Airway Case Study

A little surprised, Brooke acknowledged the meeting and went about her business. “Thanks Jan, I will meet with him as soon as I am finished with the narcotic count”. Brooke felt extremely uncomfortable with this drug-sharing situation. She dispensed the medications to the staff and inconspicuously pocketed a few large vials of narcotics. Dr. Jull, Director of Surgical Services’ office was down the hall. She felt uneasy in meeting him. As she walked to the office, Brooke caught Jimmy dressed in street clothes as he exited through the back stairwell. The head of the department usually doesn’t have time to fit trivial situations into his busy schedule. Brooke’s uneasy feeling started to grow. She grabbed a cup of coffee from the medical …show more content…
As Brooke located her chair around the group of her male superiors, she noted a file containing the anesthesia record and operating room report displayed in front of her. The others were busy shuffling the chart documents in front of them. “What protocol, in regards to the reporting procedure did you follow yesterday. Explain the events of the so called mishap related to the patient’s airway?” Dr. Jull questioned. All these collective interactions created a sense impending doom for Brooke. Immediately she became aware of her breathing pattern. She stopped hyperventilating, swallowed hard, and finally spoke after what felt like eternity. With a deep breathe, Brooke explained, “I first sought out to my supervisor, then the chief of anesthesia. When I couldn’t find or contact both of them, I tried to locate the board manager, several minutes later, I located a physician who had left the labor and deliver room. I requested help from him. We went into room four. “ They were concerned about the possibility of her miscalculation of the appropriate intubation technique. “Why did you allow the procedure to continue if there was improper care of the patient?” Dr. Jull