Caring For the Incontinent Patient
As a healthcare professional in any setting, at some point, you will provide care for a patient that is incontinent. Whether you are a nurse, physical therapist, or nurse assistant, you’ll have to modify your care plan to accommodate for their incontinence. As the primary care provider, your care will revolve around the incontinence and…
Making Vaginal Exams As Comfortable As Possible: Caring For Your Patients
Vaginal exams are not a medical procedure that many patients look forward to. Medical equipment is used to examine a woman’s most personal area, something that she herself likely does not do. Aside from the physical discomfort, vaginal exams can make patients feel uncomfortable because the position and nature of the exam can make them…
Useful Applications for Surgilube® Surgical Lubricant
Regardless of the role, setting, and department you work in, if you work in the medical field in any patient care capacity, you already know that there are a few things that no medical professional can function without — a working pen, a trusty stethoscope, and quality lubricating jelly, just to name a few. The…
The Art of Foley Catheter Insertion: Advice From a Seasoned Nurse
Whether you are pursuing your license as a paramedic, a nurse, physician’s assistant, or medical doctor, at some point you’ll find yourself staring at the skills checklist for foley catheter insertion. If you are like most people, they thought of inserting a large bore tube into a stranger’s bladder is anything other than appealing. Mostly…