EEks!! My father-in law my precious very much loved father-in law is dying of colon cancer and is hospitalized. I worked all day today visiting him tonight and his wife is upset because his ileostomy is leaking. THe nurses changed it twice today in the hospital. Its SOOOOO tricky to change it. I used to work in the ICU of the same hospital.
The RN comes and does her assessment mother-in-law tells her it is leaking and she states, well they changed it already today.
So I call the supervisor on call my heart is racing and I'm sweating and my heart is about to beat out of my chest and I'm trembling because I HATE confrontation, but I know that SOMETHING has to be done! And the nurse also said something about tell your doctor next time he comes in. Ughh. Its only been 2 years, but we always were allowed to change a wafer on a colostomy.
I tell the supervisor "my main priority is that the nurses don't get in trouble, but I need you to somehow get us the supplies or something so my mother-in-law who is very experienced and has been trained by a special ostomy nurse for weeks, and is a pro at changing it to change it" Or "somehow democratically without stepping on anyone's toes, find a way that we can get the thing changed"
Ughh, I hate confrontation!!!!!! I hope it all turns out okay. Mother-in-law was SOO thankful at least:redbeathe
