Todays Oprah

Totally lost...what was Oprah about today?

I'm watching Oprah. Fortunately I haven't seen mistakes like them. OMG how sad!!!!

My friends sister sued a hospital. She won a lot of money from sueing a local hospital. She lives a huge house now--but she has a child much like the little boy in a wheelchair. Unable to speak. Has no control of bowel/urinary, uncontrollable extremity movements. It's so sad.

http://www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/200310/tows_past_20031003.jhtml

a link so people at least know what is being discussed here. altho i can' t see what NURSING has to do with MEDICAL MISTAKES...

but then the show is not on for 2 hours here yet. I may watch it to see.....

Originally posted by FutureNurse2005

OMG!! I am in shock at the thought of these things happening!

Can you nurses tell me how often things like this happen? Why? Are the nurses at fault too?

I am stunned and scared and my heart just breaks for these people!

man. i'm speechless.

It is meant to shock you. It got your attention so that they could tell you what you can and should do as a consumer of health care.

Oftern people do not pay attention to a message unless they are shocked out of thier complacency.

The message (I did not see the show but looked at the posted link) seems to be you need to be an informed and responsible consumer of health care.

That is you are responsible for the care your receive.

This is not what normally or even usually happens when consumers don't inform themselves but how many people pay attention to what is normal and ususal?

It is an old speaker and writers technique. Say somthing out rageous then deliver the message.

I just read the link--such sad stories...although the one with the little boy I didn't understand. Did he have all those problems from not being delivered...or were they upset because they thought he was healthy when they left the hospital?

I think the little guy was deprived of oxygen thus causing the Cerebral palsy etc. The family were upset at their son being in the state he was due to the negligence of the hospital from delaying the boys births.

My heart goes out to those people. Such a sad thing to happen to them.