I am uncertain but I think that most people are unaware that if one has a ‘Trach,’ once extubated, the wound in most cases will close and the flesh around the former ‘hole’ will repair relatively quickly. It takes just a few days for things to clear up completely.
I have seen many former ‘Trach Patients’ where the wounds are virtually indiscernible unless serious inspections are made. I once met a woman who had been ‘trached’ on 5 different occasions.
The notion that a Nurse would not know how to provide proper care for a ‘trach’ seems impossible to me.
They were nurses. There were a few that were competent and caring, but not all.
But if you want to call me a liar go right ahead.
The notion that a Nurse would not know how to provide proper care for a ‘trach’ seems impossible to me.
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I have a friend who is/was (don’t know if she retired yet) a trauma nurse for years, was put on the floor, and pulled a trach out. It was different than one she was trained on, ripped the person’s esophagus and they nearly bled to death.
When my son had surgery for his shoulder, the nurses couldn’t figure out how to use his ice machine. We kept telling them, it needs water, the ice won’t go through the machine, but the ice cools the water. And they couldn’t figure out how to get him to stop vomiting from the pain pill. 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ And of course they were heck bent on him going 💩. Hmmm, no food in stomach for 2 days. Sick from anesthesia and pain pills.
I finally got some soup, soda crackers, and a coke. He got that down. I told him to go to the bathroom and sit for 5. He did. He got a pain pill down, we got discharged.
So.. do I think nurses can mess things up? Yes.