Clarepaedoncuk

Clarepaedoncuk

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About Clarepaedoncuk

I am a paediatric oncology/haematology nursing sister working in the UK at a large children's centre. I am interested in making our service better by using the best evidence based practice we can find.

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  1. port accessing tips.

    Clarepaedoncuk replied to busybee04's topic in Oncology

    My advice is stabilise the port with your non dominant hand. And aim dead centre of the middle of the port and push hard, you will feel it "give". Usually there are scars where the port has been...

  2. Help with gowning and gloving for chemo

    Clarepaedoncuk replied to Laura420's topic in Oncology

    Hi I work in the UK and I am at a large principle treatment centre. It is an inpatient unit with a high dependency area for BMT patients. To give chemo we wear goggles, armlets, single gloves and an...

  3. Port-a-cath needle removal

    Clarepaedoncuk replied to tiffy723's topic in Oncology

    Hi I work in the UK and our ports seem a little different to yours. However I have had it often when removing needles from my paediatric patients that it sticks. Sometimes it's when you aren't holding...