Talking to God.
One of our patient lost it last week. He's a retired nurse administrator for an insurance company and a hospital in L.A. She was refusing her medications and physical therapy. His doctor was ready to transfer him where ever he wants to go. Administrators were trying to help him out but he was not cooperative with his care. He rejects staff that wears perfume or any pleasant scent as he is allergic to perfume. Most female staff wear body lotion so it's hard to assign staff to her.
I was even tempted to wear my after shave so she will reject me and I don't have to deal with him. That will piss of my superiors so I didn't do it.
The patient is isolation for Clostridium difficil infection. House keeping has to clean her bathroom with chlorine. He refused as the chlorine smell will kill him. The bad thing about this is that he was not able to prove that a physician has diagnosed him of this condition.
Last week the hospital served him papers to vacate. Wow, never heard of that before. He has three days to appeal with medicare. His chart was copied and sent to Medicare, all the government will read is how he was not complying with his care.
He started telling staff that God is speaking through her. Condemning nurses of destruction if they don't listen to her rambling.
He finally left Wednesday. Upon arrival to his destination he refused to get off the gurney as he didn't like the place. The ambulance driver called if the hospital will take her back. The supervisor said her bed is already taken. No wonder she moved my patient to his room as soon as it was cleaned that I didn't know what's going on. Poor guy, no one will tolerate him in that nursing home. (The above story is based on true life occurrence, the identity of people has been changed to protect the innocently insane.)
One of our patient lost it last week. He's a retired nurse administrator for an insurance company and a hospital in L.A. She was refusing her medications and physical therapy. His doctor was ready to transfer him where ever he wants to go. Administrators were trying to help him out but he was not cooperative with his care. He rejects staff that wears perfume or any pleasant scent as he is allergic to perfume. Most female staff wear body lotion so it's hard to assign staff to her.
I was even tempted to wear my after shave so she will reject me and I don't have to deal with him. That will piss of my superiors so I didn't do it.
The patient is isolation for Clostridium difficil infection. House keeping has to clean her bathroom with chlorine. He refused as the chlorine smell will kill him. The bad thing about this is that he was not able to prove that a physician has diagnosed him of this condition.
Last week the hospital served him papers to vacate. Wow, never heard of that before. He has three days to appeal with medicare. His chart was copied and sent to Medicare, all the government will read is how he was not complying with his care.
He started telling staff that God is speaking through her. Condemning nurses of destruction if they don't listen to her rambling.
He finally left Wednesday. Upon arrival to his destination he refused to get off the gurney as he didn't like the place. The ambulance driver called if the hospital will take her back. The supervisor said her bed is already taken. No wonder she moved my patient to his room as soon as it was cleaned that I didn't know what's going on. Poor guy, no one will tolerate him in that nursing home. (The above story is based on true life occurrence, the identity of people has been changed to protect the innocently insane.)
