I’m at work because it’s a Saturday and why the fuck not 😒.
We have a patient that has been screaming ALL NIGHT LONG. They were recently extubated, recently as in dayshift. For some reason NO ONE thought to get a follow up ABG. The RT decided to get an ABG tonight for shits and giggles. Values as follows:
pH 7.546
PCO2 37.4
PO2 44.3
Bicarb 31.7
O2 sats 86.5
Oh. *Maybe* we should do something about that!
Guess who ended up reintubated…
Barely Sane Nurse 
You’re not making me miss hospital nursing! >.<
Am I correct in guessing this is not a rare occurrence?
LikeLike
Not rare at all sadly enough
LikeLike
Sometimes you can mentor, train, and educate staff to raise the bar to improve patient care/outcomes. And sometimes, there’s just no bar to raise with some folks.
LikeLiked by 1 person