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1. Hospital's duty to keep elderly man safe from falls

   thlnc posted a topic in Med-Surg

   Hello everyone, I wanted input from some med-surg type nurses. If you have a patient that is at a VERY HIGH RISK for falls. He has fallen several times at home and he is disoriented in the hospital and has fell over the side rails of his bed once and...

2. Policy for ICU patients going to surgery, are they put in holding area?

   thlnc posted a topic in Operating Room

   Any pre-op nurses that can tell me what their policy or procedure is for ICU patients going to surgery. Are they brought to pre-op holding, or are they kept in ICU until ready for surgery. Had a patient on propofol drip put in the Pre-op holding area...

3. Perforated Small Bowel

   thlnc replied to Kimmi73's topic in Gastroenterology

   Has anyone told your mother she has diverticulosis or diverticulitis? Diverticulosis is a pouch that can form in the intestine. It is a weakened area and may not cause symptoms unless it gets infected or swollen and then it is called diverliculitis...

4. Complications from colonoscopy or diverticulosis?

   thlnc replied to thlnc's topic in Gastroenterology

   Thanks for your input. To answer your questions, no there were was no pain during prep or before the colonoscopy. My thought was that there was a perforation during the procedure. I will ask about who read the CT reports. I did see the colonoscop...

5. Complications from colonoscopy or diverticulosis?

   thlnc posted a topic in Gastroenterology

   My friend had a colonoscopy for rountine evaluation. 24-48hrs after the procedure, she started having increased pain. Diverticulosis was found on colonoscopy but no evidence of diverticulitis. A polyp was also removed with no bleeding. CT of abdomen ...

6. Current Standard of Care for patients safety on the OR table to prevent falls

   thlnc posted a topic in Operating Room

   Just wanted some feedback on what is the standard of care for patients in the OR. Are belts commonly used to keep pt's from falling off table? If no belts, how is patient safety insured? Work at a small facility and had a patient fall off the tabl...