I work in a hospital and my best friend who works as a home visiting nurse was recently telling me about something he had heard about in his workplace.
A nurse went to visit a patient at home and they did not answer their door, the door was unlocked so the nurse went in to check on them. The nurse found the patient lying there who was not able to respond in words.
The nurse left the home because they did not feel comfortable in the situation and contacted their manager for advice. The manager told them to call the patient on their phone, but there was no answer.
The manager told the nurse that they would organize for another nurse to go along with them at a later time.
The 2 nurses went together to see the patient and called an ambulance.
