Post by mypprincess on Mar 21, 2010 16:44:11 GMT -5
I work in an office that is situated in an adult care facility and rented out by the agency I work for.
We don't go to patients' rooms for treatment, rather they come to our office for scheduled visits.
About a week ago, an extremely obese patient was moved to a very small room and kept on bumping in his bed. He barely had room to move. He is a diabetic with swollen legs and multiple wounds. He kept on complaining to the facility who ignored him.
A day after his move, on Thursday, he slashed his leg on the bed frame. He called our office from his cellphone, and told me he will send his wife down for supplies. I was alarmed especially because he is a diabetic. I asked him if he wants me to go to assess his leg. He said great.
By the time his wife arrived all the supplies were ready. I told the other nurse I'm going and she told me that according to company policy we cannot work in the patient's room, and if something would happen to me I would not be covered. She then told our patient's wife to tell the manager from the adult care facility exactly what happened. (They have their own nurse because we only serve patients that need special treatments.)
On Friday, the patient came to our office for a scheduled visit and complained to my manager that I ignored him when he got hurt. One of our nurses assessed his leg and treated it.
When I came back to work on Sunday, I was written up by my manager. She typed up a whole explanation stating that I was not compliant with company policy when I did not assess my patient. I told her I never heard of such a policy, and will know for next time. (I hope I'll have a next time...) I signed it.
The next day I told what happened to 2 coworkers that helped me when I first started there. They were very supportive and together we went through company protocol and did not find one word that even mentions treating a patient outside of company property.
Today I told this to my supervisor and asked for a copy of the paper where I can find such a policy. She told me I have to talk to HER supervisor.
Later in the day I found out that this patient went to the hospital because he developed an infection in his leg and now has a pic line.
Any comments?
We don't go to patients' rooms for treatment, rather they come to our office for scheduled visits.
About a week ago, an extremely obese patient was moved to a very small room and kept on bumping in his bed. He barely had room to move. He is a diabetic with swollen legs and multiple wounds. He kept on complaining to the facility who ignored him.
A day after his move, on Thursday, he slashed his leg on the bed frame. He called our office from his cellphone, and told me he will send his wife down for supplies. I was alarmed especially because he is a diabetic. I asked him if he wants me to go to assess his leg. He said great.
By the time his wife arrived all the supplies were ready. I told the other nurse I'm going and she told me that according to company policy we cannot work in the patient's room, and if something would happen to me I would not be covered. She then told our patient's wife to tell the manager from the adult care facility exactly what happened. (They have their own nurse because we only serve patients that need special treatments.)
On Friday, the patient came to our office for a scheduled visit and complained to my manager that I ignored him when he got hurt. One of our nurses assessed his leg and treated it.
When I came back to work on Sunday, I was written up by my manager. She typed up a whole explanation stating that I was not compliant with company policy when I did not assess my patient. I told her I never heard of such a policy, and will know for next time. (I hope I'll have a next time...) I signed it.
The next day I told what happened to 2 coworkers that helped me when I first started there. They were very supportive and together we went through company protocol and did not find one word that even mentions treating a patient outside of company property.
Today I told this to my supervisor and asked for a copy of the paper where I can find such a policy. She told me I have to talk to HER supervisor.
Later in the day I found out that this patient went to the hospital because he developed an infection in his leg and now has a pic line.
Any comments?
