Slow nurse response time is a danger to pt health

Nurses Safety

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While my Granny was on the hospital I noticed that all if her nurses take nearly fifteen minutes to respond to any call. While sitting with her through the night she began violently vomiting. I pressed the call button, asked for her nurse and it was nearly an hour before she strolled around and asked if the vomiting had stopped.

Another example: at 20:00 she said a doctor had ordered antibiotics, a pain killer, and a bp medication. She gave the pain meds, and never administered the other drugs.

How do I go about getting another nurse? This is a serious danger to My granny's health, she'll die of a heartattack before the nurse gets around to giving bp meds.

Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

I think at this point, this thread is not on target any longer. Other posters have said that when you come to AN, you can't expect nurse bashing to be tolerated and I agree.

Though nursing and medicine is not perfect, most nurses and other providers do the absolute best they can with the incredible workloads piled on them.

Comparing waitstaff at a restaurant to a nurse caring for pts is ludicrous.

Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Such lack of compassion for the sick grandmother and worried granddaughter. At least it's clear who the enemy is.

Please be cognizant that this discussion is approximately two months old. This is a friendly reminder to please be more mindful of the dates when conducting a search. :)

The OP has received numerous responses regarding the issue that he has presented. Instead of continually beating a dead horse, it is time to close this thread permanently. I hope that everyone has a wonderful day!

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