Tried to watch over an elderly relative, who'd had a hemmorhagic stroke, going through first the Neurological ward (multiples #FallsFromBed) then Delerium ward (tied to chair, left wandering when marked "Two person assist") at #SCGH #Perth then #AgedCareFacility (severe mistreatment).
Learnt hospitals, nursing homes and medical clinics environments are;
management/HR,
medico-legal,
industrialised, &,
commercialised,
environments.
Hard lessons.
You need:
Paper, pen, who, what, when.
The following is a non-expert, personal opinion.
If I'm going into a Neurological ward, I will try to get into a room shared with as many other patients as possible, especially if I'm at risk of #FallsFromBed.
A public hospital may try and push me towards using any applicible #PrivateHealthInsurance and then try to "upgrade" me to a private room - then I will not be seen by as many people if I begin to fall from bed.
Not sure if private hospitals have the shared option
@ECityMom
In my experience #FallsFromBed is an area in which #Nursing fails.
On reporting yet another fall ftom bed* I realised that the nurses had been trained, as part of the #FallsPreventionProgram, to respond immediately with "Not all falls can be prevented".
The #Ethics of this training are IMO corrupted. Initiating general training about falls when a specific fall is being reported functions as an attempted #MindFuck.
* 5 total? One fall changed things from "rehab" to "transition".
@theconversationau
Perpendicular to this is the benefits and costs of being in a +3 bed ward.
For some conditions having more people around seeing what is going on is very beneficial.
Private rooms sound all very nice.
But being alone when hositalised can be a very poor career move.
#FallsFromBed being one example. #Hospitals #PublicHealth
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