When they are in the hospital.
Mom is on bed rest. So that means a bed pan, right? Well I got here at 7am. Good thing too, cus 5000 people have been in poking and prodding and asking questions. Had I not been here it could have been bad. I went home last night b/c our doc does 730 rounds and they had nothing planned.
A couple of times today I asked if she needed to use the bathroom. No she said.
At about 330, I thought well its been a long time. Perhaps I should to the nurse. A friend convinced me that since she was napping I could "tattle" and not get busted.
So I went to get some ice and just casually asked the nurse about it. They pulled her chart. The aid had written that she had voided 2x since 7. hogwash. I was here the whole time except to get ice 2x (counting the one I was getting now) I even packed my lunch so I wouldnt have to leave.
So nurses are scurrying now..its been to long. The last thing we need is a UTI. do you know what UTIs do to people with dementia? google it some time. It isnt pretty.
So they came down and sure enough she needed to, just didnt know it.
Why would an aid write it down wrong? on purpose? I hope not. I liked that one a lot. Mom liked her too. on accident? is she too busy to keep charts straight? That's terrible if that's the case. Overworked staff leads to accidents.
But what about the room after room after room of people here with no one with them? What do they do? Do they do anything?
Our doc and nurses would have never known had I not said something. They would have thought all was well. What could that have lead to? I dont know. But I'm glad we took care of it.
It reaffirms my need to be here as much as possible.
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