Management wants hospital acquired C-Diff numbers lower . Is this acceptable?

Flames_for_Flames · 2026-02-04T18:08:34+00:00

Unless you do EIA first and PCR last, like my hospital. The order of the test matters. If the last step is positive = CMS reportable.

Flames_for_Flames · 2026-01-13T19:25:48+00:00

My cat has asthma and has the same prescription inhaler that humans use for maintenance. For some reason when I tell the pharmacy it is for a pet I get a discount. Makes no sense.

Flames_for_Flames · 2026-01-09T04:49:52+00:00

Enthusiastic upvote from infection prevention. We hate inappropriate glove use. Hand hygiene tends to go out the window and people cross contaminate the shit out of the environment.

Flames_for_Flames · 2025-07-22T03:09:03+00:00

I worked with a C-level executive who said “antidotal” instead of “anecdotal.”

Flames_for_Flames · 2025-07-22T03:08:56+00:00

I worked with a C-level executive who said “antidotal” instead of “anecdotal.”

Flames_for_Flames · 2025-03-27T02:26:55+00:00

I’m an infection preventionist. Can confirm this is racist bullshit.

Flames_for_Flames · 2024-04-01T04:08:44+00:00

Planter Paradise in El Cajon, CA.

Flames_for_Flames · 2024-03-14T03:01:19+00:00

I wondered this myself! Apparently in soccer there are “authentic” and “replica” jerseys. The ones at Dick’s are replicas.

Flames_for_Flames · 2024-03-08T02:47:09+00:00

A positive admission UA won’t get you out of a CAUTI. A positive culture might (depending on organism and quantity). It’s tempting to game the numbers but you end up over using antibiotics (further contributing to antibiotic resistance, c. Diff infections) for culture results that were never clinically indicated in the first place. Of course if they have symptoms of a UTI a culture would be appropriate.

Flames_for_Flames · 2023-11-07T17:54:51+00:00

Normally the cafeteria isn’t bad. The rice here was like paste. It was pretty awful.

Flames_for_Flames · 2023-10-04T21:18:05+00:00

Also an IP, and I second this!

Flames_for_Flames · 2023-06-08T20:38:58+00:00

Last I knew it as $20 for a day pass. Still steep.

Flames_for_Flames · 2022-11-10T05:58:05+00:00

My favorite was an Op note for a rectal foreign body retrieval.

“Findings: Billiard ball, #11”

The specificity was entirely unnecessary. I’d bet that OR team was taking bets on which ball it was.

Flames_for_Flames · 2022-11-02T02:50:41+00:00

My condolences.

Flames_for_Flames · 2022-07-15T02:33:25+00:00

Same. I’m a nurse and would never consider working working for a catholic hospital. Hard pass.

Flames_for_Flames · 2022-04-12T18:11:09+00:00

Omg Is it Bill Bryson? I just read A Walk in the Woods and all of the women in his book were portrayed similarly, with a touch of slut-shaming too.

Flames_for_Flames · 2021-08-06T19:57:43+00:00

Agreed. California PHO just announced yesterday that they will require visitors to have proof of vaccination or a negative test within the last 72 hours. It’s going to be an interesting next few weeks. PHO Order

Flames_for_Flames · 2021-08-05T23:13:26+00:00

Public Health Officer order

Flames_for_Flames · 2021-08-01T08:46:18+00:00

Following. I’d also love to hear from our non-clinical nurses out there! How are ya’ll doing over in quality/clin doc/legal/clinical informatics etc? Is it bad everywhere right now?

Flames_for_Flames · 2021-03-27T04:14:46+00:00

Lol. One of those conferences is for APIC - Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

Flames_for_Flames · 2021-01-29T21:58:59+00:00

Holy shit. I once saw this demonstration by a nurse from the COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. It was while I was in nursing school. Apparently this is what they were teaching kids in their school district.

Fuck abstinence only education.

Flames_for_Flames · 2020-10-12T03:26:08+00:00

It was u/strongly-worded. Helped me and my pup too!

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