Stroke at homenursing

[Elfriede]

Hi there !

If you find our patient on the flor/soil with an apoplectic insult ---

--- do move him ?

(Sure ! Life support measures !)

But if this is not necessary ---

Do you carry him into his bed, or do leave him there to wait (with you) for the ambulance?

(ulterior motives : thrombus/embolus)

Ys, Elfriede

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

Why on earth would you carry someone inside with an acute medical emergency. Ensure airway and call 911. Leave the field EMS to those trained (first responders, EMTs, Paramedics)

[Elfriede]

Thank you JBN,

thats what I agree.

But our "Chief" has a written "Standards" for every xxx .

(Stolen anywhere from the net and never revised)

--- "Bring the patient into his bed and ..."

Talking with him - about revision - is ---- not very "comfortable".

And we have a lot of problems, if we don`t follow that xxx.

Ys, Elfriede

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

It appears you are not in the US

[Elfriede]

You`re right.

It`s Germany.

"Regulations vs. knowledge"

A global theme I suppose.

[martymoose, BSN, RN]

That's ridiculous- how are you expected to carry a debilitated pt into a house by yourself?

I guess your company must want to pay for injuries you may incur to yourself and possibly the patient.

Call for ambulance keep pt safe- supportive care- blankets, etc.

I have a relative named Elfriede :)

[BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN]

I would never break my back to carry an unresponsive person to their bed. Dumbest thing I've heard today and it's been a LONG one.

[xoemmylouox, ASN, RN]

Why on Earth would you move a patient from a firm surface (the floor) to a soft surface like a bed? So you can give useless compressions? Obviously that person has a very limited medical background. It's scary that they are often the ones creating the policies we must all follow.