Lana1988

Yes. I have had same experiences with patients. I worked at an assisted living facility and this happened occasionally but sometimes it was documented and sometimes it wasn’t. Otherwise it was just a blind eye given to us when it happened. I agree that this is not right and something more I should be done in our favor because we are the ones who are taking care of the patient. The diagnosis of the patient should not matter and someone should take the blame for this occurring and set up prevention from it occurring again instead of us being assaulted. Whether it’s the facility or whoever it may be. This shouldn’t be ignored.

Hello my coworker at our doctors office forgot about a patient which she had assigned him a room in the back that we use for overflow which we almost never use this room. However I feel that not only my coworker but all of the other nurses and medical assistants including myself should deserve the blame. He was forgotten for over an hour I just don’t understand how it happened because my coworker did say she flagged the room and I was training with a member of our senior nursing staff I did pass the room and I didn’t notice but neither did anyone else. My concern is For the patient. what could I have done? Or what could we have done differently ? I want to ensure this does not happen again