Hi
Been at the hospital for the best part of 2 days
After all what Uncle Tom has been through in the last few weeks he fell yesterday and broke his hip...
I was completley gutted
To make it worse i found out that he had tried to get out of bed when he fell and he was able to do this as the cot sides had been left down.
When i questioned this i was told .........wait for it !!!
"We have to ask the patient if they want the cot sides up or down"
They stated that it is rather a grey area but has to be adhered to... Blah Blah Blah......whatever...
Im afraid to say i lost it completley... with the staff it was not the first time he had fallen and how do they expect a extremly confused person to fully understand the safty aspects
Does anyone else have experience of this nature?
Anyway........
Uncle Tom had op today and thankfully it has all gone according to plan with no complications will hopefully have clearer picture in the morning.
So Fingers crossed......
Take Care thanks for listening
Danni x
Been at the hospital for the best part of 2 days
After all what Uncle Tom has been through in the last few weeks he fell yesterday and broke his hip...
I was completley gutted
To make it worse i found out that he had tried to get out of bed when he fell and he was able to do this as the cot sides had been left down.
When i questioned this i was told .........wait for it !!!
"We have to ask the patient if they want the cot sides up or down"
They stated that it is rather a grey area but has to be adhered to... Blah Blah Blah......whatever...
Im afraid to say i lost it completley... with the staff it was not the first time he had fallen and how do they expect a extremly confused person to fully understand the safty aspects
Does anyone else have experience of this nature?
Anyway........
Uncle Tom had op today and thankfully it has all gone according to plan with no complications will hopefully have clearer picture in the morning.
So Fingers crossed......
Take Care thanks for listening
Danni x