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  1. This is a discussion on Correct me if I'm wrong in Orthopaedic Nursing, part of Nursing Specialties ... In my world (SNF Rehab/LTC) we must get all people who fall off the floor with a Hoyer. I cringe...

    by Dec 27, '12
    In my world (SNF Rehab/LTC) we must get all people who fall off the floor with a Hoyer. I cringe when I see post surgical hip pts in a sling...with their hip bent beyond a 90 degree flexion. Correct? Incorrect?
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  2. 4 Comments so far...

  3. Dec 27, '12 by
    There are slings in which the patient remains recumbent, you log roll them on to the sling.
  4. Dec 29, '12 by
    Yeah, you really don't want a posterior aproach patient bent beyond 90deg (and we tried to keep them in the 80deg range) due to the risk of dislocating that artificial joint. Less of an issue with anterior aproach patients.
  5. Dec 30, '12 by
    depends on the type of hip surgery.
  6. Jan 14 by
    Yikes. Do you have that many falls that you have a protocol for how to get them up?

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