Please help. We are at our wits end about a patient in our facility. Each night he is on the call light-CONSTANTLY. I am talking every 5 minutes-sometimes more! I counted one night-87 times in one shift. Ridiculous. Requests are-"I need to sleep."
Nurse: "Okay, lay down in bed if you would like to sleep."
Lays down in bed
Patient: "Cover me up." (is completely capable of covering self up.)
Nurse." Can you try to cover yourself up? I would like you to do for yourself what you are able to."
Patient: "It is your job to do it. I pay for first class service."
Nurse covers up patient and leaves room. Gets halfway down hall when call light on again. Nurse enters room, patient is up walking with walker.'
Nurse:" What can I help you with?"
Patient: "I need to lay down in bed."
This repeats every 5-10 minutes the entire night shift. Also does this during day and evening. Constantly. Argues that he is NEVER using call light and that staff is not answering call light for hours and hours. At times he will put the light on when you are in the room talking with him. We are at our wits end! He is on Seraquel-not helping.