Responded to a code (1st one). Get there & it was a childhood friends son. Bad, bad shape. When I left the code the 1st people I see are the parents. There had not been anyone out to talk to them yet, & they were beside themselves. I gave them a update, but they had so many questions that I could not answer. I went back to my charge that was also at the code, & passed on the questions. She told me to take their son's nurse, & go talk to them.
Together w/their nurse we tried to answer questions. They asked about transfering him to a larger hospital. We both told them we could & would not say if he should/should not be moved....this should be discussed w/the doctor. We explained, (the other nurse mainly) the benifits of a larger hospital, but also how unstable he was, & it would have to be their call. He died the next noc.
Now....all of a sudden it is being said that I told the family he should be moved. My charge & this other nurse both stood up for me, & said I did not do this....that I did nothing wrong. For some reason a day charge nurse ( I work nocs) decided I needed to be talked to.....and have hospital policies explained to me. Seems like everybody knew about this but me. She did come to my unit & stand around but never said anything. My night shift charge is the one who told me about the whole thing. I read enough between the lines to tell they had a pretty heated conversation about this.
So what is your advice....should I just let it alone, or set the record straight? Dang what a bunch of crap!
