Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Soluable Solve

Instead of dissolving Prevacid or other types of "water soluable tablets" in a med cup then trying/failing to pull it all up in the syringe, drop the solutab directly into a big 60ml syringe, replace the plunger, then draw up water. You don't lose any of the medicine this way, and you don't have to wash a med cup!

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Homemade Sanitizing Wipe

When sharing equipment that needs to be disinfected (stethoscope, thermometer, etc) if you don't have alcohol wipes you can wipe them down with hand sanitizer placed on a tissue or baby wipe!

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Call Ahead

When heading out to a new place call ahead. Let them know that you are coming, and what to expect. You can also find out from them about accessibility, crowds, noise levels, etc. Everyone wins when you call ahead.

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Not just a breast pad...

Breast pads can be used to control leaks around extra leaky gtubes.  Just take a pad and a pair of clean scissors and make a cut halfway through the pad.  Wrap around the gtube stoma and secure.  You can tape breast pads around gtube extension connectors (the "Y" port) to help control disconnects and leaks during the night too!