to me, that's a part of it...I love it when somebody tidy's up for me.

Well, I've already carried the trash out, so I'm outta here...hehehe. :chuckle

Hmmmm...looks like the general consensus is to empty that trash!! :chuckle

Personally, I don't think that taking out the trash is belittling to me (or anyone else as to that matter). I do think that keeping the patient's room tidy is part of my job description, whether in the policy and procedure manual or self-imposed. I take great pride in knowing that I've done everything possible to make my patients as comfortable as I can, including keeping the environment safe and clean. It only takes a moment to clean the room (usually...depending on how the previous nurse left it) and emptying the trash is part of that regimen if it is full.

Hmmm....sounds like improper usage of a great device to me. As far as a torture device, I think the Femostop is much more comfortable to the patient than my fingers being thrust into their groin because it has more surface area and thus the pressure is more distributed. Some of the doctors here also use Perclose, etc. in the cath lab but that is not true for all the doctors or patients. And for those patients that do rebleed, it's hard to say whether they would have rebled or not, whether pressure was held digitally or with the Femostop. A small amount of antibiotic ointment (a VERY small amount) should be applied to the center of the Femostop before it is applied to prevent it sticking to the patient when it is time to be removed, usually 30 minutes later. If too much ointment is applied, the Femostop will not remain in proper placement during the procedure, again this points to improper usage. Also, the Femostop allows for more control because it frees my hands up to do other things for my patients....And as for back pain, offer your patients something for pain, because they will be flat for awhile....basic nursing care.

I've had extensive use with Femostops and I love them. I've seen no complications from their proper use and I am able to chart right after their use... (versus digital pressure). The protocol we use in our institution calls for applying the pressure dressing 30 minutes after the sheath pull, if no oozing occurs when the Femostop is removed...if oozing occurs, then apply the Femstop at around 60mmHg for 1-2 hours longer.