utah23LPN

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1. PICC dressing change with 3M Tegaderm with CHG

   utah23LPN posted a topic in Medications

   I always cringe when I have to do a dressing change with the current PICC having the “gooey” 3M CHG!! It always seems to stick to the PICC line and pull it out when trying to remove it. Any tips or pointers for this type of PICC dressing? Maybe they...

2. MDS Salary

   utah23LPN posted a topic in MDS

   A MDS positon may be opening in my company soon so I thought I may start a new thread on salary ranges. I have been told by a former administrator that about $65,000 per year is the norm in Idaho/Utah and that many companies pay hourly so you get ove...

3. Ramifications of taking benzo to deal with stress of job?

   utah23LPN posted a topic in General Nursing

   All, Started my first RN job about a month ago and found that I was having severe panic attacks at work and having trouble sleeping at home. My PCP gave me a prescription for Klonopin 0.25mg PRN for anxiety. I have had to take some while at work b...

4. Anyone worked at Promise Healthcare-ICU?

   utah23LPN posted a topic in MICU

   According to there ad's, Promise Healthcare is a long term ICU facility with pts with vents and trachs. What do you like and not like about it?

5. Only 5 units of insulin per injection site??

   utah23LPN posted a topic in General Nursing

   While doing clinicals in the ICU I had the RN tell me that you should not inject more than 5u of insulin per injection site because the body cannot absorb more than that from one location. So for a patient that needs 15 units for example you would i...