Just finished the month of ResCU. It's a special unit where people who needed a little longer time to get off the vent completely. Patients usually either had lung transplant or some underlying lung disease. Some of them has been in the hospital for months. There's one on our list that has been here since Oct. The most painful part of it all is writing discharge summary for them when they leave either to LTAC or rehab. Because of the length of time that they stay in the hospital and that sometimes you would spend the month taking care of them, you get attached, especially the younger ones cuz you know that they have a better chance to leave the hospital walking.
Overall, it's a good rotation to learn about the ventilator since patients are usually long term with not much of acute issues going on. Everyday is pretty much the same with minor adjustment for work.
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