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pendy · 13-02-2006, 10:11

Having worked in several major hospitals, I do think standards of nursing care have slipped. At St George's, major teaching hospital, I was visiting a pre-op patient (one I had admitted on behalf of my boss) and the lady in the next bed was desperate for a bedpan. There were three nurses at the nursing station, preparing "care plans". I told one of them the lady needed a bedpan. Response? - "She's not one of my named patients". In the end, I got one for her, thus flouting every health and safety reg in the book. Does it matter whose patient someone is if they need help?

By the way, a sample "care plan" I came across in a set ot notes - "Problem: patient may be in pain. Solution: Offer analgesia". Who needs this writing down for them????

13-02-2006, 10:11	#7
pendy Resting in peace Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London/Oswaldtwistle Posts: 1,123 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 908	Re: Nursing Care Having worked in several major hospitals, I do think standards of nursing care have slipped. At St George's, major teaching hospital, I was visiting a pre-op patient (one I had admitted on behalf of my boss) and the lady in the next bed was desperate for a bedpan. There were three nurses at the nursing station, preparing "care plans". I told one of them the lady needed a bedpan. Response? - "She's not one of my named patients". In the end, I got one for her, thus flouting every health and safety reg in the book. Does it matter whose patient someone is if they need help? By the way, a sample "care plan" I came across in a set ot notes - "Problem: patient may be in pain. Solution: Offer analgesia". Who needs this writing down for them????