So, right now I am furious with the psych nursing staff at a local hospital. My grandmother was admitted to a psych unit because she had a change in mental status r/t no sleep. The only way they could get her an appointment with a psychiatrist was to admit her there. Well anyway, in the middle of the night my grandmother gets up to go to the bathroom and accidentially hits the fire alarm. Well the nurse on duty at night came in there and told her she was sick and tired of dealing with her and that she was keeping everyone awake. So the nurse made the decision to restrain her with wrist restraints into a chair. Keep in mind my grandmother just had spinal surgery r/t 2 spinal fractures. Forced her into the bed with 3 people and now my grandmother is in so much pain. We took her AMA because the tx she was receiving was not appropriate. What do you guys think about this situation? Am I in the right to be furiated with the nursing staff?
OP, was she still receiving care immediate post surgery? How old is she? Was she rehab LTC? Wondering if she was in state of Delerium caused from surgery, moving from one situation to the other, lack of sleep... if so, the whole psych ward thing was screwed up, if anybody knows geriatrics.
netglow, ASN, RN
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OP, was she still receiving care immediate post surgery? How old is she? Was she rehab LTC? Wondering if she was in state of Delerium caused from surgery, moving from one situation to the other, lack of sleep... if so, the whole psych ward thing was screwed up, if anybody knows geriatrics.