Let’s Optimize This Joint
No Bones About It: A NAON Podcast Series
English - February 15, 2024 19:40 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsCareers Business Education education naon orthopaedicnurse Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Matt Lowe, MDiv, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, ONC sat down with Christen Nelson RN, BN, ONC to discuss the value of patient optimization prior to orthopaedic surgeries. Christen has been an orthopaedic nurse for 15 years and is currently the lead orthopaedic nurse navigator at Yale Newhaven Hospital. She explains the importance of patient optimization to identify modifiable risk factures for complications post-surgery. Christen shares more information and how she has received positive feedback from patients on the optimization and nurse navigation processes.