In a message dated 2/16/00 12:46:43 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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> Subject: saline soaks
>
>  If I had broken skin on our finger and put said finger into someone's mouth
>  for them to suck on for a while, I think I'd wash it off afterwards to make
>  sure germs hadn't contacted the broken skin.  That is why saline soaks are
>  good.  They cleanse.  I just suggest a pinch of salt and some warm water
and
>  a couple of swishes.  Then I apply topical antibiotic cream and antifungal
>  cream, and perhaps a bit of cortisone ointment.  Do this for a few days and
>  mom is immensely better.  If not, she needs oral antibiotic and stronger
>  antifungal tx.

Dear Friends: Is this prescribing?

Nikki Lee RN, MSN, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CSTP, CIMI
Elkins Park (a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,  northeastern USA)

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