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Re: STROKE.........advice and help needed - maddog04 - 25-01-16
complaint going in tomorrow with the ward manager
Mrs had no physio today, they've opened a 5th bay for "medical" patients who have to be seen by a physio within X time......so today, 3 stroke patients including my Mrs missed their physio coz the clowns that make the rules, made the physios go and see to less important patients.
The physios are as pissed off with it as the stroke patients and told me Mrs to complain. I've learnt tonight that my Mrs should be getting a minimum 30 minutes every day which doesn't always happen either.....the stroke patients see physio as their "get out of gaol card".....the more physio = the better you get = the earlier you go home!
Re: STROKE.........advice and help needed - esetest - 25-01-16
I. Hope your wife gets the physio she needs , complaining definitely helps , staying silent and they just assume your ok , my daughter Amy was rushed into hospital yesterday with appendicitis , she was breaking.g her heart when we went to see her tonight as she hasn't eaten for 24 hours , I had a word with the nurse , just explaining that I know your busy , but if you could at least let her know what's going on it would make a difference .
Re: STROKE.........advice and help needed - cable tie - 26-01-16
I no it's frustrating but hold fire with complaining turn the negative into a positive ! your wife is in the best place she's getting better slowly, think how the opposite would have effected you and your family and remember everyone deserves the same treatment regardless if there needs are less, so I would not be complaining myself they do a brilliant job even if understaffed, it ain't a race !
Re: STROKE.........advice and help needed - fazersharp - 26-01-16
(25-01-16, 11:33 PM)esetest link Wrote: I. Hope your wife gets the physio she needs , complaining definitely helps , staying silent and they just assume your ok , my daughter Amy was rushed into hospital yesterday with appendicitis , she was breaking.g her heart when we went to see her tonight as she hasn't eaten for 24 hours , I had a word with the nurse , just explaining that I know your busy , but if you could at least let her know what's going on it would make a difference .Im no doctor but I would of thought that being rushed in with appendicitis could mean an operation and when you have an operation then you are usually nill by mouth for x amount of time. Never had any appendicitis issues or know anyone who has so I may be out of place in saying that I would not of thought one of the symptoms is feeling hungry.
Re: STROKE.........advice and help needed - maddog04 - 26-01-16
hope your daughter's ok esetest, send her our best wishes
cable......understand your point and I know she's in the best place but the stroke ward should be for stroke patients. problems arise when ozzys are short of beds and plonk anyone in any bed. These last few weeks have seen patients with chest infections, dementia etc placed on her ward......it was getting her down as she saw all these elderly "stroke" victims going home before her when ozzy are telling her she's doing great. It began to depress her as she then thought there was something wrong with her
also had a dementia patient crying/shouting out loud at all hours of the day and night (not her fault) which meant no one getting any rest/sleep
on top of all this, the 5th ward patients got the physio over the stroke patients
this is why we're all angry (including the physio's)
the easiest way to put it is to liken someone on a critical care ward needing round the clock treatment and someone with the flu getting a bed in there or the Doc being called away to deal with the flu patient in the next ward.......extreme example I know......but you get my drift
It's one thing having spare beds and if a particular ward is full the ozzy has to fit people in which I understand but Triage works on the basis of those needing priority and I'd argue here that the stroke patients are losing priority due to the old tick box scenario
Re: STROKE.........advice and help needed - taylor - 26-01-16
get on there case maddog, they don't get a second chance at the physio, the time is now, good luck both.
