Suctioning

Hi, sorry for the delay in writing my post from last week! I didnt have access to a computer.

I am getting frustrated with the inconsistencies between what we have learnt at uni and what we are being told by our supervisors and tutors. For example:
At uni we are told to suction in 15 seconds with an intermittant technique. My supervisor told em on day 1 that I should hold the suction on the whole time. My tutor tells me to use the intermittant technique and days we ahve alot longer to suction now that the patients are ventilated, becasue they wont be with out oxygen (where as in the old days the ventilation used to be disconnected to suction) - and said that my suction technique was too fast. After this my supervisor then told em that my suction technique was too slow!!

i am getting frustrated with trying to please the tutors and supervisors who all have their own way of doing things. i spoke to one of the physios on the ward and he was really helpful. he explained that I should simply do what i think is the best for the patient, and as long as I can justify my decision then it doesnt matter if its not the same as the supervisor and tutor.

This goes for all treatments not just suctioning. I thought it was really good advice!