8.
Nurse to Patient Ratio
Bihira lang mag 1:1 dito. Usually 1:1 lang
kapag nakaCRRT (Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy) ang pasyente pero pag
kulang talaga sa staff nakadouble-up din minsan kahit nakaCRRT ang patient.
Minsan pa 1:3 pero more on borderline naman yung case ng patients.
9.
CRRT Machine
Prismaflex ang gamit namen dito kaya masaya
ako kase eto rin ang gamit sa dati kong ospital sa Saudi. Sa mga walang
experience sa CRRT, relax lang. Isipin nyo lang na kaya nyo yan at madali lang
matutunan. Walang mabuting maidudulot pag pinangunahan nyo ng pangamba ang
sarili nyo. Madali lang matutunan ang machine na eto kaya don't worry.
Ang napansin ko dito, hindi sila gumagamit ng heparin kaya hindi nagagamit yung syringe holder ng machine (which is for heparin). Citrate ang gamit nila dito kase it causes regional anticoagulation as opposed to heparin na systemic. Kailangan ng anticoagulation ng machine para hindi magclot yung filter. So eto yung citrate na ginagamit namen:
Ang napansin ko dito, hindi sila gumagamit ng heparin kaya hindi nagagamit yung syringe holder ng machine (which is for heparin). Citrate ang gamit nila dito kase it causes regional anticoagulation as opposed to heparin na systemic. Kailangan ng anticoagulation ng machine para hindi magclot yung filter. So eto yung citrate na ginagamit namen:
Bale eto yung nakahook sa PBP instead of the CRRT solution. And since citrate provides anticoagulation by chelating ionized calcium, lahat ng patients namen on CRRT is on calcium gluconate infusion na nakahook sa return line (blue line). Majority of the calcium-citrate complex is filtered and is lost in the ultrafiltrate/dialysate effluent so it doesn't cause systemic anticoagulation.
Every 6 hours, nagsesend kami ng labworks (basic metabolic panel, Mg, P, ionized Ca, post filter ionized Ca, etc). We have protocols for electrolyte correction and we replace K, Mg and P based sa results ng labworks. Yung calcium gluconate infusion naman is titrated based sa ionized Ca result and yung PBP flow rate sa CRRT machine is also titrated based sa ionized Ca (post-filter) result. We draw the blood sample for post-filter ionized Ca from the blue port just after the filter.
10.
Vital Signs
Yung cardiac monitor, mechanical ventilator
and even yung CRRT machine if gamit ng patient ay nakaconnect sa epic. So yung
vital signs, mechanical ventilator parameters and yung circuit pressures ng
CRRT machine ay automatic na nagaappear sa epic at hindi na kailangang itype. Pwede ichange sa epic kung gusto mo every hour or every 15 mins or every minute
yung vital signs. Usually pag may pressors yung patient sineset namen every 15
minutes then ang kailangan na lang gawin is ihighlight yung columns then
i-file. If frequent yung titration ng pressor, maganda na ifile yung vital signs sa time na yun and after ng titration para makita yung response ng patient.
11.
Patient Care Technician
Eto ang tawag sa LPN sa ospital namen. Ayaw
kase nila na maconfuse ang patients sa katagang “nurse”. Sila ang nagrerefill
ng mga stocks sa supply cart (just outside the patient room; 1 supply cart per
room) at mga procedure trolleys. So bilang nurse dito, you just take care of
your patient. Yung pinanggalingan ko na ospital sa Saudi, bedside nurses pa ang
nagrerefill sa mismong stockroom (enebenemen). You can delegate tasks sa tech
like IV insertion, lab draws and blood sugar monitoring aside from common tasks
like assisting you in turning/cleaning the patient. So at the beginning of the
shift sabihan mo na yung tech na every 6 hours yung blood sugar monitoring ng
patient mo or kung kailangan ng lab draw ng patient mo sa hapon. Pero kung may
arterial line/central line ang patient, ikaw na mismo ang kukuha ng blood
sample kase hindi nila pwede galawin yun.
12.
Glucometer
Stat Strip ang gamit namen na glucometer. Minsan
pag sinawing palad at walang tech, kanya-kanyang kuha ng blood sugar ng mga
pasyente. Yung mismong glucometer ay may scanner. So scan muna yung barcode sa ID
para makalog-in. Pwede rin itype yung log-in number pero mas mabilis pag scan. Then
scan yung barcode ng strips at lastly, yung patient ID band. After nyan pwede
na ilagay yung strip sa glucometer at kuhanan ng dugo yung patient. After patient
use, nililinisan lang ng hospital wipes then nilalagay na sa docking station.
Once nasa docking station na yung glucometer, it will upload automatically yung
value sa epic (hanep!)
13.
Whiteboard
Lahat ng patients’ room may whiteboard at
kailangan iupdate agad eto at the beginning of the shift. Usually may
nakasulat na from the previous shift kaya kailangan nalang ichange yung date, day, assigned nurse with extension number, charge nurse, patient care tech (yung
extension number ng charge nurse at patient care tech is usually the same),
doctor, plan of care, pain medication, level of pain na tolerated ng patient etc. Lahat ng
patient’s room may telephone so pwede ka tawagan ng patient or relative kung
kailangan ka nila kaya dapat updated yung extension number mo sa whiteboard.
Meron din silang call bell pero sometimes they use the phone. Chinecheck ng
manager ang whiteboard so lagot kapag hindi updated. I usually update it
agad pagpasok sa patient room after introducing myself to the patient and after
handoffs ng infusions.
Utilizing the whiteboard is one way to improve patient satisfaction dito. Importante na they are updated sa plan of care, their pain is managed, etc. Patient satisfaction kase is one factor for hospital reimbursements. Naalala ko tuloy yung experience ko nung student nurse pako at nakaduty sa L&D sa isang government hospital kung paano sigawan ng nurses yung mga naglalabor kase maingay sila.
14.
Infusion Handoffs
After ng handoffs with the previous nurse,
papasok kami sa patient room, introduce myself to the patient/relatives as the new nurse, then
infusion handoffs naman kung yung patient is on high-risk infusions like
pressors, sedations, etc. Kapag mga maintenance fluids lang ang running di na
kailangan. So ioopen ang epic, scan patient ID, then scan yung barcode ng
infusions, make sure na yung rate sa infusion pump is the same sa nakadocument
sa MAR sa epic. Sa mga infusions na based sa weight ng patient (e.g. propofol)
make sure na tama yung weight na nakalagay sa infusion pump. After checking, I'll sign off the previous nurse sa MAR for the infusions handover. Kailangan kase ng dual sign-off for these high-risk infusions. Habang iniiscan
nyo yung infusions, check nyo na rin kung paubos na, then itrace nyo yung line
sa patient kung saan ito nakaconnect at kung tama ang label ng tubing. Make quick
assessment na rin nung iv site at nung patient.
"In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."
1 Thessalonians 5:18
1 Thessalonians 5:18