Pt raped at my hospital

[sassy_cassie]

An elderly lady was raped in her hospital bed over the weekend. It was during normal visiting hours and was done by a repeat criminal. The police think he picked her at random. His nurse went to check on her pt and caught him in the act. The nursing staff then detained him called security and the cops. This took place in the bible belt in a usually safe area. I live near where it happened and I don't even lock my doors at home at night or when I'm away.

What could the hospital do to prevent this from happening again? Is there any visitor screening done at your hospital?

[Ruby Vee, BSN]

. . .yep. .. i live in a "controlled access" building. it's buttoned up pretty tight, but my car was broken into last week. they took some camping equipment and my cute new kitchen cutting board, but conspicuously left the very detailed book about the plague in england sitting on the passenger seat, but moved from it's original location in the car. the moment of amusement i had over that made me feel a little better. .

horrible what happened to the lady. . . at least the guy was caught. the person(s) who killed the hh nurse in detroit still on the loose. even though nothing is a 100%, it seems like having people stopped in the lobby to sign in and get a visitor sticker is an inexpensive thing, and would at least raise the antenna about someone seeming "off" or evasive.

ps. ruby, glad they didn't do worse to your dog, hope she/he recovered well.

sorry about your car. as for my dog -- his injuries healed but we're still dealing with behavior problems we think stemmed from the break-in.