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Case Study 1
A pediatric home care agency has had diffi-
culty covering weekend shifts for Jack Bell, a
2-year-old boy with bronchopulmonary dyspla-
sia (BPD). Jack has a tracheostomy tube and is
ventilator-dependent. Jack has recently been
weaned from mechanical ventilation during the
daytime. His home care agency receives a call
from a nurse, Lisa, who is seeking weekend
work. Lisa tells the agency scheduler that she
has no ventilator experience, but does have
tracheostomy care skills. The scheduler, who is
not a nurse, assigns Lisa to care for Jack dur-
ing the day shift when Jack is off the ventilator.
When Lisa arrives for her first shift with Jack,
she notices the night nurse removing Jack from
the ventilator for the day shift. The night nurse
reports that Jack has had increased secretions,
but that his oxygen saturation remained above
94% throughout the night. She advises Lisa to
closely monitor Jack for signs of infection dur-
ing the next 12 hours. One hour into Lisa’s shift,
Mrs. Bell, Jack’s mother, leaves for work. Soon
Jack’s breathing becomes labored and his oxygen
saturation drops to 91%. Jack’s heart rate and
work of breathing steadily increase, and Lisa has
difficulty managing his copious tracheal secre-
tions. Lisa calls Mrs. Bell, who tells Lisa to put
Jack back on the ventilator with supplemental
oxygen. Lisa informs Mrs. Bell that she has no
ventilator experience and does not know what
to do. Mrs. Bell states that she will leave work
immediately and will be home within 30 minutes.
Jack’s pulse oximeter sounds a continuous alarm
when his oxygen saturation drops below 91%. As
Lisa anxiously waits for Mrs. Bell to arrive, she
silences the pulse oximeter each time it alarms
hoping that the monitor will self-correct. After
10 minutes, Jack’s respiratory distress leads to a
full respiratory arrest. Lisa calls 911 for help. The
911 supervisor dispatches an ambulance to the
Bell home and provides Lisa with special cardio-
pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instructions for
a child with a tracheostomy. Eight minutes later,
Mrs. Bell and the emergency crew arrive simulta-
neously. Jack is unresponsive and pulseless
104 Home Healthcare Nurse www.homehealthcarenurseonline.comCase Study 1A pediatric home care agency has had diffi-culty covering weekend shifts for Jack Bell, a 2-year-old boy with bronchopulmonary dyspla-sia (BPD). Jack has a tracheostomy tube and is ventilator-dependent. Jack has recently been weaned from mechanical ventilation during the daytime. His home care agency receives a call from a nurse, Lisa, who is seeking weekend work. Lisa tells the agency scheduler that she has no ventilator experience, but does have tracheostomy care skills. The scheduler, who is not a nurse, assigns Lisa to care for Jack dur-ing the day shift when Jack is off the ventilator. When Lisa arrives for her first shift with Jack, she notices the night nurse removing Jack from the ventilator for the day shift. The night nurse reports that Jack has had increased secretions, but that his oxygen saturation remained above 94% throughout the night. She advises Lisa to closely monitor Jack for signs of infection dur-ing the next 12 hours. One hour into Lisa’s shift, Mrs. Bell, Jack’s mother, leaves for work. Soon Jack’s breathing becomes labored and his oxygen saturation drops to 91%. Jack’s heart rate and work of breathing steadily increase, and Lisa has difficulty managing his copious tracheal secre-tions. Lisa calls Mrs. Bell, who tells Lisa to put Jack back on the ventilator with supplemental oxygen. Lisa informs Mrs. Bell that she has no ระบายประสบการณ์ และไม่รู้อะไร จะทำ นาง Bell ระบุว่า เธอจะออกงาน ทันที และจะบ้านภายใน 30 นาที Oximeter ชีพจรแจ็คเสียงเตือนอย่างต่อเนื่อง เมื่อความอิ่มตัวของออกซิเจนลดลงต่ำกว่า 91% เป็น ลิซ่ากังวลใจรอเบลล์นางถึง เธอ silences oximeter ชีพจรแต่ละครั้งมันเตือน หวังว่า จอภาพจะถูกต้องด้วยตนเอง หลังจาก 10 นาที แจ็คหายใจทุกข์นำไปสู่การ จับเต็มทางเดินหายใจ ลิซ่าโทรเรียก 911 ความช่วยเหลือ ที่ 911 ผู้จัดส่งรถพยาบาลที่ต้องการ ระฆังหน้าแรก และให้ลิซ่าพิเศษฟิต -คำแนะนำของระบบทางเดินหายใจ resuscitation (CPR) สำหรับ เด็ก ด้วย tracheostomy เป็น แปดนาทีภายหลัง นางเบลล์และเรือฉุกเฉินมา simulta-neously แจ็คเป็น pulseless และไม่ตอบสนอง
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