myrenie

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1. Pressure Staging?

   myrenie replied to Rnltc's topic in Wound

   Thanks for replying, Just wondering now how doc writes an order for the use of maggots in a wound. Does doc indicate how many of the little critters he wants in the wound?, if so how do you keep track of them if they are microscopic? I would be comfo...

2. attention tall nurses!

   myrenie replied to mjbsn2006's topic in General Nursing

   i found a website for lizzy b http://www.lizzy-b.com/ aswell just wanted to mention that for flared scrub like pants i love modrobes! (they're not "really" uniform pants, but who can tell the difference) super comfy, and they are long! http://www.mod...

3. attention tall nurses!

   myrenie replied to mjbsn2006's topic in General Nursing

   I am also a tall nurse (5,10 between 155-165lbs). I have never had much of a problem finding scrub pants that are long enough. (I wear a size small uniform). I would try a specialty uniform shop if you are having trouble finding pants that are long e...

4. To record or not to record - that is my question!!!

   myrenie replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Deb, A tape recorder is a great way to absorb the information especially from A&P (That was like learning German) Advanced Pathophysiology (Russian). My instructor did not allow tape recorders in the classroom, so I found re-writing my notes, ...

5. Didn't pass one clinical rotation, don't know why

   myrenie replied to moonlite48's topic in General Nursing

   Hello, I wanted to let you know that I failed to pass my clinical rotation as well d/t being unable to achieve math at the "mastery" level. We were expected to get perfect on 1 of 4 calculation quizes that were expected to be written in the clinical ...

6. How do you dispose of retractable lancets?

   myrenie replied to kay's topic in Disease

   Sharps Container! Better to be safe than sorry...... _____________________________ "once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right" -The Grateful Dead

7. Care Plans an Exercise in FUTILITY??????

   myrenie replied to Destinystar's topic in Geriatric

   We use care plans very consistantly in the LTC facility where I am employed. They each get up dated regularly, goals are realistic and individualized for each resident. We use a web based careplan program, and it prints the finished hardcopy. Much e...

8. Pressure Staging?

   myrenie replied to Rnltc's topic in Wound

   Forgot too mention, this website indicates maggot and larvae therapy. Just out of curiosity how many nurses have practiced this? Personal experiance with this form of therapy would be appreciated. Thanks in Advance!

9. Pressure Staging?

   myrenie replied to Rnltc's topic in Wound

   Try -----> http://www.medicaledu.com/staging.htm I found a lot of useful information there when I was researching stages of wounds and wound care. Best Regards, :-)

10. Multidose Packaging

    myrenie replied to Megan-Cho's topic in Geriatric

    Hello, The facility I work in uses a multi-dose dispensing sytem for medication administration. (pouches) Routine meds are dispensed in pouches with the name of the resident, as well as the name of the medication and the doses. The pharmacy is respon...

11. Paid Tuition for working at certain hospitals?

    myrenie replied to X-treme's topic in International

    Hi Steve, ummm...I havent heard anything about these contracts, but it is possible and very smart on the hospitals part. I have heard that the government will be reembursing students paying tuition for consolodation. We will have to wait and see. Goo...