For Peds Nurses

Hello,

I am a sophmore nursing student and I am doing a presentation tomorrow on femur fractures in children for my clinical group. My question is I have all the general infomation dx, tx and such but I was wondering if there were any hints or tips that you could share with me that I could share with my fellow students on caring for these children. Somethings that only an experienced nurse would know.

Thanks so much for your time!!:loveya::icon_hug::heartbeat

Femur fractures can be tough for kids. Before surgical intervention, these kids are often put in traction. When kids are in traction, it can be hard to keep them in the right position so that the weighted traction will be doing the right job. One thing I used to do with these kiddos is to make it a game. Make a line on the sheet and say, now you have to stay above this line and offer a lil prize (I carry small toys and stickers in my pockets) if they are able to do it! Works some of the time for certain age groups. Good pain control is also quite nice BUT, hey... there ya be.

Hope that's helpful!

Analee

Thank you so much for your time. I really appreciate it. It is easy to teach them out of a book, but helping me to share real life treatments is invaluable information. Thanks again.