Apr 20, 2014 |
Last month I had surgery to repair a hernia that had one day just popped out. The surgery went fine and all was right with the world until I stopped taking the pain medication. I admitted to friends and colleagues that I had clearly underestimated how sore...
Sep 12, 2011 |
Many years ago, I worked night shift in a critical care unit. After giving patients their medications, completing my nursing assessment, and answering any questions, it was routine to ask "Would you like a back rub before you go to sleep?" If the patient...
Jul 31, 2011 |
Did you know that more than a third of patients leaving the hospital ignore their discharge instructions and don’t seek the follow up care they need? Ok, maybe ignore is too strong a word. Maybe the instructions were very rushed. Maybe the patient didn’t...
