This is an article posted on psychology today by Peter Edelstein, a medical doctor and surgical director about his experience at a hospital, that has caused a lot of controversy. Thoughts on this? Should this type of verbal abuse not only be tolerated by also encouraged??
... My mom suffered several temporary mini-strokes†last weekend. Medically, the term is Transient (meaning temporary) Ischemic (meaning inadequate blood flow) Attack (meaning, well, attack). Known by the acronym TIA, these terrifying events can represent a warning of a coming big danger: a major, irreversible stroke that can occur at any time. So I simply said, Get dressed. I'll be right over. We're going to the E.R.†...
The article is about deflecting blame onto the health care professionals. Hopefully now that the author got their complaint off their chest, they can heed the warning that the TIA brings and find out what kind of healthcare their mother wants if/when she becomes incapacitated in the future. If she does not already have a living will, it's a good time to make one.
dishes, BSN, RN
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The article is about deflecting blame onto the health care professionals. Hopefully now that the author got their complaint off their chest, they can heed the warning that the TIA brings and find out what kind of healthcare their mother wants if/when she becomes incapacitated in the future. If she does not already have a living will, it's a good time to make one.