During this simulation, the nurse that was giving report said several distressing statements that made me uncomfortable. One was that she made no effort to learn how to pronounce the patient’s name and made a disgusted face while reading it. She also said, “who knows where he is from!”. She then stated that he was in a skateboard accident and is “one of those, if you know what I mean”, and further assumed that he goes to a local skate…
Disseminating our findings on proper oral care habits for patients, especially those with tracheostomies, was very educational and informative. While there weren’t any responses to our presentation at the time of writing this, I feel that this education has adjusted the way some nurses perform oral care on patients. Our findings suggested that many nurses do not do full oral care on patients, so presenting the technique and steps of doing so may have influenced the oral care habits of…
The topic of tracheal acquired infections was something that I previously did not have much knowledge about. After my group and I had researched and reviewed literature surrounding the topic, I had come to understand the severity of these infections, as well as the importance of preventing them. I discovered that tracheal acquired infections were not uncommon and could lead to further infections, pain, and even death. I also learned that oral care was a key part in preventing these…
