Smoothing the journey home

Article Abstract:

A nurse describes the care pathway of a man involved in a motorcycle accident who fractured his tibia and fibula. Hospital care centered around a postoperative non-weightbearing regime requiring full-length axillary crutches. The patient was helped to follow the physiotherapist's instructions by nurses who supervised his recuperative care, focusing on occupational therapy, nutritional assessment and health education.

Nurses

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Real patient privacy requires simple considerations

Article Abstract:

A nurse discusses about how important it is to preserve the dignity of the patient during any procedure or nursing care and how it can be achieved. It is believed that making a positive learning experience out of a negative situation would benefit everyone and hopefully prevent a reoccurrence.

United Kingdom, Nurse and patient, Nurse-patient relations

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