This past week my daughter had to go into the hospital for some female surgery. I didn't accompany her because her husband was able to and because she had been scheduled for 12:30PM. I called her, at 9AM to wish her luck, when my oldest granddaughter told me, her surgery had been moved up to 8AM. Unless something bad happened, I expected to talk with my SIL in the evening. Before saying anything more, my daughter does not like to stay in hospitals. She always ask for the earliest possible discharge time. She was admitted overnight. She saw a nurse when they made rounds to change shift 7PM. And when she asked for the foley to be removed. No one check her op sites or her packing. And when it half dropped out, the nurse grabbed it and jerked it out. She did have an IV but it was never checked. It inflitrated and she had to call for someone to remove it. Needless to say, by 10:30AM she was ready to flee.
I haven't worked on a surg. unit in twenty years but I am appalled at the lack of care she received. Because this hospital is a for profit I am encouraging her to write a letter to corporate headquarters. I was a patient, in the same hospital last Christmas. And I received excellent care. My status was assessed several times a shift. I saw my nurse regularly. My care was excellent.
Is the norm for a surgical unit or an overnight patient?
