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hildren who
have unilat-
eral or bilat-
eral cochlear implant
surgery wake up
with bulky head
dressings. My hand-
made Coban "ban-
dage buddies" turn
their frowns upside-
down. Kids flip
through a Coban art
book and choose the
character or design.
When they emerge
from surgery, they're
more excited about
the cool bandage art than they are concerned about the dressings. As a
pediatric surgery travel nurse, I'm not in a place for long, but my band-
age art makes a lasting impression.
Daniele Hoffman, BSN, RN, CNOR, CPN
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
Palo Alto, Calif.
danhoffman@stanfordchildrens.org
Coban Bandage Art for Cochlear Implant Kids
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BANDAGE
BUDDIES
Daniele
Hoffman,
RN,
at
Lucile
Packard
Children's
Hospital
Stanford,
creates
Coban
bandage
art
for
kids
having
surgery.
Daniele
Hoffman,
BSN,
RN,
CNOR,
CPN