It's not worth it because nursing is a longterm dedication that will drain you out mentally, physically and emotionally. If you want the big bucks, you might as well consider other jobs that may not...
Not a lot of hospital units have the luxury to orient their new staff nurses into being a charge nurse. That is why we are trying to develop a charge nursing training course in our hospital. If you...
I need input from nurses working in burn unit about securement of ETT in patients with facial burns or smoke inhalation injury? Any idea is welcomed.. Thank you.
For nurses in PICU taking care of patients with facial burns and/or smoke inhalation: what ETT securement method do you use in these group of patients and what is your unit's protocol in ETT...
Thank you for the information. That was really helpful. Do you mind if I can quote the name of your hospital when I present this idea to my team? Thanks once
Interesting! This method must apply to those older children or at least those not toothless. Who does the intubation, EENT or the trauma surgeons? How do you change ETT position to decrease...
Thank you for the info. Our PICU just opened doors to burn patients and we are in the process of developing a protocol to secure ETT and decrease the occurence of accidental extubation in these...