is there anything that should have been done differently?
1. Some of the potential challenges for communicating with Mrs. Schmidt are :
Removes one element of the auditory channel for the patient - can be acutely distressing/frustrating. Common thoughts of feeling imprisioned; feeling voiceless; being trapped; waiting for their familiar and reliable voice to come back.
2. I would assess for the challenges by using non verbal communication methods .
3. The communication difficulty is due to mechanical ventilation .
5. To lessen her burden and because of incontinence .
is there anything that should have been done differently? I Slaying at an acute care facility for over 3 months now....
I Slaying at an acute care facility for over 3 months now. She has uveral years from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was placed on mechanical ventilation last fall. She was initially admitted to your facility for a weaning trial from the mechanical ventilator. For the past 3 months, she has failed several trials of weaning. Last night, the physician informed her that she was to leave the acute facility, connected to the mechanical ventilation, and that no further trials...
Mrs. Schmidt is a 64-year-old woman who has been staying at an acute care facility for over 3 months now. She has been suffering for several years from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was placed on mechanical ventilation last fall. She was initially admitted to your facility for a weaning trial from the mechanical ventilator. For the past 3 months, she has failed several trials of weaning. Last night, the physician informed her that she was to leave the acute...
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