The nurse made a big mistake
By Porcospino
@Porcospino (31366)
Denmark
January 7, 2019 8:26am CST
I have written other discussions about the home health care team that takes care of my mother-in-law. They have made mistakes in the past like forgetting to visit to her when they said they would, but this time something worse happened.
My mother-law-in had a fall in her home. She called her nurse and the nurse looked at her and said: "It is not necessary to call a doctor, you just need to relax and take some painkillers"
Later that day my mother-in-law called my husband. She was in tremendous pain, she could hardly move or speak. We called an ambulance, and when she got to the hospital they discovered she had 3 broken ribs in addition to the other health problems she already had. One day later she got pneumonia and she ended up in intensive care.
She is doing much better now. She is still at the hospital, but not in intensive care.This time we are writing complaint about that nurse.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
7 Jan 19
Yes, we definitely going to write a complaint. We talked to my brother-in-law, he also wants to complain and we are probably going to write it together. I don't think that the nurse is competent. It is risky to let her take care of vulnerable clients.
My mother-in-law is still at the hospital, but she is doing much better. She will probably leave the hospital in a few days.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
8 Jan 19
@LadyDuck The problem is that most of those complaints don't change a lot. In most cases the nurse will get a warning and they will tell her "to be more careful in the future" We are still going to write the complaint of course, but very few of those cases has serious consequences for the nurse involved. I personally think that she should be fired.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
8 Jan 19
@Porcospino The nurse is extremely dangerous, imagine those patients who are unable to complain and to call their families. She must be stopped to visit people.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
7 Jan 19
Thank you. We were all very angry when we discovered what happened. There have been problems before, but this time it is worse. Incompetent is the right word. She really should have called a doctor.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
7 Jan 19
@Porcospino My goodness, she should be fired.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
8 Jan 19
@Courage7 I agree. I am worried about would could happen in the future if she makes other mistakes.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
12 Jan 19
When an older person falls they should always be seen by a doctor. Falls can be symptoms of infections and other problems. It is not a good thing to have a nurse dismiss the seriousness of a fall.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
12 Jan 19
Exactly. That is the reason why we are worried about the things that could happen if the nurse continues to take care of the clients. She didn't take it serious at all.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
7 Jan 19
Oh wow, yes, that nurse should not be in the healthcare field. Anybody with common sense would know that there could have been internal bleeding or other things that don't automatically show up.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
7 Jan 19
Yes, that is the thing I don't understand. I mean, I don't understand why she didn't ask a doctor to examine my mother-in-law. She should have been to the hospital in the morning and not in the afternoon when she was in so much pain.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
8 Jan 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes, exactly. I would have asked a doctor to examine her if I had been that nurse. My mother-in-law is usually a woman who doesn't complain much, but she was in so much pain when we called the ambulance. She could hardly move without pain.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
7 Jan 19
@Porcospino I think the nurse was probably either incompetent or just lazy. She should have known that you can never be too careful with elderly who fall. Your mother in law could have had incurred much worse damage to her body.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
7 Jan 19
Yes, exactly. She had broken ribs and she needed medical treatment not painkillers, but the nurse didn't think that it was necessary to ask a doctor.
Suffer that institution and that sister. I hope your mother will be better.@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
7 Jan 19
I also think that it is horrible that the nurse didn't take things seriously. My mother-in-law is still at the hospital, but she is doing much better now and she is no longer in intensive care. She will probably stay in the hospital a few more days.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
8 Jan 19
@Nevena83 When she comes back to her home the home health care team will take care of her again. Hopefully that nurse won't be a part of the team who helps in her home. We don't trust that nurse at all.
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@Nevena83 (65282)
• Serbia
7 Jan 19
@Porcospino Do not return it to the same place.
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@amirev777 (4117)
• India
11 Jan 19
OMG! three broken ribs, how could the nurse be so irresponsible?
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
11 Jan 19
That is exactly what I thought. It is really irresponsible of her. We are writing a complaint about her.
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@wolfgirl569 (95165)
• Marion, Ohio
7 Jan 19
Glad she is doing better. I would be demanding someone different.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
7 Jan 19
That is what we are thinking. We don't want that nurse to take care of her in the future. We are going to write a complaint. Maybe the nurse will just get a warning, but we want the home healthcare team to know that we don't think that it is acceptable.
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
7 Jan 19
That is a very serious mistake. It is lucky that she is now recovering.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
7 Jan 19
Yes, it is a very serious mistake. We were very worried about my mother-in-law. Fortunately the ambulance came extremely fast, but we are angry about the nurse who didn't take things seriously. I am very happy that my mother-in-law is recovering now.
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