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  1. Nursing Wound Vac Checklist

    rehabwoundnurse replied to teleRN08's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Most companies will even send a rep out to do in services with the staff. That's where I would

  2. skin care day

    rehabwoundnurse replied to suni's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I did something similar to this a few months ago. My biggest tip; enlist in help!!! I had my dressing reps come in to talk about what each type of dressing is used for and what is appropriate on what...

  3. Best MD note

    rehabwoundnurse replied to beckster_01's topic in Nursing Humor

    Had one doctor who would chart things like "family tree doesn't branch far" and "****, we've tried everything and still don't know what's going on!" And same doc also charted "this patient to dumb to...

  4. You Know You're A Nurse If...

    rehabwoundnurse replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Kudos right back at ya! I don't know what to do with anything younger than 30! I turn into a complete idiot when asked something about babies/kids! Lol. I had a family member have a baby that had to...

  5. Barrier ointment

    rehabwoundnurse posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    What is some feed back you all have on a good barrier ointment/skin protectant?? I was (still am) a big Calmoseptine fan, however, my facility made us quit using it because it stained the sheets with...

  6. PA didn't use sterile technique, then said it wasn't a sterile procedure!

    rehabwoundnurse replied to alwayschanging's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I guess each facility is different, but at mine, if it is a packed dressing it is done using sterile technique. Even the WOCN nurses perform the dressing changes this way. I can't imagine not doing...

  7. PA didn't use sterile technique, then said it wasn't a sterile procedure!

    rehabwoundnurse replied to alwayschanging's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

  8. LPN taking wound care course; skin tear question

    rehabwoundnurse replied to followyourbliss's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

  9. Barrier ointment

    rehabwoundnurse replied to rehabwoundnurse's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Thank you, and yes I too live the coloplast skin care line. I also loved the cream with the urea for the extremely dry cracked heels. That stuff would get my patients looking like baby skin by the...

  10. LPN taking wound care course; skin tear question

    rehabwoundnurse replied to followyourbliss's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Yes, Tegaderms and Duoderms are horrible! Very bad for the skin. Our protocol is Optifoam, change weekly. If someone has several skins tears, or extra thin skin; we use Xeroform and wrap with Kerlix,...