Jennifer,RN

Jennifer,RN has 3 years experience.

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1. PICC dressing change with 3M Tegaderm with CHG

   Jennifer,RN replied to utah23LPN's topic in Medications

   It will dry. You don't drench the whole area with the whole 10cc, you use a little bit at a time for the CHG gel that's difficult to remove. The website itself says to use an alcohol pad or normal saline to remove the CHG gel. This is the practice we...

2. PICC dressing change with 3M Tegaderm with CHG

   Jennifer,RN replied to utah23LPN's topic in Medications

   Use a 10 cc saline syringe and squirt a little bit at a time on the CHG part. It helps! I work on a floor where most of our people have PICC lines. I absolutely hate when the PICCs are Stat locked vs being stitched in. I feel your pain. Yikes!

3. Suspicion About Med Error

   Jennifer,RN replied to Sharmilagrg00's topic in Safety

   Could the reason be that the patient is acting up is because this is a new caretaker? I know he has Dementia, but changes in routine for these patients can lead to delirium. If the medications are documented as given, they are given. I would be very ...

4. Running the pump dry

   Jennifer,RN replied to usethehaldol's topic in Medications

   I personally use a primary and secondary set up for these situations. I like this set up because the primary can then flush whatever medication is left in the tubing after the secondary is complete. There are certain situations where medications must...

5. Patients Viewing Nursing Notes In Real Time

   Jennifer,RN replied to Tnurse24's topic in General Nursing

   I never said I wouldn't make them aware of their behaviors. I'm saying making them aware while under the influence, they may not remember. This is where nursing notes come into play. I personally document behavior in notes. If they don't remember how...

6. Patients Viewing Nursing Notes In Real Time

   Jennifer,RN replied to Tnurse24's topic in General Nursing

   Dealing with it at the time it occurs may not be the safest depending on a patient's temperament. I don't know about you, but I've worked on a Med-Surg unit in one of the roughest neighborhoods in my state. We had A LOT of patients with unpredictable...

7. Patients Viewing Nursing Notes In Real Time

   Jennifer,RN replied to Tnurse24's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not against patient's having access to their medical records. What I am against is that sometimes we write progress notes that describe a patient's behavior if it's inappropriate. What if that patient then tries to come after the nurse stating th...

8. Former UPMC employee pleads guilty to criminal HIPAA violation

   Jennifer,RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in HIPAA

   What an idiot. Other people's health concerns are none of anyone's business. Shame on her!