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When callers begin the conversation “..my father has been in ICU for 3 weeks,..”; hundreds of images of patients flash before me. Having worked in an ICU, the dramatic changes in the elder’s physical health stemming from the critical care environment is far too familiar. To the general public an ICU is a smart environment, […]

Apparently there exists a belief that nurses can work 24 hours straight for 5 days and still be responsive to provide care? How is that physically possible? When have nurses become firefighters? Firefighters have a bed in the fire station and can close their eyes and sleep with no obligations until that SIREN goes off […]

Aspiration risk is the same for all patients with or without a Nasogastric or Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube (PEG or NG) when in a state of bedrest. Imagine yourself eating a full meal and lying down flat. In quick time you will feel your stomach contents rising and teasing your esophageal sphincter. Acid burning, and […]