Hi guys,
Ez here again. My current issue is Nursing Staff. I KNOW they are really really busy (I've worked in a Nursing home and hospital before so I have first hand knowledge) BUT it is so frustrating when patients aren't ready on time!! Here is my current issue-
On neuro prac, seeing a patient who is no longer on the neuro ward. The nursing staff on the actualy neuro ward are great, always have patients ready for physio... however on this new ward they are a nightmare! I write on the ward whiteboard the night before to please have him ready by 11.30am (not exactly the crack of dawn, and actually the last possible session before lunch) and please have him in pajamas (as we are taking him to the gym) and to please have him in his wheelchair (hoist transfer). I also write these requests (nicely) in the ward diary and in his notes the night before. THEN at 8.30am I go and find his nurse for the day and ask for him to please please please be ready and explain why... and he is NEVER ready! Today he did have pajamas on, but was still in bed!! Ahhhhh!!!
What more can I do?! It's doing my head in!!
Ez
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Hi Erin,
I'm with you. I have also had the same experiences at a different hospital. It is really frustrating, because your whole day is put out of whack when you spend all the extra time getting the patient ready & then end up running overtime.
For one particular patient who was often not ready I actually ended up following the nurse around for the morning to sneakily find out what she was getting up to.. i found out that she had about 4 other really dependant patients she was looking after (don't ask me why, i didn't dare ask) who actually required more "nursing" attention than the patient I was about to see.
So in this case I realised the nurse was more flat out than me. It's sometimes comforting looking at how much work nurses do, and doctors etc for that matter so you know you're not the only one run off their feet.
And for the people who never go out on a limb to help someone else out there's not much you can do.. You just have to hoist/transfer etc yourslef & ultimately lose the treatment time.
Its good knowing I'm not the only one who gets ignored but! Thanks
Ez
Bribery? Chocolate? Nurses have it tough too I spose, but you can't be more organised than you have been. About to go onto my neuro placement now so I may have a first hand experience.
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