Nursing Update

We are so pleased with the receptive audience for our teaching efforts! About 30 nurses from the O.T. attended our talks on Practical Application of Sterile Technique (Norma) and Caring for the Patient with a Mitrofanoff (Barbara and Jean). It was great seeing the nurses in the O.T. that day attempting to gown and glove just like Norma had demonstrated. Now getting the Nepalese surgeons to adopt this new method is something else! We applaud our colleagues for trying. We have done Mits on two adult patients and the ward staff was anxious to learn more about the care and patient education. Yesterday, Jean and I had a great session with the residents (about 15) and ward nurses (8) and then went to the patients' bedside for further instruction with the patients. Those low-tech flip charts are working out just great for this type of teaching! We are scheduled for another nursing in-service today so we will let you know how that turns out. We have a great team-- meeting challenges and being innovative as we go. Such as fashioning a ileostomy bag from a empty IV bag secured with lots of mastisol and tegaderm! My WOC nursing colleagues will love this photo! As well as using the finger of a sterile glove for a penrose drain! Gotta love it!

More later,
Barbara
Jean
Norma