Good morning, Mr. and Mrs. Martin. How are you today?
Good.
Very good. Our grandson Max
turned five today. So after treatment,
we're headed to his birthday party.
Sounds like a lot of fun.
Oh, it will be. So it's very important
that Jack's treatment be finished on time.
We don't want to be a minute late.
I understand and I'll do my best, Ms. Martin, but
our first goal is to do everything right and not
miss any important steps along the way.
A missed step could cause problems in your
husband's care and keep him from other important
events like the one today for Max.
We want it done right. Don't we Kay?
Absolutely.
Thanks, Sean.
Sean, I need to talk to you
about something in a chart from yesterday.
I need just a second of your time.
Sure. Excuse me for a moment for a moment, Mr. Martin.
Allison, I'm in the middle of a procedure,
and I really need to concentrate.
When I finish this up, I can find you so we can talk.
I completely understand. I'll be in my office.
Gotcha.
Sorry again for the interruption
Mr. Martin. Let me wash my hands,
get a new pair of gloves, review the checklist,
and then I'll be right with you.
I see by the checklist, you not only have to
wash your hands, it also says to use antiseptic on site.
There sure are a lot of steps in this.
Yep. You're right, Mr. Martin.
There are a lot of steps-each one important!
(Alarm Sounds)
Ashley, I'm tied up trying to get Mr. Martin off the
machine, can you check that alarm for me?
No problem, Sean.
Keep doing what you're doing. I've got this.
Ms. Alfretta, your catheter isn't running very well today.
This thing has been acting up a lot lately.
Well, it's very important to us to get the good blood
flow that your doctor ordered.
I'm going to go ahead and switch these lines and see if we can
get the blood flowing so you're well dialyzed.
Sean seems really busy today.
It's nice of you to help him out. You're a good team.
Thanks, Ms. Alfretta. Let me gather up a couple of supplies,
and I'll be right back.
Hi Sean. How's it going?
Not great. Mr. Martin was here.
He had some bleeding from his fistula.
The next patient should already be on, but I've
got to clean up this blood, and do it right.
Would you mind going out to the waiting room
and telling Mr. Patel that it's going to be a couple
extra minutes before we're ready for him?
Sure. I'll do that right now.
Where's your next patient? He's supposed to be on
five minutes ago. We're falling behind here.
Mr. Martin took some additional time to get out
of here. He had a little extra bleeding, and now I've got
to clean up this blood spill.
Can we speed it along?
I could, but it's not safe to bring another patient
in here right now. Do you remember the in-service we had
last week? The infection control nurse discussed proper protocols
for blood spills to reduce the risk of hepatitis
transmission. And if I understood her correctly,
it's going to take me 10 minutes to clean this up properly.
Well, let me see if I can help you out
and help keep things moving.
Thanks, John. I'd appreciate that!
Alright.