abuse or just a mistake

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I have knowledge of a scrub nurse who feels it is perfectly fine to put in foleys while patients are in restraints but before they are anesthetized (conscious sedation). The amnesia has been hiding her deeds. But recently a patient remembered and has ptsd because of it. Of course everyone is denying it and the hospital won't say anything since the patient is screaming abuse. Any recommendations.

Specializes in Hospice.

I could obviously be wrong, but OP sounds a bit like a med-mal attorney on a fishing expedition.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
heron said:
I could obviously be wrong, but OP sounds a bit like a med-mal attorney on a fishing expedition.

Interesting theory.....OP signed up just to post this obscure question.

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Specializes in Cardiac, ER.

More info please,.....I've never used anesthesia to place a foley!

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Abuse? I wouldn't think so. Not nice and unnecessary to do it BEFORE someone is under anesthesia? Yup. Foleys are NOT fun. I don't see why you can't wait until someone is under before inserting one. When I had my kids via c-section I asked the nurses to wait until I'd had my block placed. They got a little bent out of shape, but they did it. If they hadn't, THEN it would have been assault.

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Specializes in LTC, Acute Care.
heron said:
I could obviously be wrong, but OP sounds a bit like a med-mal attorney on a fishing expedition.

My first thought was that this was someone on a witch hunt and trying to find a way to get a coworker in trouble, but the OP being a med-mal attorney sounds more interesting than my idea.

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heron said:
I could obviously be wrong, but OP sounds a bit like a med-mal attorney on a fishing expedition.

I suspect an attourney would know exactly what constitutes actionable issues. Sounds more like a upset pt or concerned "friend" looking for validation that something might be "lawsuit worthy".

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Specializes in LTC, Hospice, Case Management.
caroladybelle said:
I suspect an attourney would know exactly what constitutes actionable issues. Sounds more like a upset pt or concerned "friend" looking for validation that something might be "lawsuit worthy".

I notice the OP has not been back to clarify after all the experienced nurses are questioning the entire event.

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