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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...