What to do?

[yanmah]

Sorry this is a new thread.

I had to have my appendix out, and they put me the ward i left in August.

The first (new to me ) nurse ignored three requests for pain relief and took two hours to put up my fluids when i was first admitted and left me in pain for over forty mins.

Over nurses were either rude or treated me as if i wasn't sick.

And for the record i barely ask for anything or complain about the care otherwise.

I was feeling vunerable cause i had already been in pain wfith d & v for three days.

Should i have been more assertive and more importantly should nurses that need to look hard in the mirror and grow up and listen to their patients have the insight to do that.

i don't think all nurses should be perfect but maybe there is acceptable things and maybe there is not. Where is the line

[suzanne4, RN]

Not sure what type of advice that you are looking for. Can you be more specific?

This is also 8 months later than when issues happened.

[nyapa, RN]

I gather you left the ward in August, but that you have only just had the procedure done? Do you still work within the hospital?

You don't have to put up with that sort of behaviour. You are unwell. You are a patient not a nurse. You deserve to be treated like one. After all, when you get patients you can't stand, you still treat them professionally, not in a vindictive manner...

Myself, I would have involved the patient advocate. The hospital needs to know about this sort of behaviour.

Hoping that this info helps,

Jay

[nyapa, RN]

Just another thought. You could write to the hospital administration, explain your dilemma, and make an appointment to speak with them, to work out details of any action that may be taken. After all, you do have to protect yourself, as an employee of the hospital...

[yanmah]

just a whinge i suppose. But this happened last week. I left that ward in August. I just feel some nurses have issues like being patronising to their colleagues and patients and controlling.

[talaxandra]

I'm sorry you had such an unpleasant experience. The fluids might not be a huge issue, but leaving you in pain isn't acceptable. I agree with nyapa, though I'd be inclined to start with the NUM before the patient advocate. Of course, having previously worked in the ward may complicate matters, but if s/he's approachable...

If it's any comfort (lemons into lemonade), this experience may help you as a practitioner.

Good luck.

[yanmah]

Thanks guys for your support. I now work for silver chain palliative care where it is very patient centred. I did get on well with my old manager so maybe i will mention to her.

I think (big generalisation here) is that cause ward nursing can be busy with multiple demands some nurses can forget why they are their. My CN on that ward swore she only knew her patients by room number, which hardly makes for empathy. ? too harsh?

I think nursing is the best job in the world, given the right environment.

I wish no nurse had to come home beating herself up that she could of done better, if he / she had more time. and non-, task oriented time with a nurse is what heals, not being the nurses that gets her four hourly obs done, although that is vital too.

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