nanmad replied to Nutmeg5575's topic in Orthopaedic
I would guess it to mean a post operative nursing position. Our unit is Ortho/Spine/Trauma/Plastics. What a combination, but I can truly say in over 17 years, I have never been bored.
haven't heard of that book, but the NAON (National Assoc. of Ortho Nurses) ahs a very good Intro to Ortho Nursing book available for about $60.00 from their website. If you know a NAON member who you could pay for it and reimburse them, you can save ...
We just transferred a patient in from another facility. In the Discharge summary... After reviewing the tests "expensive surgery" was recommended, and the patient was transferred. ....we can only hope they really meant expensive and it was a transcri...
nanmad replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing
I do not regret being a nurse probably 98% of the time. I love patient care and have done it for 17+ years. Would do it again, and want new nurses to get good experiences, because without new nurses, we will just have to do more and more.
YEs it makes sense to me, but the other day someone removed a foley and 2 hours later the bladder scan showed there was almost 800 ml of urine in the patients bladder. It struck me that perhaps not everyone drains before removal, and I was wondering ...
Smokers take breaks. I'm not a smoker, but if I'm working and a smoker goes on break I'm expected to cover their patients. It depends on the day whether i get a break or meal or not. I've worked several times without either because of not having enou...
Just loking for some info-- When I care for patients and am removing their Foley, I almost always try to drain out as much urine as possible before removal. ( the tubing generaly has the loop and I like to be sure the bladder is empty.) Is there a at...