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Another problem with this topic is what would happen if that nurse made a mistake because it would make them really mad because they wouldn't want to mess up the patient's insides or drop an organ and many more. The wouldn’t want to make a patient mad because they care actually sue that person for malpractice which is horrible because if that happens a nurse must surrender their license to the board which becoming a nurse is the hardest thing in the world, but the greatest thing in the world. Also, another reason why this topic was a problem is that it was kind of hard to see and pictures on what they were talking about because of how new that procedure or technology is out and to see what the CDC ( Centers for Disease)said about it and the FDA (Food and Drug Association) because they are the ones that actually say if that product is the proper thing for the medical field to use on their patients and to give to the patients. The reason of that is because they don’t want to kill a patient or put them through extreme pain. Which is always the good thing about it, but a bad thing because it …show more content…
Its is very sterile and clean with all of its equipment. Which lowers the risk for everything like infections and more. Back then it was a lot harder to suture a patient back then,but now we have a perfect way to suture a patient like using sutures which is a thread type of string that is a lot thicker and more absorbent then back then which is always a good way to stop bleeding. Today there is surgical staples which is like stapling a piece of paper. There is also new technology at there to stop bleeding which is like the same concept of a tampon that females use during their monthlys called xstat ( stat in the medical field is known to people as they need it NOW) that is injected into a wound site that is now introduced to medics through military forces such as gun shot wounds. (Kittredge, Mary & Munson, Edwin

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