Staff Must Be Diligent In Order To Avoid Clogged Breathing Tubes Amongst Nursing Home Patients
In nursing homes, residents who have trouble breathing on their own (from illness or weakness) might require a breathing tube. A breathing tube, or endotracheal tubes can be used for multiple situations where a patient needs assistance breathing, most nursing home patients who require a breathing tube also require the use of a ventilator. In these patients, a breathing tube and ventilator allows staff to remove mucus from the patient’s lungs and keeps the person alive. A breathing tube is a plastic tube that is used during artificial respiration to provide a patient with oxygen. The tube, which is attached to a breathing...
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Sputum Color As Indicator Of The Quality Of Nursing Care
Who really likes to think about sputum or mucus? Well, Thomas Sharon, R.N. at legalnurseconsultanttom.com points out that sputum color is an important factor to look at when evaluating the quality of breathing tube care. Breathing tubes such as tracheostomies and ventilators are a common medical medical conditions for nurisng home and long-term care residents. Obviously, these medical condions require ongoing nursing care which is beyond the common knowledge of many nursing home residents and their families. As nurse Tom discusses in his recent post, nurses must reposition and clean the breathing tube in order to prevent infection and...
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Failure To Clean Trach Tube Leads To Lawsuit
The parents of a 49-year-old nursing home residents have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Aldercrest Health & Rehabilitation Center in Seattle the death of their for their daughter. The woman who had suffered a stroke, which led to a tracheotomy. The woman's family selected Aldercrest because staff at the facility made assurrances of providing skilled, high quality care, and a tour that showcased a pleasant exercise room and a bedroom with a pretty comforter. But less than 24 hours after their daughter was admitted, her tracheal tube clogged with mucous, causing oxygen loss and brain damage. Aldercrest is...
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