linhi

linhi has 31 years experience and specializes in ortho, med/surg,rehab,stroke.

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1. Im unsure and confused...

   linhi replied to babs4u's topic in California

   If you are unsure, you might go for the LVN first. There are some of them working in hospitals although it's more difficult to get those jobs. They pay more and there are not as many of them. Once you get the LVN and you get into practice, it will...

2. Documentation on Total hip replacement

   linhi replied to AllAngelsRN's topic in General Nursing

   Post op total hip you need to document things like dressing changes and wound, pain assessments and interventions, activity levels and tolerance to PT, fall assessments, skin assessments, don't forget bowel and bladder function, does the patient know...

3. Do We Really Understand Each Other?

   linhi replied to rodgerssm's topic in Relations

   Communication is becoming more important in this field as time goes on. We are busier, patients are sicker and we have more ancillary staff helping to take care of them. This presents many more opportunities for communication to break down. Unfort...

4. Interviewing for Ortho position

   linhi replied to JMNurse's topic in Orthopaedic

   Having some experience in a med/surg unit would be helpful to working in an ortho unit but you can survive without it. You want to make good friends with a physical therapist to teach you some of the mobility information. You want to make friends w...

5. form oncology to orthopedic

   linhi replied to kimaboogie00's topic in Orthopaedic

   Find a physical therapist you can spend some time with to learn how to move patients and then keep them moving. Learn the hip precautions, knee flexion and extension tricks, how to help them use walkers and crutches, where to put ice and how to punc...

6. cervical skin traction

   linhi replied to tylersmom716's topic in Orthopaedic

   The National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses has published references about traction--both skeletal and skin. You can get archives of those articles by writing to www.orthopaedicnursing.com. We also have published research regarding pin care for ...