Anyone have a person accidentally walk in while your patient was indisposed?

[Noob_to_Nursing]

So, let's say a new CNA was checking a patient's brief for any sign of bowel movement (with the patient's permission)...the CNA's back was to the 3/4 closed curtain and didn't notice that a visitor was suddenly coming into the area (the area is a multi-bed room with curtains for privacy). The patient noticed, however, and covered himself quickly and the visitor who suddenly came in apologized profusely for interrupting. The patient seemed fine and ok when the visitor kept apologizing (because the visitor saw something).

Should the CNA be written up?

[yousoldtheworld]

In my opinion, no, not unless not providing privacy is a common occurrence with the aide. I know I've gone to check someone quickly and forgotten to close a curtain before, and waited until I saw if I needed to change the brief before I closed the curtain.

Did the visitor not knock? Multi-bed room or not, a closed door is generally closed for a reason and it's common courtesy for a visitor to knock before entering. It is reasonable that the aide receive a verbal reminder of the importance of providing privacy, but I think a write up is a bit extreme, considering.

[parumph]

I've had similar happen. We get word family is showing up around a certain time so I go in for very last minute check and cleaning up to give them the most time possible before they may need me in there. Family walks in (opens the closed door w/o knocking) when i'm in the middle of the process. But I don't short cut anything. Still gather all my trash, clean up, and go along like they aren't there tapping their feet waiting for me.

I've also had my nurse decide it was a great idea, and he couldn't wait 2 minutes, to barge in a bathroom and administer a shot while the pt was on the toilet. He came up on my blind side with an exposed needle. Never in my life have I had so much rage for one person....... I've informed my ADON I will not work under that nurse again.

[JDZ344]

No. Visitors should know that closed curtains mean a person is not available.

Not your fault- you're not omnipresent so how do you know they are going to arrive RIGHT at that moment?