Last night the hospital called and asked if my Mom or a family member would come and watch my father. They had a sitter for a few nights (11:00pm - 8:00am) to watch him in case he pulled his feeding tube out. Problem was that the nights the sitter showed up he didn't even have the feeding tube in.
Who's responsibility is it for patient care. Having someone, like a family member, watch him all night will ensure that the nurses don't have to put in the feeding tube again if he pulls it out. I know - it's getting to be a hassle for them as he's pulled it out the last 7 times they've inserted it. The nurses are getting frustrated. So is my Mom. She's been there every day since the beginning. The doctors are getting frustrated because they have no answers for my Mom.
Mom doesn't want to complain about the nurses for fear they will end up taking it out on my Dad. Piss on that. If the nurses aren't doing their job then the manager should now about it. Why are they asking family to come in when it should be there job. Why are they sedating him so regularly just because he keeps pulling his tubes out. He's not even aware he's doing it.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment