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Yeah, we were pretty desperate to come home. He's back in the hospital right now, and it's not clear whether he'll be out before this series of infusions is finished. If he is, the agency tells us...
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I agree, but on the other hand, we've had a long period of time to develop our trach/vent skills. Plus there were not trach/vent experienced nurses available. The issue isn't even the infusion,...
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Absolutely, but I know that before I was able to leave the hospital with him, I needed to demonstrate that I could do it solo. With supervision, of course, but still on my own. First on a doll, then...
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I think you may be coming from a different place, or a different situation than I am. I was in PICU with my child, in a hotspot area, where the virus is a major concern. My agency gave me two...
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She could. I assume she's trained to do that, and if not that's easy. But if I'm already there, and awake, and watching, it's just easier to do it myself. Our agency did not have anyone available....
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Oh I missed your question about the IV. It's one infusion lasting 6 hours. She's here 8, so most of the time it's infusing. So she did the initial check up, then started it, came back a few times...
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He's had the trach and the vent for a while. The number of hours on the vent has kind of creeped up, and we just kept adjusting. He's qualified for nursing since he was tiny, but we just always were...
Hello, I am not a nurse, I'm a parent of a child who will be receiving private duty nursing. I hope that it's OK for me to come here and ask some questions. We're on our way home from the hospital...