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Disinfectant Wipes. What and Where to Use Them?77

Disinfectant Wipes. What and Where to Use Them?

First, it is important to discuss the differences in disinfectant wipes. If one is talking about the Clorox and Lysol wipes in the grocery store; these are the gentlest form of disinfectant wipes on the market. These wipes will help reduce the...

21 comments    antibacterial antimicrobial
Documentation Basics for Home Health94

Documentation Basics for Home Health

It is easy to become complacent about documentation. As nurses, we must always be trying to raise the bar on ourselves and on each other to stay professional and above all, to show that we are using best practice and evidence based techniques in...

18 comments    oasis home health best practice
What is the Critical Thinking Behind Choosing the Type of Wound Care for Chronic wounds?81

What is the Critical Thinking Behind Choosing the Type of Wound Care for Chronic wounds?

Reason for This Hub dijon says: 10 hours ago "i have a question moist material or damp cloth can harbor bacteria is it ok to include it in the wound dressing? i know its sterile but chances are bacteria can grow since sloughing of dead tissue...

9 comments    critical thinking wound care
What Is Marfan Syndrome?81

What Is Marfan Syndrome?

President Abraham Lincoln royalty free photo  There are many genetic disorders. Marfan Syndrome is just one of those disorders. It affects persons whose parent or parents carry the gene. If only one parent has the gene, the child will have a...

8 comments    heart genetic disorder
Things To Do In Baldwin County, Alabama85

Things To Do In Baldwin County, Alabama

Besides the obvious; Gulf Coast, fresh seafood, sun, sand, golf courses, intracostal canal; there are other places of interest that can go unnoticed in the mad rush to the beach. Fot that reason you will NOT...

2 comments    travel fun beach
Can you Name Some Herbal Medicines Already In Use for Constipation Today?81

Can you Name Some Herbal Medicines Already In Use for Constipation Today?

First of all, I have to be a nurse. Well really, guys, you thought I would be a writer? OKAY. Everyone has problems with constipation. It is NOT in anyone's best interest to use any product at all in...

2 comments    constipation nurse common cold
The Best and The Worst Home Remedies to Keep in Your Medicine Cabinet80

The Best and The Worst Home Remedies to Keep in Your Medicine Cabinet

Home Remedies are like the scene in Never-ending story, where the little old lady has the luck dragon pinned down and is "doctoring" him and then the little ole man is next...remember her line? "It's got to hurt if it’s to heal!" Well it's like...

10 comments    iodine kids love vaseline
The Story of The Seven Sisters89

The Story of The Seven Sisters

The Story of the Seven Sisters There are several versions of the same myth. Depending on the research and your own personal preference the information actually remains pretty much the same. In a nutshell, the seven sisters were mortals whose...

33 comments    zeus orion artemis
How Do You Know When You Are In COPD Crisis?88

How Do You Know When You Are In COPD Crisis?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a respiratory disease process that is actually the result of both chronic obstructive bronchitis and emphysema.The damage is the result of repeated episodes of infection and respiratory distress that results...

109 comments    exercise oxygen lungs
More Information Than You Wish About H1N1 and H1N579

More Information Than You Wish About H1N1 and H1N5

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and The World Health Organization (WHO) reported the first case of H1N1 in the USA on April 11, 2009. Since that time, the number of Americans affected by this virus has...

11 comments    who pandemic cdc
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