So here I am sitting with my grandmother who is in the hospital with UTI, sepsis, ARF, and dehydration. I've only seen the nurse twice and I've been here since 6am. No one has assessed her, looked at her skin, or brought her fresh ice. No hourly rounds? They are obviously not on any computer systems but they don't even bring a paper MAR into the room when giving meds. I always assess my patients and at least try to round every other hour. What is the deal? Glad I'm here to look after her.
Last night my g-ma had a small seizure. Only lasted 10 seconds, no ictal period, but she had some disorientation afterwards. When we told the nurse she just said... "I'm sure she didn't have a seizure." Um... you know a seizure when you see one. Thankfully I was here this morning to tell the doctor about it. He thinks it was related to everything going on with her.
I just don't feel safe leaving her here but I can't stay 24/7. Also I have to back to work Thursday. Please say a prayer.
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I work in a very well known hosp in our community.My father was transferred to my facility fm his community hosp. The care he received was in a word HORRIBLE.I was very disappointed and heart broken that the place that I worked treated him so badly.It has totally made me rethink nursing and I have been a nurse more than 20yrs.
Hours without anyone checking on him-monitor alarms that went off without anyone seeming to notice. A aspiration event for which I will forever blame the nurse.....I could go on and on. It seem that the new breed of nurses just do not care!
How is he now Jojo? I am so sorry this happened to me. I wish someone higher up who is responsible for squeezing nursing budgets (federal and state) could see this. But they would just blame the nurses I bet. This isn't just about the nurses Jojo it's about how many we have and are allowed to have.
I cannot believe it but one local hospital is laying off nurses, and the larger one I guess is talking about it! WHATTT? We don't have enough in either to begin with!!
Hospitals are in a staffing crisis without a doubt. However my Father's care cannot be blamed on short staffing or overworked nurses.The aspiration event occurred in ICU where his nurse had 1 other pt.The floor he went to was a pulm stepdown and the ratio was 3/1.
I got a CD of his medical record and could not believe the charting.Things not charted. Things that were charted that were not done.
On the day of dc my Mother told the nurse that my Father was not well and she rudely told her "the DR said he could go."
When he got to the rehab hosp he was febrile and tachypneic.He was dx with pneumonia and spent 4 of his precious rehab days being tx.
He got better care at the rehab hosp than he got at the acute care facility.
Unfortunately my Father died in Dec.
i will always hold accountable the nurse who let him aspirate as this led to a 2nd intubation and prolonged ICU stay.This seemed to be event that everything circled around.
Sometimes poor nursing care is just that and cannot be blamed on staffing.
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How is he now Jojo? I am so sorry this happened to me.
I just noticed this typo, sorry! I meant to say I am so sorry this happened to YOU!!!
Hospitals are in a staffing crisis without a doubt. However my Father's care cannot be blamed on short staffing or overworked nurses.The aspiration event occurred in ICU where his nurse had 1 other pt.The floor he went to was a pulm stepdown and the ratio was 3/1.
I got a CD of his medical record and could not believe the charting.Things not charted. Things that were charted that were not done.
On the day of dc my Mother told the nurse that my Father was not well and she rudely told her "the DR said he could go."
When he got to the rehab hosp he was febrile and tachypneic.He was dx with pneumonia and spent 4 of his precious rehab days being tx.
He got better care at the rehab hosp than he got at the acute care facility.
Unfortunately my Father died in Dec.
i will always hold accountable the nurse who let him aspirate as this led to a 2nd intubation and prolonged ICU stay.This seemed to be event that everything circled around.
Sometimes poor nursing care is just that and cannot be blamed on staffing.
I hope you reported this to the hospital and made sure that it got to the people who will do something. No I don't mean to say that bad nursing doesn't exist, of course it does, and there is no excuse for it at all! I am sorry I didn't convey that to you.
And I am really sorry about your Dad, I lost mine almost two years ago and IT HURTS sometimes
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How is he now Jojo? I am so sorry this happened to me. I wish someone higher up who is responsible for squeezing nursing budgets (federal and state) could see this. But they would just blame the nurses I bet. This isn't just about the nurses Jojo it's about how many we have and are allowed to have.
I cannot believe it but one local hospital is laying off nurses, and the larger one I guess is talking about it! WHATTT? We don't have enough in either to begin with!!