A reminder this #NursesWeek (that has bothered people when I’ve said it before)
The reasons we have hospitals is 24/7 nursing care. You can make outpatient Drs appts, imaging, labwork, OT, PT etc. but the reason you’re in hospital is to have someone care for you the entire time.
#OnlineFirst : Opiate-reduction protocol for common outpatient spinal procedures: a long-term feasibility study and single-center experience.
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