wg56180

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1. Decannulating...

   wg56180 replied to Mary C's topic in Pulmonary

   If a patient pulls out their trach, have someone call RT and in our facility, whoever finds the patient puts it back in. Hopefully you have an obturator taped above bedside and/or a replacement trach. Put the obturator in the trach, lube it up, sli...

2. Help for my asthmatic patient!

   wg56180 replied to jen826's topic in Pulmonary

   I agree with the above. Ensure the patient's spO2 is adequate, position the patient in tripod or elevate head of bed, use medications like morphine or lorazepam to decrease anxiety/air hunger, and call the md for a more frequent PRN order. Good luc...