Pt having a "friend" over for "special nursing care"

[delphine22]

You know what I mean. . .a patient having someone of the opposite sex (or the same sex! that's happened too) that they are romantically involved with, spend the night (thankfully in a private room) and performing overt sex acts, to the horror of the poor CNA who has to come in and fix her tele leads, which have obviously come loose from all the activity.

I was horrified to know that not only does my hospital not have a policy against this, but the house supervisor told me I was not allowed to tell them to stop! These are sick people here! I understand people say they have "physical needs," but can we draw a line somewhere?!

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

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[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

If they wern't sick people why would they be in a hospital?

As ALREADY pointed out, I had incorrectly interpreted her "they are sick" as something different from "they are physically ill."

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

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I think the membership needs to remain cognizant that Allnurses hosts an international audience/membership even if owned and operated in the Good Ole USA.

Yes, and it was my impression that it was against TOS to criticize posters' spelling and grammar mistakes, with this very principle in mind.

I wish I had a dollar for every time someone points out a spelling or grammar mistake, and then goes on to say something like "I advocate for my patient's," or "The doctor's at my hospital always return their pages promptly."

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

Yes, and it was my impression that it was against TOS to criticize posters' spelling and grammar mistakes, with this very principle in mind.

I wish I had a dollar for every time someone points out a spelling or grammar mistake, and then goes on to say something like "I advocate for my patient's," or "The doctor's at my hospital always return their pages promptly."

Criticism is one thing....calling names or being insulting is another

[PacoUSA, BSN, RN]

... and genital lice check ...

Ok this is proof that I need to go to sleep: I first read this to say "genital ice licking."

I'm done ... good night!!

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[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

Ok this is proof that I need to go to sleep: I first read this to say "genital ice licking."

I'm done ... good night!!

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...Good night!

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

Criticism is one thing....calling names or being insulting is another

I totally agree. As often as I cringe at the many "your, you're" and "their, there, and they're" errors made every day on AN by people who should absolutely know better, I think it's great that you reminded us that English is not the primary language of many who post here. We never know the background of the person we are so tempted to correct, which is why I mused that this particular fact could be one of the reasons that correcting grammar and spelling mistakes is against TOS.

[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

Artifact needs to be evaluated and the leads replaced so I would know if the patient is having dysrthmias. I'm assuming that if they are being monitored the potential for problems exists.

When does telemetry monitoring cross the line to infringing on the patient's privacy?

Most of the time, telemetry monitoring is a precaution. It is easy to distinguish artifact or lead displacement from a true dysrhythmia.

[elkpark]

You don't call the shots here, and the doctor does not call the shots here. Even if the doc "prescribed" no sexual activity.. It's up to the PATIENT to follow the physician's orders. ANY patient .. can decline a doctor's order.. it's a basic patient right.

Yes, and it is the hospital's right to administratively discharge people who don't wish to comply with the recommended treatment. I'm with the "if they're well enough to have sex, they're well enough to go home" contingent on this.

[SmilingBluEyes]

AMA if they can't comply with tx. I have walked in on people having sex right after childbirth. UNREAL ....gross. I simply reminded them of the great possibility of infection in the woman and charted. But there was not much else to be done. But if someone is sick enough to be on tele, I submit they are too sick for sex, IN the hospital.

[RNperdiem, RN]

What would our nursing teaching include for a patient having a "visitor"? Would we have to ask them to maintain hip precautions, full spine precautions, sternal precautions, not pull out the NG tube and don't kick over the chest tube canister? When I think of my patient population, I have to smile.

[MrChicagoRN, RN]

. But if someone is sick enough to be on tele, I submit they are too sick for sex, IN the hospital.

Just think of it as a patient initiated stress test reflecting real life experiences