I am not aware of hospital policies but I am just curious why my floor keeps 3 charity cases and they have been in the hospital for over a year!
1) an illegal immigrant who has family in US but will not take him (I heard they are homeless which I doubt)
2) a patient who is a double amputee who colostomy and dialysis patient who keeps on getting fluid overload because he will not adhere to fluid restriction. He is also very rude to nurses and treats nurses like trash and also asks nurses to bring juice to his jobless but able bodied son who lives with him in the hospital
3) lady with self induced respiratory acidosis because she will not wear her bipap
What kind of policy, regulation that keep them in the hospital? Thanks.