anitalaff

anitalaff BSN, RN

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  1. All out of Sterile Gloves

    anitalaff posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    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...

  2. All out of Sterile Gloves

    anitalaff replied to anitalaff's topic in Disaster Preparation

    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...

  3. All out of Sterile Gloves

    anitalaff replied to anitalaff's topic in Disaster Preparation

    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...

  4. Just Got Hired to Work at COVID+ Shelter Site

    anitalaff posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    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...

  5. All out of Sterile Gloves

    anitalaff replied to anitalaff's topic in Disaster Preparation

    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...

  6. All out of Sterile Gloves

    anitalaff replied to anitalaff's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Alibaba sellers have a lot of trouble differentiating between clean and sterile gloves. Has your agency bought medical supplies through this site

  7. All out of Sterile Gloves

    anitalaff replied to anitalaff's topic in Disaster Preparation

    HI eerrmm, I have looked through WHO sites and documents. I posted my comment in the hope that someone else has seen a resource that I have

  8. Wound Vac

    anitalaff replied to Sh4y's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    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...

  9. Wound Vac Requisition

    anitalaff replied to Mary C's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    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...

  10. Wound with no change, good or bad

    anitalaff replied to joyflnoyz's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    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...

  11. Preparing for Toronto Public Health Nurse Interview

    anitalaff posted a topic in Canada

    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...

  12. Preparing for Toronto Public Health Nurse Interview

    anitalaff replied to anitalaff's topic in Canada

    If you work with Toronto Public Health, I would love to connect with you and find out what aspects of your role that you're excited

  13. March 2018 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    anitalaff replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Number OF leprechauns.

  14. March 2018 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    anitalaff replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "Clinical trials for the efficacy of leprechauns in humor therapy showed that a statistically significant number leprechauns are just not that

  15. February 2018 Caption Contest - Win $100!

    anitalaff replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    It was then that they realized there was no patient to blame it

  16. What Else Can I Do For A Living?

    anitalaff replied to RNCM123's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes to all of

  17. What Else Can I Do For A Living?

    anitalaff replied to RNCM123's topic in Nursing Career

    I can't decide which career is worse for your

  18. Why do some nurses hate it in others pump at work?

    anitalaff replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

  19. Cannabis Nursing

    anitalaff replied to tragicallyhip's topic in Holistic

    Hi. I'm not in the industry but I work in the community with clients who use cannabis for medical purposes. Do you have any experience with using cannabis for seizure

  20. EMDR: Another Tool for Your Mental Health Toolbox

    anitalaff replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    What a great article. I feel like I have a good understanding of a treatment option that I knew nothing about before reading. Is it

  21. A Feminist Approach to the Opioid Epidemic

    anitalaff replied to Issaiah1332's topic in General Nursing

    Hey OP. Getting a lot of flak about addiction and feminism there. Readiness for change through motivational interviewing is something that few HCPs have the skills or inclincation to assess. It's...

  22. A Feminist Approach to the Opioid Epidemic

    anitalaff replied to Issaiah1332's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS!!!!! We need to be students of history to make sense of the

  23. A Feminist Approach to the Opioid Epidemic

    anitalaff replied to Issaiah1332's topic in General Nursing

    As always, FOLLOW THE MONEY. THis thread is so very interesting to read. My first thought in any seemingly intractable situation is to ask, "who benefits from maintaining the status quo?" When you...

  24. Living is a hard habit to break

    anitalaff replied to anitalaff's topic in General Nursing

    AN update on this client: As he was setting a third proposed date for his EOL, he developed an intractable bowel complication that was unrelieved by his prescribed pain meds. After an excruciating...

  25. Living is a hard habit to break

    anitalaff posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a client in community care with whom I spend 15h weekly (10+5h shifts). He has a terminal disease and relies on a bipap machine for respiratory life support 24/7. He recently expressed to me...