Posted on 01/28/2011 12:37:08 PM PST by Brytani
Yesterday I fell into the shower. Nobody was hurt.
Read up on your meds b4 you do anything either way.
Talk to the head nurse in that ward and explain your feelings. What you experienced is not a healing experience.
If nothing else, think of it as keeping a lawyer from getting a pay check. That's why I always report spills when I see one in a store. :-)
TMI
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Actually a large hematoma can become infected. So watch for red streaking, warmth to the touch,etc. I recommend warm compresses to the area as it will help the hematoma break down. Your body will have to do the rest. And yes to the complaint letter. I have had thankfully rare cases where patients thought I was abrupt and they complained. Makes me more sensitive.
Definitely complain, if for no other reason than maybe it can prevent this happening to someone else.
Guess ya missed #4, I don’t do ambulance chasers.
No chance I would sue - for what, a bruise? Now, going to the administrator about her attitude is another thing, she should not be a nurse.
That’s the biggest part of this, she really should not be dealing with people if asking her a question, pertaining to a medication she’s about to give you, offends/pisses/insults her.
Or is there something in ObamaCare we didn’t see that says we can’t ask questions anymore and must have rude people in hospitals? (well, SEIU does run the hospitals here, might explain it lol)
Personally, I would get my doctor on the phone and quickly. Who knows what the bubble truly is... is it a whole bunch of the medication or air?! If I don’t know then you don’t know either. I would explain everything to your doctor and ask his/her advice. If everything is okay, then I would write a letter to the administrator of the hospital and the charge nurse as well. I would detail everything that occurred including the bad attitude. INHO, it sounds like this nurse didn’t know her own butt from a hole in the ground. I hope you feel better soon. Mom
Medications should not burn when being injected. It would seem to me that the IV slipped out of the vein, or it went clear through. From my experience burning is usually from when the medication leaks out under the skin.
More like BWI, if you know the history.
I’ll see if I can get home on the phone, you’re right, I have no idea if it’s saline, blood or what in the lump.
I will be contacting the admin of the hospital as well as the health systems they are a part of. Her attitude was completely inappropriate.
I was going to add not to bother if you're in a socialized medicine environment. But there you go, SEIU, might as well be. Attempting to discipline her will have the SEIU come down on the hospital hard.
My daughter is a nurse and yes, report the attitude of this woman to both the charge nurse and to administration. Most hospitals have cards handy where you can make comments in support of or complaint of any personnel. We have always complimented the hard working nurses who deserved the recognition, but the bad ones don’t need to be in that position.
What concerns me is if it is air or what? You don’t want that going through your system. My Mom was a nurse for years and she never treated anyone with such disrespect no matter what type of day she was having or what troubles were on her mind. It is all about professionalism and treating the patient with respect and courtesy... you received neither in my opinion. Be the one who reports her... you could be saving a life down the road. Mom
Yet you took the time to read it then make fun of her concerns.
I’m confused, you said you were having chest pains, and then said you had no pain...huh?
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