[NPInfo] WOW-Hospital care

[Ted Rigney]

Hey Dave,
You;'re not an old fogey (well, maybe you are,m I don;t know you) but that doesn't matter in this situation at all. Everybody should be treated wih respect regardless of who's providing the care and leaving a woman bare chested on a guerney (probably cold and with CP no less!) is not cool! Unless she started to code, I can't think of any reason for that behavior to be okay. I find it odd that women  are defending this behavior as okay.
 
Also, when it come to chaperones- let's stop with the boy for a boy and girl for girl, shall we? What about the boys who like boys and the girls who like girls? Let's just make sure anytime an exam or procedure is going to be potentially sentitive have someone accomany you. That's worked for me (knock on wood). TR




> From: dmittman at advancedprac.com> To: nurse_healer at yahoo.com; npinfo at nurse.net> Subject: Re: [NPInfo] WOW-Hospital care> Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 22:56:25 -0400> > Paula: It did not really bother anyone but me. It was not the exposure > but the fact that he worried less than I would have> about it and about having someone else in the room. I would have asked > the patient's permission. I could have been her brother and it would > not seem to have mattered.> This is a good institution in a very upscale part of NJ. Interesting....> Dave> On Sep 9, 2008, at 10:50 PM, Paula Sumner wrote:> > > Geez, Dave.> > I do EKGs (until the LPN starts in 2 weeks), and i do not expse the > > women I am testing. I have them out on the cape with the opening in > > the front, and easily place the electrodes without exposing them...I > > think you should make a complaint to patient resources.> > Paula> >> > - On Mon, 9/8/08, Mike & Vicki Rowlands <rowlands at geneseo.net> wrote:> > From: Mike & Vicki Rowlands <rowlands at geneseo.net>> > Subject: RE: [NPInfo] WOW-Hospital care> > To: "'NP Info'" <npinfo at nurse.net>> > Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 10:18 AM> >> > Dave, I think you may be a bit of an old fogey. If that same man > > was a> > medical student or Dr you probably wouldn't have thought anything > > about it.> > They all must demonstrate professional behavior. Just my 2 cents. > > Vicki> > Rowlands> >> > -----Original Message-----> > From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net] On > > Behalf> > Of David Mittman> > Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 11:08 PM> > To: ACC; NP Info> > Subject: [NPInfo] WOW-Hospital care> >> > My wife went into the hospital a few days ago for repair of a ventral> > abdominal hernia. Way before she saw an OR she told them she had > > "chest> > pain" so the surgery was postponed and she was sent to the ER with a > > R/O> > MI.> > No way she has cardiac dz. It was either anxiety or from the hernia > > itself!> > A few things noticed...................> > I am in the ER with her and a "clinical technician" comes in and does> > an> > ECG. He is 21 and a young male. Has her bare breasted and does not > > have a> > chaperone. I don't think it's because I was there because he walked in> > without knowing it. I thought it odd.> >> > I went home for awhile and she was transferred to the RDU (Rapid > > Diagnostic> > Unit) which seemed to be for chest pain only, was still part of the > > ER and> > was very good. While I was gone she saw a PA who she loved who did a > > great> > exam and her general care was excellent. The staff acted as though > > she were> > a guest in a good hotel. She later had an echo and possibly some other> > tests.> > When I got back I asked the RN who came in about these technicians.> > She said they drew blood, did vitals, ECGs, monitors and 21 was not > > young,> > after all she was 24. I guess I am just an old fogey.> > Later an "older" RN took over and she was delightful. Did not bring> > up the> > technician. Most of the care team was really great. There was an NP > > who took> > over for the PA (who I never met) but I noticed her name tag said RN > > and> > nothing said NP. Confusing...............> > The next day she had a thallium stress test and all was normal. She > > did have> > to stay till almost 4 that day till the radiologist read it.> > Had the test at 8?> > Anyway great general care but little things that confused me at what > > I think> > is the best hospital in NJ.> > Guess I am from a different generation.> > Dave> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > NPInfo mailing list> > NPInfo at nurse.net> > http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/npinfo> > *****************************> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > NPInfo mailing list> > NPInfo at nurse.net> > http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/npinfo> > *****************************> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > NPInfo mailing list> > NPInfo at nurse.net> > http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/npinfo> > *****************************> > _______________________________________________> NPInfo mailing list> NPInfo at nurse.net> http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/npinfo> *****************************