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 Why Kids are Experiencing Less Pain After Appendectomy Surgery
About 8 years ago when I started working in the recovery room kids who had their appendix removed had a lot of postoperative pain. Today, thanks to advancements in technology, and better nerve block coverage in the operating room kids are waking up in a lot less pain....
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Parenting Resources: Caring Kids
The 2RNs are always looking for new resources to add to the resource’s sections on our website. Our resources are geared to what will best help us accomplish our goal of helping to prepare kids and their families for medical encounters. Besides being nurses, we...
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5 Go To Distraction Techniques
The definition of distraction is a thing that prevents someone from giving full attention to something else. The idea is that it is hard to think about more than one thing at a time. As nurses we can use distraction to help...
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