Friendly Reminder
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.







