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ā¢Timeā¢ the sedative was given
ā¢Timeā¢ the paralytic was given
ā¢Timeā¢ the patient was intubated
ā¢Timeā¢ their central line was placed
Not to proud to say I bawled my eyes out, Please follow this thread...
ā¢Timeā¢ the sedative was given
ā¢Timeā¢ the paralytic was given
ā¢Timeā¢ the patient was intubated
ā¢Timeā¢ their central line was placed
ā¢Timeā¢ their arterial line was placed
ā¢Timeā¢ their Vas Cath was placed
ā¢Timeā¢ CRRT initiated
ā¢Timeā¢ the patient was proned
ā¢Timeā¢ the ABG was drawn
ā¢Timeā¢ the family was notified
ā¢Timeā¢ the zoom meeting was set for
ā¢Timeā¢ their Vas Cath was placed
ā¢Timeā¢ CRRT initiated
ā¢Timeā¢ the patient was proned
ā¢Timeā¢ the ABG was drawn
ā¢Timeā¢ the family was notified
ā¢Timeā¢ the zoom meeting was set for
Iāve stood outside a patient room with clasped hands, giving a thumbs up to a patient through a window as they were being extubated. Moments before:
āStay calm. The respiratory therapist is going to take this breathing tube out, okay?
āStay calm. The respiratory therapist is going to take this breathing tube out, okay?
āStay calm. The respiratory therapist is going to take this breathing tube out, okay? I need you to nod your head so I know you understand me. I know, donāt try to talk. Youāre doing great.ā
I've taught patients to call when they were ready to be intubated.
I've taught patients to call when they were ready to be intubated.
āI canāt breathe.ā
āOkay, let me call the doctor and get everything ready.ā
āTell my kids I love them.ā
āTell them yourself we are calling them before this happens.ā
āPlease make sure I come off the ventilator.ā
āListen to me, you fight like heck, okay?ā
āOkay, let me call the doctor and get everything ready.ā
āTell my kids I love them.ā
āTell them yourself we are calling them before this happens.ā
āPlease make sure I come off the ventilator.ā
āListen to me, you fight like heck, okay?ā
āHow am I supposed to fight when Iāll be asleep?ā
āYou just have to go into this knowing you want to fight. You will never be alone. We will fight this with you.ā
To: Nurses, Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, Respiratory Therapists, Pharmacists, CNAs, PCTs
āYou just have to go into this knowing you want to fight. You will never be alone. We will fight this with you.ā
To: Nurses, Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, Respiratory Therapists, Pharmacists, CNAs, PCTs
, Phlebotomists, Rad and CT techs, and anyone else I missed,
How many times do we go home holding on to any bit of hope that what we are doing is making a difference for these patients?
How many times do we go home holding on to any bit of hope that what we are doing is making a difference for these patients?
Weāll spend 14 hours with hypoxia and hypotension, go home, and come back only to find out the patient didnāt make it.
All those times we felt like we werenāt doing anything for these patients - Your chance is here.
All those times we felt like we werenāt doing anything for these patients - Your chance is here.
If you have even the SLIGHTEST bit of opportunity to prevent getting this virus and giving it to others - Take it.
Do it for the patients you lost. For some, you were the last person they talked to. The last hand they held.
Do it for the patients you lost. For some, you were the last person they talked to. The last hand they held.
ā¢Timeā¢ 1118
Thatās the ā¢timeā¢ I received the Covid-19 vaccine today.
Jenifer, RN
Stormont Vail Health
#wetogether
#mytime to make a difference
#mytime is for my patients
Thatās the ā¢timeā¢ I received the Covid-19 vaccine today.
Jenifer, RN
Stormont Vail Health
#wetogether
#mytime to make a difference
#mytime is for my patients
ā¢Timeā¢ the family said their goodbyes
ā¢Timeā¢ of death
That was someoneās mother, father, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, friend, spouse.
That was their ā¢timeā¢ to go. And I feel confident in saying the virus made it too soon.
ā¢Timeā¢ of death
That was someoneās mother, father, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, friend, spouse.
That was their ā¢timeā¢ to go. And I feel confident in saying the virus made it too soon.
