You guys would be proud of me. Dr. B who is on consult says to Dr. A the primary "your patient really has improved in one day you cured him! His lungs sound so clear today" Dr. A says "No it's your help with the antibiodics that helped." "No, my antibiodics couldn't have helped that fast."
I shut them both up and interupt "It's my diligent nursing care that improved him. If I hand't been on top of his low urine output, if I hadn't been diligent about turning and nasotrach suctioning him, his lungs would still be sounding crappy. (No one NT suctions like me, I have a gift there). So it's nurses that cured him."
They both looked dumbfounded, laughed and acknowledged that I was indeed correct, that it was the nursing care that made a difference.
Every now and then I need to be reminded, as burned out and fried as I am right now, that I do make a difference. We all do. :balloons:
NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN
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Three cheers for Tweety.
You are my kinda nurse---can take care of me anytime.
Gives you great sense of accomplishment to suction junk out I'm sure.