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Comment on What happens with the patients? by Beth

Beth — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:31:46 +0000

Wow. Fascinating perspective. I think the events of that day have fallen off of many people’s radars, but the people of Boston are going to be dealing with the emotional aftermath of this tragedy for some time.

Comment on Dodging crosses by WhitePawn

WhitePawn — Sat, 11 May 2013 17:38:24 +0000

Safety first. You made the right decision. Pro!

Comment on In Praise of the Humble Hospital Bed by Haley Schaeffer

Haley Schaeffer — Wed, 01 May 2013 17:40:40 +0000

Thank you so much for the read. I get a tad dismayed by the frustration of some of the patients. I am just trying to make their stay better and am always trying to help. I may be on a downer but I doing my best to keep my positive outlook going. I am ready for a compliment if anybody hears me! lol.

Comment on Learning Curve by Fabbia

Fabbia — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:59:55 +0000

my first time dealing with an acutely delusional pt involved a lady whom I talked to for a few days, while she was on our floor. All of a sudden she told me she saw spiders and bugs on her room door. I didn’t catch it at first because it’s never happened to me before, so I even went as far as checking her night stand for bugs… I made such a fool out of myself, now that I think about it…but in the end, it’s all a good experience :)

Comment on In Praise of the Humble Hospital Bed by Debi Fischer

Debi Fischer — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:19:35 +0000

Unfortunately, I have a long personal history with hospital beds. This has to do with me visiting my mother during her numerous illnesses and actually moving into the hospital and staying in a rehab with her twice. No, I did not end up with a hospital bed. However, I changed her bed so many times in the course of her illness, I could say that I have become quite expert at knowing which are the most functional depending on the stage of the person’s illness. Of course, I will never forget that she rented one for the last year or so of her life. I must agree, that when someone rents a hospital bed, it is akin to admitting that if the end is not near, the patient is very sick and needs the bed to function. I also remember quite vividly that after she died, the rental company came to the house, disassembled the bed and loaded it up with the new bedside commode she had barely used and the wheelchair that I could take apart in a flash even though it weighed 45 pounds. I remember crying when the truck pulled away from the driveway, like none of that had ever happened. Was she really ever here? The room was now so vacant and still.
Another recollection is the last bed she had in the coronary care unit. I was told that it was a $30,000 bed and basically did everything but talk. I don’t recall if it rotated, but it must have allowed her to shift her weight since she had so much fluid from 3rd spacing. I have slept in many recliners and can honestly say to my patients that I know exactly what that is like and I usually conclude with, it’s not so bad. The worst part is not ever having to sleep in one again, because your relative is gone and your care taking role is over.

Comment on Rookie Mistake by Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:34:46 +0000

I find your blogs very useful. I am a Nurse Educator and planning to shift to hospice nursing.

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Comment on In Praise of the Humble Hospital Bed by Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:52:47 +0000

For something that gets so much stick hospitals beds really are useful. I can’t say I’ve ever heard of the beds that talk though, maybe its just been too long since I’ve worked on a ward! I’m off to scour YouTube for videos of them ;)

Comment on In Praise of the Humble Hospital Bed by DB

DB — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:55:10 +0000

I understand that hospital beds are very useful for the people who take care of the patients. Nevertheless, they are extremely uncomfortable for the people who actually lay in those beds. Unfortunately I had to be in a hospital quite a few times. Can’t sleep in them, the mattresses are awful, the pillows never stay where they are supposed to and usually slid to the small of your back, and you need to be holding yourself at all times otherwise you slide down on the bed as well. Or if you manage to fall asleep, sooner or later you’ll bang your head/elbow/knee on the rails. I was never able to sleep while in the hospital, and that made my recovery very slow, especially when I had to be in the hospital more than two days.

Comment on In Praise of the Humble Hospital Bed by Nurse Stella

Nurse Stella — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:14:13 +0000

I couldn’t agree with you more. And how can we do what we do best when the patient and family are in denial? Sometimes I want to shake a family member that says “But if we get a hospital bed, he’ll know he’s really sick”.
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