First let me give you a bit of back ground, 8VDA was a floor in the Vetrians hospital that OHSU kept some of their patiants, if was for infection controle along with patiants that didnt warrent being in ICU yet didnt truly have a known cause for their illnesses. This wing of the hospital and its nursing staff though having some good nurses for the most part, horrificly horrid nurses, nurses that flat out just dont care and stand about the nurses station laughin.
Grandma had been on this floor twice before. The first time she went in with a bad bladder infection that requiered IV antibiatic. While there she contracted a bowel infection, causing her to stay in the hopsital for a while long. The second time she was in was before her stroke and she was placed in the room about 6 am from the emergency room. (Had I been there I would have walked with her and got her set up in the room, but eh, dont trust that person with her much anymore) Well she spent the entire day with out seeing a nurse, with out reseiving her pills nothing. I do not like to think what might have happened had it not been that eve Aunt Charlotte and Jacob stopped by to see her.
So with this history I do not like 8VDA or is staff. Well three days ago I took Grandma to the Emergency room after calling her cardialigiest with reports of her having extream chest pains. At the Emergency room they elliminated the posiblities of it being her heart or a blood clot. They desided to keep her for atleast a night to try and get her pain managed. They told me they would be sending her to 8VDA, I broke down in to tears it was 2 in the morning and I had been there since 1 in the afternoon with her. I told them that I would rather take her home and try my own pain management with her then allow her to go back to that place.
Two doctors assured me that she would be taken care of, that 8VDA was being transfered over to the 7th floor of the south hospital on the OHSU on the main Campus. Which was across the never ending bridge and down two floors. They assured me that this department was being watched very close because my was not the first of reports aginst the staff. Well she was taken great care of a Nurse came in ever 30 minutes checked on her gave her any medication she could and I fell asleep next to her. After all I wasnt going to leave her in that horrible place by herself.
It was 8 in the morning and they began to transporting of patiance from 8VDA to 7C. It was interesting. The new rooms at first was only equiped with the basic. The stuff for the patiance's. Well that was fine i scooted on down to the cafe and had me a bagel for brefeast I came back up and there was an uncomfy chair, Still fine. Every 30 minutes he'd pop it was great it was like wow they got the picture dont treat the people like shit.
I desided to go home and catch a couple of hours of good sleep a shower and come back. On my way back I got a call from the doctors they where realeasing her. She had a mild case of pnemonia. I was suprised to find out they where discharging her in such a case. But the Doctor told me that my Grandma had asked to go home. So I was on my way to get her.
I get there and she had not been given the bath they promised to give her, they had not been checking upon her as they where in my presence. To top it off the Doctor herself lied. My grandmother was out of it and never asked to come home, infact a nurse even resurred the fact that the doctor was pushy about getting her out. Unfortinantly the Doctor was in clinec and we where unable to get a hold of them. But I had to bit my tounge on all my thoughts and stuff as my Mother, (Alberta) was there and she bit in to everyone there and told them all what she thought. We packed grandma up and brought her home, but not before my mother made sure to make many complaints to the head of nursing and get numbers to which she has called repeatedly having her say on how they treated grandma.
Now, Grandmas esophagus is acting up due to bad acid reflect. She has a mild case of pnemonia, and after getting home the doctor called and said, She had a bactira in her blood, she was unsure what kind it was untill they petrie dish it. So I said will she be coming back. If so will she be staying on 7c, they cant seem to get it through there head that they do not take good care of the elderly on such floor. Sad but true.
I am sick of typing for now and will contenue later with information.
Friday, June 26, 2009
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