MsRehabRN

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  1. Calf Measurements

    MsRehabRN posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    Looking for some experiences nurses have had with calf measurements. I work on a rehab floor, mostly hips and knees. On nights we have 8 patients each. We are required to measure all of their calves...

  2. Calf Measurements

    MsRehabRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Looking for some experiences nurses have had with calf measurements. I work on a rehab floor, mostly hips and knees. On nights we have 8 patients each. We are required to measure all of their calves...

  3. clc 2000 to clamp or to not clamp?

    MsRehabRN replied to MsRehabRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you both for taking the time to answer! That helped clarify

  4. clc 2000 to clamp or to not clamp?

    MsRehabRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, I was wondering what your policy is regarding clamping the catheter on the CLC 2000 ports after flushing. Do you clamp or not. If you clamp, do you clamp during the flush or complete the...

  5. needleless syringe disposal

    MsRehabRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am looking for some input from other nurses's that work in hospitals. Recently our Nurse Manager sent out an e-mail to all employees stating that ALL needleless syringes were to be disposed of in...

  6. needleless syringe disposal

    MsRehabRN replied to MsRehabRN's topic in General Nursing

    kyrshamarks - Can you show me where in the OSHA regs it states that you can get fined for putting non sharps into the sharps container? I can't seem to locate a reg backing that up. Thanks in

  7. needleless syringe disposal

    MsRehabRN replied to MsRehabRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hearts, So what you are saying is that this is an "access" issue not an infection control issue? I am being completely serious. So we are paying all this money for disposal to prevent the VERY VERY...

  8. needleless syringe disposal

    MsRehabRN replied to MsRehabRN's topic in General Nursing

    Klone - my point exactly. We take off dressings, 2X2's with blood from drawing blood, empty used urinals/bedpans and place them in the garbage at the bedside. In fact this is consistent regardless of...

  9. needleless syringe disposal

    MsRehabRN replied to MsRehabRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was the original OP. If these saline flush are a controlled substance then we have a bigger problem in our hospital because "unused, new" ones are left out all the time. Extra ones are sometimes at...