bigd82

Patient was in isolation. I was passing meal trays. I notified the assigned CNA and Nurse. Pulse was high and I didn't have my equipment on me to take vitals as we were passing trays. Patient was unresponsive and a grayish color. I had worked with this patient before and I don't believe this was the patients baseline from what I observed. I believe that this patient died because the nurse and physician failed.

I have been waiting for over a year for my license. I have called the public health department so many times I have lost track. You never get to talk to anyone but instead stay on hold. I visited them and they blamed the DOJ and my school. I talked the DOJ that confirmed they passed my livescan on to the public health department. I believe these are the laziest employees ever or the department is grossly mismanaged. I lost possible hospital jobs and I am currently going to school for Nursing. I am about to change my major if this is the b.s. I have to deal with! Good luck!

What I'm curios of is what can I do to get the nurses attention more. Is there something or some type of sign besides vitals I'm missing? I haven't done all my nursing prerequisites yet.

Wow. Very untrue and out of context! I have gotten little good feed back from this site. Unfortunately the healthcare field isn't comprised only of caring people and if anyone thinks they are floating around a toxic environment with a poor perfect me they are indeed in store for a rude awakening. Maybe I should have just come out and say it plainly. If you disagree with a superior more experienced person how is it best to handle it if you feel strongly about it. I can rephrase the question if that helps.

Also, I am new in this field. I feel the other CNA's are taking advantage of this and they disappear but if I say anything to the supervisor I get the stink eye and lack of cooperation so quite often I find myself in other PT's rooms assisting but I am not always reciprocated that. There are exceptions as some of the CNA's are amazing and very helpful. I am in school to become an RN and I try to find positive non confrontational ways to say things. Being tactful is difficult for me sometimes and I am learning to do this in a healthcare setting. I love being a CNA because I love working close with the PTs. It really makes my day to improve theirs.

I was talking about vitals because I wanted to point out the RNs lack of attention. I took that PTs vitals without being asked. Her CNA was no where in site so I stayed with the PT but her nurse went about passing meds when the doctor came in and assessed her. I don't take other PT vitals unless I think something is wrong so I can inform a nurse. Unless my charge nurse asked.

As I was passing breakfast in my hall, I noticed an unfamiliar patient that seemed to be moving very sporadically, unresponsive and in general not well. Right away I got her charge nurse and told her of my observation. She checked the patient and said this was normal. Despite the fact I felt that it was wrong I went about my day in my section. As I passed her room her charge nurse asked me to get her oxygen and set her up STAT and so I did. To make a long story short this did not help and she totally crashed. The physician on duty or someone else called for a paramedic and intubated her. She didn't recover. I am going to school for nursing and I am still a novice but was this the right way for the charge nurse to respond? I wasn't even the PT's CNA but I am always willing to help any PT especially in an emergency situation and the RN thought I was working her hall so she demanded vitals and I had to tell her several time she was not my charge nurse. How could I have affected the situation to be better for this PT?