Our New Book: Surgery Day
It’s a big day for Tollie McStretch—he’s going to the hospital to have surgery today. Since this is the first time he’s ever had to have surgery, Tollie’s afraid and unsure about what’s in store for him. Luckily, a whole team of doctors and nurses are there to make sure that his surgery day is a success! Follow along with Tollie and learn how you, too, can be a Surgery Expert like Tollie!
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ABOUT US
Hello! We’re Laura Wolfe and Julie Kaderabek, the 2RNs. Welcome to our website! We are perioperative nurses in California who share a passion for helping kids and their parents have a more informed and stress-free experience with hospitals and surgery. We are nurses and mothers of children who have had surgery and are now co-authors of the newly illustrated children’s and parent’s book, Surgery Day.
Latest Blog Posts
Find Out How This Doctor is Making a Difference in The Lives of Children Living With Sickle Cell Disease
One of The Leading Treatment Centers for Sickle Cell Disease is in... Did you know that UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital is at the forefront of treating children and young adults living with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)? This disease has an abnormal shaped protein in...
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What is a Ward Clerk? Read and find out.
This week our guest in The 2RNs Who's Who in the Hospital series is a perioperative ward clerk. She is well respected and is described by many as the rock or foundation of the unit. She does it all! Answering the never ending phone calls, multitasking, such as...
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And The Research Shows?
When Laura and I started the 2RNs, our mission was to prepare children and their families for surgery and medical encounters. Our “Surgery Day” book and website, 2RNs.org, does just that. In our daily work as preoperative and postoperative pediatric nurses, we...
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