Healthcare

Yearly, millions of women and men in the United States return home from the hospital, with one or more drains inserted in the surgical site. The drains are placed during certain surgeries to carry fluids away from the surgical site, a process that helps with healing. A drain may need to stay in place for…

      By Mary Robinson Prody R.N. “Half my tears after my breast surgery were related to my cancer diagnosis, but the other half were related to those darn drains.” When I asked my home health care patient what upset her most about the drains, she answered, “While I understood the need for drains…

Drainage bulbs can be frustrating for patients and caregivers. But they don’t have to be, thanks to an innovative R.N., her mother and a sewing machine. As a wound care professional, you’ve probably had at least some experience with patients who need drains as part of the post-procedure healing process. But what you might not…