Inside Duke Medicine
Patient comfort cart: Providing alternative options for relief
posted February 8th, 2010Duke Raleigh Hospital nurses developed the patient comfort cart to help patients deal with various discomforts that can occur during a hospital stay.
Nancy Short, RN, a clinical nurse specialist in Orthopedics, talks about the idea behind the comfort cart and how it is helping improve patient care at Duke Raleigh Hospital.
An assortment of items are available to assist with providing distractions from pain or discomfort, helping to reduce anxiety about pain, or providing tools to increase a patient's comfort.