Indwelling versus Intermittent Catheters in Post Operative Orthopedic Patients Haneen Alaqrabawi Ruthie Schreiber Kliti Shentolli Taylor Walsh   Scenario: In a related question, the unit’s nurse manager has been advocating that instead of placing indwelling urinary catheters, post-op orthopedic patients who cannot use a bedpan should be “straight cathed” (using an as needed straight catheter …

Kliti Shentolli 12/2/18 Case Study: Calandra James Calandra James is a 66-year-old recently retired administrator for City Harvest, a group that gathers leftover food from restaurants and distributes it to food banks and soup kitchens.  She is a recovering alcoholic (sober for 8 years) and she now describes her health as basically good, but says …

Case: Ms. S is a 32-year-old woman who complains of nausea and vomiting. She reports that she felt well until 5 days ago when she noticed urinary frequency and burning on urination. She increased her intake of fluids and cranberry juice but noticed some increasing right back pain 2 days ago. Yesterday, she felt warm …