Re: STROKE.........advice and help needed - fatbloke62 - 04-02-16
It was my mistake mr maddog I realised after I sent it I should have posted on the existing thread
Re: STROKE.........advice and help needed - maddog04 - 05-02-16
no worries pal, mods have locked it down now
she walked up a flight of stairs in the ozzy yesterday, I thought they were a small wooden set of 2or 3 steps they had knocked up in the physio room but they actually took her out to the public stairwell that we use to access the ozzy floors. Around 12 stairs and she went up and down twice with no support other than her holding onto the handrail.......wiped her out physically and mentally but everyone chuffed to bits
her mind is still going from the odd confused moment to pure sharpness. We were sat around the bed discussing various crap and somehow we got onto Royalty, Brother in law says he'd shoot the lot of them (not a lover of the Royals) as the Mrs buzzes for the toilet......one of those nights were everyone on the ward wanted the toilet at the same time and its hectic for the staff.
Mrs is desperate and buzzes again and the nurse asks if she needs anything.....yeah the toilet........well you're 3rd at the moment replies the nurse and quick as a flash the wife says........ 3rd in line for the throne and starts laughing
I thought it was very clever how she immediately linked talk of Royalty and the toilet and came up with the line......I couldn't come up with this and I'm meant to be the "good" brain!
on another note, she had the male nurse scratching his head......so, when a female nurse gets promoted and then gets called Sister........what do they call you if you get the job........ Brother?
he was right flummoxed and didn't have a clue........so come on everyone.....have a serious guess and lets see what you come up with (no googling the answer) :rolleyes
winner gets 10 brownie points
Re: STROKE.........advice and help needed - BBROWN1664 - 05-02-16
Ohh Matron!
No, its still Sister really.
Re: STROKE.........advice and help needed - maddog04 - 05-02-16
technically correct but BB but as a male you're not going to answer to that, so the question still stands folks (BTW.....the male nurse came back and told the Mrs the answer)
Re: STROKE.........advice and help needed - BBROWN1664 - 05-02-16
You better ask the Charge Nurse what the answer is then :pokefun
Re: STROKE.........advice and help needed - fatbloke62 - 05-02-16
I'm with Mr bb I think its a charge nurse
Re: STROKE.........advice and help needed - maddog04 - 05-02-16
yep....charge nurse........a big fat cigar to BB
(I bet that's a name from our friends in the good ole US of A)
the lad in question told the Mrs that the male nurses do indeed call the boss, Brother when addressing them
well, that was probably the shortest ever puzzle on Foc U and we didn't even make the night shift :o
Re: STROKE.........advice and help needed - fatbloke62 - 27-02-16
mr maddog. I hope mrs maddog is continuing to make good progress ,thoughts and best wishes to you all
Re: STROKE.........advice and help needed - maddog04 - 27-02-16
Mrs maddog is doing very well thank you.
Speech & sight is good, left arm not good and left leg has very little feeling but she can walk with a stick and climb and descend stairs. OT's & physio's are very happy with her progress and say she is well ahead of where they expected given the 2 months she's been in.
She comes home Wednesday for half a day with the OT's to assess the house then hopefully she's home within a week......she's been going stir crazy in ozzy but is well happy at the news of going home. Other people coming here Tuesday to fit handrail
foc.........I've got a busy weekend ahead tidying up the house :lol
Re: STROKE.........advice and help needed - unfazed - 27-02-16
Delighted to hear of the improvement.
Re: STROKE.........advice and help needed - maddog04 - 27-02-16
:woot
Re: STROKE.........advice and help needed - taylor - 28-02-16
nice one glad to hear she is doing so well.
Re: STROKE.........advice and help needed - maddog04 - 03-03-16
house visit went well tho she got a bit emotional which is expected, the dog made a right fuss of her and even the cat came and said hello
handrails fitted around the stairs and the discharge date is the 9th so she's scratching the ozzy wall like in the prison films, counting the days off. Fingers and toes on left side starting to wriggle and she can now tap her left foot, promising signs but very early days
the nurse was getting her in bed the other night and I told the Mrs I'd bought her a new fryin pan so she could do me egg on toast when she gets home........you'll be foccin wearing it, she said :lol
Re: STROKE.........advice and help needed - fatbloke62 - 10-04-16
Mr maddog ,I hope mrs maddog is getting on ok and she is continuing to improve :thumbup