User:Ssnapp/sandbox

Shannon Snapp, I have been a nurse for 5 years. I have worked with Alzheimers and Dementia patient for two, Than I began at Clark Memorial on med-surg telementry, and now I am working at Kosair since Febuary, 2013. I work on 4W/7E with hearts and surgerical patients. One extreme issue in nursing is recieving an infection in your IV peripheral or central line if not cleaned properly and used as if it is sterile. Any time I use an IV, I srcub the hub with lots of friction with an alcohol pad over 20 seconds and maintain a sterile field while using, than I clamp the line before I remove the last item.

''What a good example of evidence based practice to save patient's infections. There may be information out there that supports this practice if that is what you are interested in. However, I know there is also research on interventions to increase Alzheimers and dementia patient's lucidity. Let me know what peaks you interst.''