One of my residents fell out of the hoyer 3+ weeks ago. Didn't hit her head, but smacked her back on the leg of the lift. Nurse calls MD to send her to the ER, because she's SCREAMING in pain. No bones sticking out, so MD says, no, don't send her out. Family says "Well, if the doctor says no, then no." Doctor popped in the next day and the nurse had to basically DRAG him down the hall to look at her. She's got Vicodin on board, and she's still crying. He still says, nah, she doesn't need X-rays. He says it's muscular. So three-plus weeks later, she's STILL screaming every time she's turned, or even if you move her leg. Shouldn't it have healed a little bit by now? She doesn't remember the fall, so she thinks the staff is hurting her, and she's gotten pretty combative. It breaks my heart.
So, since I'm a CNA, and I don't know beans other than my resident is hurting, and she's not getting better, can somebody please explain this to me? We're wicked pissed at the doctor. He just waves his hand and says "she's fine."