We're back on our travel nursing contract, guys! And we're happy to inform you that we're finally in the same hospital and same shift. Although we're still floating a lot around the hospital, we don't mind. That's not going to change working this contract! For our first three nights, Peter got floated first. On my first day, I was able to bypass orientation, which was interesting. Although our contracts were the same, mine was a new one while Peter extended his. I had some issues with gaining access, but thank goodness I came to work half an hour earlier. Understand that as travel nurses, things like these happen. You will always be looking for something or settling minor issues along the way. In fact, expect friction because as a nurse, there's always going to be something going on that you need to troubleshoot.
For this debriefing episode, we'll share with you some of our patient experiences, starting with the patient I had who was in the hospital for 180 days. This particular patient was very sick and was hospitalized for a while. Her family had a hard time letting her go, and her daughters were in conflict when it came to her care, which made it more complicated. Eventually, they settled for comfort care. Long story short, the patient passed, and her family had issues about being uninformed about it. Unfortunately, nurses are not fortune tellers, we cannot predict the exact moment our patient will take their last breath, right? To find out more about what happened next, watch this full episode! 😎
Have you ever had any tough patient experiences? How did you handle the situation? Share your experiences and thoughts in the comment section below! 👇👇
(Timestamps)
00:00 Intro
00:04 - Welcome to the show
00:15 - Back from TravCon
00:50 - Tough patients with interesting cases
1:10 - Patient with end-stage cancer
02:15 - Temperature regulation issue
03:05 - The perfect textbook case of a hyperthermic patient
03:25 - Can't take off sedation
06:30 - Good 'ole Nursing
- C-19 Case
06:50 - Ruling out a toxic megacolon
07:15 - The RT scope of practice
08:57 - Old fashion routine of inserting NGT tube
10:46 - Bad charge nurse
12:35 - Traveling nurses being thrown into all kinds of situations
14:15 - Too exhausted after work
15:00 - SOPs before getting a lung transplant
16:05 - Checking oral health before any transplant
16:52 - Patient with a pacemaker
- Reamed by the cardiologist
18:45 - Wrapping up the show
18:55- End of show
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