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It is not just rumors since we also were in the room next door and my mom was my dad's voice when something he needed to be done, like call his doctor. We talk with the husband many time during the day and nights to help keep each other sane. So it was not just overheard, sorry to say that.

Thank you for the thoughts! I just couldn't think how she could say she called when she didn't. It seems that the women spkied a high fever and since she was not seen right away became septic passed away two weeks later.

I believe it was the patient or maybe her husband who never left her side, would it make a difference between the two?

I have a question about a situation that happened at a hospital. When my father was in the hospital I over heard that a situation were a night nurse was asked to call a patients doctor three times. The nurse told the patient she made the call, the next day it was found out that the call was never made. What is the protocol for this nurse. Doses she have to call when asked or is it up to her to make the decision not to call and tell them that she did?

thank you for your replies. My father had some internal bleeding and was sent to this hospital to find it. He was in there for 4 weeks, he was walking the halls and doing everything anyone told him, he had 4 Colonoscopy 1 lasting over 3 hours. After the picc line went in, never cleaned within the 1st 24 hours was flushed each time I saw them use it, everything went down hill fast. He was not able to walk the halls and cdc was pumping him with all they could give him. When they did take out the picc line and test it it was contaminated. I have talk with his internist at home, not the hospital were this happened because he had 4 internist and 4 different areas of the hospital working on him during this period of time. So I guess I am looking to see from what I have read on the internet and from his internist the picc line should have been cleaned within the first 24 hours, others have said every three days. So what is the protocol?

I was hoping you might be able to send me to links that might help me understand what happened to my father. My father was given a picc line, it was never cleaned after 8 days it was discovered that he had a fungi infection as well as a yeast infection both coming from the picc line, it tested positive. Some of my many questions are; who is responsible for the picc line protocol, after 24 shifts and many different people looking at my fathers chart shouldn't someone have seen that\the picc line was not cleaned? My father died due to the fungi filling up his lungs and he suffocated. I just want to see were the ball was dropped it was the hardest thing I ever had to deal with telling him to stop fighting and go be with my mother. I am sorry for writing to you but if you could help me or know of anyone who could I would truly be grateful! [email protected]