Starting out - appearances can be deceptive with a post-operative patient
Nathan Vernon Nursing student, University of Plymouth
Student experiences in the real world of nursing
The patient came in to the orthopaedic ward for an operation on her foot. She was supposed to go home the same day, but was slow to recover from the anaesthetic and needed to stay overnight.
Nursing Standard.
24, 39, 27-27.
doi: 10.7748/ns.24.39.27.s32
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