What a pain it is for a patient to get finger pokes every hour on an insulin gtt. (We aren't allowed to pull off an art line for samples) Why hasn't someone invented a little finger heparin pad thingy or a finger port to keep a small ooze available? :studyowl:
And how about beds with a detachable center hole under the patient's bum so we can slide a bucket underneath too catch poo? hee hee
After caring for my aunt, I would like to see an internal colostomy appliance that has a self-service valve that the patient can open/close manually as necessary. It would be made of impermeable plastic and stay inside the body, and it would have a small stop-cock type device that the patient could empty every few hours or so, and empty from the rectum area preferrably. I think it would be much more tolerable for someone who had to live with a colostomy for the rest of her life to have it tucked away and protected somewhat. My aunt's colostomy has burst a few times, and she hates to care for it because of the stink. She's afraid to leave the house should something malfunction with it.
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We had jumpsuits like that with velcro fastners in the back, for our stripper residents when I worked with Alzheimer's folks. It was a life saver. If you can't get your clothes off, you can't poop your neighbors' bed and wipe with the curtain dividing the room!
I'd like to see non-slippery sterile gloves. Why, you may ask? So when a 35-weeker decides to be born like a torpedo out of the chamber, the med-student catching her doesn't give her her first bungee cord experience.....
Can't the gloves have some sort of material on them that would give SOME kind of traction, so docs (and med-students) can ....get a grip? heh..
Specializes in MICU, ER, SICU, Home Health, Corrections.
I would like a handheld pulse ox machine that DOES NOT EVER BEEP. I can read, thank you and don't need to wake people up for a quickie pulse ox at two AM.
Nonin Onyx 9500 [among others]... no beeps, no wires, no hands.
Very reliable, uses tri-color LED to show pulse/signal quality.
Used 'em for years in respiratory before turning to the dark side...
Put a day-glo streamer on it though, they have a horrible tendency to
I would love to see a drive up ct scanner. No moving the 300 plus pt with a vent and 10 iv's. You just drive up, scan and your done.
And an automated answering service that the families can call and get an update. Press one for John Doe, "Your loved one had a restful night and there has been no change". No more spending time talking to five different family members.
We had jumpsuits like that with velcro fastners in the back, for our stripper residents when I worked with Alzheimer's folks. It was a life saver. If you can't get your clothes off, you can't poop your neighbors' bed and wipe with the curtain dividing the room!
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Lurksalot, BSN, RN
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After caring for my aunt, I would like to see an internal colostomy appliance that has a self-service valve that the patient can open/close manually as necessary. It would be made of impermeable plastic and stay inside the body, and it would have a small stop-cock type device that the patient could empty every few hours or so, and empty from the rectum area preferrably. I think it would be much more tolerable for someone who had to live with a colostomy for the rest of her life to have it tucked away and protected somewhat. My aunt's colostomy has burst a few times, and she hates to care for it because of the stink. She's afraid to leave the house should something malfunction with it.