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  1. How long can a patient go without urinating after receiving a Duramorph spinal?

    habs18 replied to willyRN86's topic in Orthopedic

    Our window is 6-8 hours for our patient to urinate, when they haven't in the slotted time we get our bladder scanner and check to see if the patient is even making urine or is just dehydrated. Many...

  2. nurse to patient ratio orthopaedic floor?

    habs18 replied to nurseortho's topic in Orthopedic

    I work nights and our ratio is usually 6-8 on weekdays and sometimes 9 on weekend nights (my unit gets many ER admissions on the weekends because the census is usually lower than other units). We also...

  3. What should every orthopaedic nurse know?

    habs18 replied to Jammin' RN's topic in Orthopedic

    Congrats!! I just started as a new grad on an ortho unit 7 months ago and absolutely love it!! I agree that narcs are a focus point, and it is absolutely important to start early with the pain...