Caring For the Patient Who Uses Cannabinoids

by Heather Ead, MHS, BScN, RN CANNABIS USE IS permitted in many states across the United States, while simultaneously being the most widely used il…

CNA Certification 2019

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Orthopaedic Post Acute: The Post Operative-Pathway to Rehabilitation

By Kimberly Stewart, RN ONC(C) Consider a petite elderly woman with white, curly hair, kind blue eyes and a face creased with years of life experie…

When is it advantageous to do bilateral knee replacements versus uni?

Hi, I have a friend at the gym who is 86 years young and in excellent health but needs knee replacements. He is considering having them both done at o…

Looking at discharging some hip/knee replacement patients same day. I am wondering about physio protocols and type of anaesthesia used.

What are other people using for a dressing for their post op knees and hips? Nancy in NB