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I am returning to nursing for the first time in 5 yrs after having my kids. Prior to this I only had 3 yrs of practice (in various units like med/surg, oncology etc). I found a private duty nursing agency and was hired right away with great pay and I got my first client assignment. It is a pediatric client which makes me really excited, I am fine doing all of the care required (g tube, colostomy, wheelchair bound, deaf, CP etc) EXCEPT trachs. I technically have never had a patient w/a trach and was in nursing school like 9 years ago and even then how much practice do you really get on those dummies in lab? Anyhow, I feel like I could 'learn' it but ultimately I don't know how comfortable I am in doing private care with just the child and myself with no other help should I need it on. I suppose I'm thinking mainly CPR if I should need to do it. I am nervous getting back into nursing as it is. This was the first thing I asked in the interview (how we would be placed since I don't have trach experience) and the supervisor told me the would work it. Of course--first patient--trach LOL.
Would you take the patient and learn or just request a new patient? As far as I know there is no shadowing. You go and meet w/ the family but you're not 'oriented' to the patient like you could be in a hospital setting if this makes sense.
Thanks for any inputs.