Hi Wuzzie; Funny you should mention that because that was the first thing we asked. You should have seen the manager's face while she thought about the cost. Honestly though, we have no qualms about pilfering some of those kits for sterile gloves. It...
I'm sorry Hppy. I got rankled and you didn't deserve that response. You know, my infection control nurse said the same thing, but I just didn't want to accept it. OMG explaining this to clients who know darn well why we use sterile gloves was an expe...
I am preparing to work in a city centre COVID+ shelter site.The employer is an association of physicians who have been working to provide healthcare to the homeless population in the city through cooperation with a number of shelters and support site...
Hi Hppy; First of all, we are not wasting sterile supplies on procedures that are often done with clean technique. My question, which I will reword: What happens when you have no sterile gloves for procedures that must be asceptic for patient safety?
Alibaba sellers have a lot of trouble differentiating between clean and sterile gloves. Has your agency bought medical supplies through this site before?
I am in an ambulatory clinic and we are on our last box of sterile gloves. Does anyone here have experience with trying to be aseptic without sterile gloves? We do a lot of PICC and VAC dressings. I can't find any best practice documents that address...
I haven't had a scrotal vac before, but I have had good success with using a sheet of hydrocolloid on the periwound and everywhere the skin is inflamed. It's a lot of cut and paste. Then I put the vac dressing right over top, and give a border of vac...
In my clinic, we have a gentleman who has a vac between his great and third toe (second toe amputated), plus other wounds sites on the same foot. Great fun. We built up a 'dam' out of ostomy paste between the toes and wrapped the heck out that foot. ...
Is this a stage II ulcer or stage III? How is packing appropriate for stage II? Maybe that's a typo. I'm sure your hands are tied on this one, but it sounds like the main barrier to wound healing is the spouse. His needs are being met before hers ar...
I would like to do some preliminary investigation into a target population of Millennials (18-35). I think that we are missing them (in our area) to some degree and I'd like to know how aware they are of public health resources. Before I approach my...
Hello colleagues; I am hoping to qualify to for an interview with Toronto Public Health. It appears that they are hiring a number of positions across the GTA. At present, I don't have any direction as to which positions, specifically, are available a...
