ventmommy

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1. Families Saying "No" To Male Nurses?

   ventmommy replied to moretonel's topic in Private Duty

   I fired a male nurse and it had NOTHING to do with gender and everything to do with him sucking as a

2. Forced 24 hr shift

   ventmommy replied to Orion81RN's topic in Private Duty

   If the patient isn't safe, then call Adult Protective

3. Forced 24 hr shift

   ventmommy replied to Orion81RN's topic in Private Duty

   I'm confused by this entire post because there are absolutely zero hospitals that will discharge a patient without a fully trained caregiver (parent, foster parent, guardian, grandparent, whoever) in...

4. Black scrubs—help!

   ventmommy replied to T-Bird78's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I have dogs and cats. I don't have an assigned color because my hospital lets us wear what we want but I have a lot of black tops and bottoms. I wash my uniforms (and everything I own) with a heavy...

5. WILD WORLD OF PDN

   ventmommy replied to 3.24.95's topic in Private Duty

   I'm really unimpressed when an MD prescribes an antibiotic without a tracheal aspirate and subsequent sensitivity. The MD needs a lesson in antibiotic

6. WILD WORLD OF PDN

   ventmommy replied to 3.24.95's topic in Private Duty

   The only reasonable policy your agency should have regarding trach tube processing is to follow the manufacturer's instructions for

7. WILD WORLD OF PDN

   ventmommy replied to 3.24.95's topic in Private Duty

   As a mom, I'd fire the nurse. Touching the tube is a no-no. Her method isn't even a clean procedure. The reasons that we use an obturator: 1. A selling feature of Bivona is that they are super...

8. Privately hired for trach+vent.

   ventmommy replied to darkbeauty's topic in Private Duty

   I think a lot depends on the parents and how comfortable they are having an inexperienced nurse. Vent assessments are more than just checking the settings. If you see that the tidal volume is now...

9. WILD WORLD OF PDN

   ventmommy replied to 3.24.95's topic in Private Duty

   Trach changes anywhere outside of the OR are clean procedures. Bivona has VERY SPECIFIC instructions for how to process their trach tubes in the home setting. I would not recommend using generic...

10. Privately hired for trach+vent.

    ventmommy replied to darkbeauty's topic in Private Duty

    There is a lot that can harmful. Can you handle an accidental decannulation with a hard-to-replace trach that turns into a code? Are you comfortable with trach care and trach changes independently?...

11. Privately hired for trach+vent.

    ventmommy replied to darkbeauty's topic in Private Duty

    I would be EXTREMELY nervous to have a trach/vent patient with no experience and not having an agency to back you up. Who are you going to call if you have an urgent question and the parent isn't...

12. Ventilated Patients

    ventmommy replied to rn39648's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    A patient can be sedated and paralyzed on any mode, or be in such a poor state that they are neither adding rate nor triggering a breath. On a conventional vent, if you are using APRV/Bi-Level, you...

13. Respiratory

    ventmommy replied to dsRN85's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm a friendly neighborhood RT! On the jet/oscillator, the MAP and FiO2 are for oxygenation and hertz, Ti, and amplitude (delta P) are for ventilation. For blood gas analysis, I love when an RN...

14. Post-Extubation Policy

    ventmommy replied to A_RN's topic in Critical Care

    Do you have a respiratory therapy department? There are definitely evidence-based best practices for assessing for extubation readiness, extubation, and post-extubation care. Extubation readiness:...

15. What does your username mean?

    ventmommy replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    It's cool to see who is still here. I saw your post on like page 1 or 2 when this thread started! I'm not a nurse. I wasn't an RT when I joined. I am the mom of vent-dependent child (who has since...