Juggling

The past two weeks I have gotten to know a new patient. She is on oxygen due to COPD, and this week had another line to deal with because she was so dehydrated. I had never dealt with trying to move someone with any lines attached. But, this week I got my first chance. I was very happy to have my teacher with me! It really was a 2 person job since she was not stable on her own. I was nervous at first, but once we got into the room, all the nerves just went away. It takes a lot of forethought for these patients to know how to move with all of the lines they are attached to. Most people aren't used to dealing with IV lines or oxygen lines. It can be very tricky and very messy if the IV line is pulled out unexpectedly. Something I hope will never be my doing! I was thinking about IV's and found these couple pics. Just imagine if you are trying to use a walker, and have 2 lines attached and can barely hold your self up using walker, let alone drag an oxygen tank and an IV drip. Everyone should do that once, just to see what it really means to juggle. This first one is just funny, and I am sure anyone in the health field will see this more than once!