Welcome back to our Nurse Debriefing no. 24! For this week, we will be sharing our nursing stories. I, for one, had my longest shift for the week. I ended up working a 16-hour shift, which was an interesting experience. 😅 Nurses in this hospital come in at 7 am, 11 am, and so on, but the best part is you can pick over time, so I stayed until 11 am for this ICU shift. The advantage of this is I could see how they run the hospital during the day shift and how they get things done. I also saw how the rounding is a little different in this hospital. They make sure to visit each room as a group. They also ask each nurse questions so that by 9 am (rounds), so everything else is adressed and ready for the shift. All in all, it wasn't a bad experience at all, but I have to admit I was exhausted, maybe because my body clock re-adjusted my sleeping time again. #Nightshiftproblems 🥱
On the other hand, Peter had some pretty interesting stories too. He started as a Step-down nurse and then ended up working in the ICU because someone coded in ED. This particular patient had cancer called Merkel Cell Carcinoma and had a small chance of surviving it. His family was debating if he would be a Full Code or DNR. And while this was the family situation, Pete's patient began coding! They were able to bring him back for a bit, but the question is, did he go DNR or full code? 😧 Find out the answer by watching the full episode!
Do you have any unforgettable nursing experiences? 🫢 Share your stories in the comment section below!😃
(Timestamps)
00:00 - intro
00:44 - Intro/welcome to episode
0:055 - Nursing stories
01:00 - 16 hr shift and downsides+upside
02:58 - ideal thing to do when you stay over your shift
03:40 - "I'm exhausted" (matt)
04:14 - Peter's interesting case
06:30 - Passing of Pete's patient
08:00 - Sometimes people can sense their time is up
08:40 - Patient integrity
09:58 - Patient admission to ICU
11:00 - Long-term alcohol consumption
11:30 - Matt's confused patients
12:08 - Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency patient
13:50 - How many people fall
14:45 - A quadriplegic patient with anxiety (Pete's patient)
17:48 - Does she pee?
18:55 - Patient's PTSD
20:29 - C-19 Non-Verbal Patient
22:22 - The type of quality care given to patients
22:43 - Family members cashing cheques
23:54 - Nurses have the craziest experiences
24:34 - We nurses are amazing!
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