Uhm...Why no CPR?

Specialties Geriatric

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http://www.pittsburghpostgazette.com/pg/04272/386703.stm

Here's a link to the story. There has to be more to this. Obviously the man had unstable or sever diabetes. Why would they not check him...even tho he refused. What about the CPR? If someone is not responsive...I'm getting the the heck out of my facility, not waiting for a doc to call me back. I'd also be checking his blood sugars!

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http://www.pittsburghpostgazette.com/pg/04272/386703.stm

Here's a link to the story. There has to be more to this. Obviously the man had unstable or sever diabetes. Why would they not check him...even tho he refused. What about the CPR? If someone is not responsive...I'm getting the the heck out of my facility, not waiting for a doc to call me back. I'd also be checking his blood sugars!

Well I am betting that "nurse" was not a lpn or rn. Love the mom's comment that she didn't know that he could get die from diabetes. Do people really not realize how serious a disease it is? :eek: Scary.

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Specializes in Emergency/Trauma/Education.

The facility stated that the "registered nurse" that failed to act was terminated. I certainly hope the BON was contacted as well. And I hope the facility takes steps to educate the remaining staff members.

I'm interested in the autopsy report. His death may or may not have been a direct result of diabetes. It could have been anything, including AMI, head bleed (he fell out of bed), etc.

These are the kinds of stories that make me cringe...

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This home is in the Pittsburgh area and I definaltly heard some horror stories about some of this companies nursing homes in my area. This does raise a lot of questions. :uhoh21:

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They "didn't know he could get that sick?"

He'd already had amputations! :rolleyes:

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I work in LTC part time and I could definetly see how this could happen. Some of the staff I work with would hardly get off their butts to help a resident. So infuriating.

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Specializes in Gerontological Nursing, Acute Rehab.
I work in LTC part time and I could definetly see how this could happen. Some of the staff I work with would hardly get off their butts to help a resident. So infuriating.

I have worked in LTC for over 9 years and have NEVER met a nurse or any staff that would have let something like this happen. This kind of stuff just doesn't happen in LTC, you know. I can't tell you how many residents have come back from hospitals with wounds you wouldn't believe, and bruises from restraints, and family memebers that do not want their loved ones sent to the hospital ever again because of the "care" they received.

Point being, blame the nurse or the staff involved, not the whole industry. LTC nurses for the most part are not lazy, unmotivated, uncaring or unknowledgeable.

Ok, off my soapbox....

I can't believe this happened! True, we don't know how he died, or what, if any, obvious injuries he sustained when he fell.....but were neuro checks done, did they try to go back and recheck his BS even after he refused? Did they call the doc when he first started going bad for further orders? I would've just sent him out to be evaled considering the brittle diabetic dx, vomiting and fall, etc. Frustrating, esp when you see that when corporations take over nursing care, things like this almost always happen.

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Specializes in Home care, assisted living.

What this woman did was illegal. She could have at least called 911 and started CPR. Sounds like a very lazy nurse.

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