Suturing 101: Needles | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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Don’t you hate when as a new nurse practitioner or NP student[1] a patient asks “Have you done this before?”.  Sometimes, of course the answer is “No (never, not ever and I am so nervous I might pee my pants)”.  But, you can’t actually say “No, I have never done this before,”so you beat around the bush and try to redirect the conversation.  To make the never-done-this-before situations[2] less anxiety provoking for you and especially your patients, it is necessary to do a little learning and makeshift practice before performing a new procedure.

Suturing is one of my favorite procedures[3].  It’s a bit messy but gratifying to see the results of your work come together restoring a person’s appearance.  There are a few foundational things you need to know before repairing lacerations in the real world.   In this suturing 101 series, let’s stick with the bas...