#physican assistant

All patients, including ones who are ventilated, should be treated with respect. Period. I don’t care if they are sedated. I don’t care if they are alert but it is hard to communicate due to their trach. You treat them like their family is present. Always. I was VERY peeved with the unit nursing staff today for how they handled a situation with a patient. I had to go back and speak with the patient and settle things. PLEASE take time and be patient with your vented patients. There is probably not much worse in this world than being on a vent and alert AND unable to communicate. Just try and remember that. 

So, just out of curiosity, have you ever had a male patient who, the second you walked into the room, stared you down with the EYES. You know what eyes I’m talking about- the ones where a dude is basically trying to undress you with his non-existent xray vision. Because I had a male patient do this to me yesterday and he was PERSISTENT in the staring. It was SUPER uncomfortable. How do you cope with this?

until then, feel free to ask questions, vent, or just follow my journey. i know that i may be in for a long haul, but i’m determine to succeed.