Post Conference 7/16
Skills practiced
Med pass via G-tube
Bolus feed
Head to toe x2
Charge nurse shadowing
she was very helpful & nice; willing to teach us; very patient
Patient review 1
Trach to vent
2 different humidification devices
1 for vent & humidified breathing circuit
pt was nonverbal but was able to mouth out words when asked questions
pain assessed on LUE, limited movement
Feelings about work
Learned how to do a bolus feed for the first time
very efficient
glad i was able to knock out 2 HTTA
learned that I should ask questions that pt can answer for LOC, instead of "yes" & "no" questions
pt can oral suction on their own
NG tube; enteral feed
A & O x 4
got a little nervous doing the first HTTA, and forgot a few things
level of confidence can be higher
pt wears glasses
PERRL, unable to assess accomodations
Patient review 2
Trach to CAM
pt fall risk 3-7
cushioning on floor
pt moves a lot-- seizures
G-tube; enteral feed
passive LLE
1st HTTA- it took a little more time because pt had requests as we were doing the assessment, & hes nonverbal so it was a little difficult to understand what he really wanted, but the longer we were assessing him we started to familiarize what he needed