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1. Why such high new RN turnover?

   daconlon replied to Calder's topic in First Year After Licensure

   There is no simple reason for this problem. But there are some contributing factors that I can identify. It seems that nursing schools, especially universities have little or no interest in producing...

2. Drawing Blood From PICC Lines

   daconlon replied to rileygrl11's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   The big risk of drawing labs from any central line, PICC, porta cath, sub clavian etc is the risk of infection caused by poor technique. This is very manageable, however. Just clean the cap properly...

3. Bedpan washer-spayer type

   daconlon replied to daconlon's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Regarding the bedpan liners: I am guessing that most of the bedpan contents are placed in the toilet and the liner is placed in the red bag ( hazardous waste) . Is this correct? Any idea about the...

4. Bedpan washer-spayer type

   daconlon posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I have been a bedside nurse for 13 years. I have on a daily basis been sprayed by bedpan washers. I am talking about the Sloan valve Company Slimline bedpan washer. Zurn company makes a similar...