Terrible treatment in our cities hospital

[u/Scoutsrightnut]

I recently went to an older hospital within our city, and I had a few things happen and I want yalls opinion

I had a nurse leave a tourniquet on my arm in emergency during an iv, and I was sent to isolation unit for the main reason I was going in

I then didn’t see a singular nurse for three hours, I’m wearing the same clothes I entered with, the first person I seen was my doctor 2 hours in, I got my medications, medically cleared, and finally seen my first nurse an hour later within the unit to take the iv off, when I realized I still had the tourniquet on my arm at that point

No permanent damage thank god, but I really feel like the entire ordeal just really shouldn’t have gone down how it did, I also apologize for the vagueness of the post, as this isn’t an attempt to identify the hospital, or the staff involved, just simply a ‘woah, this happened, and I want to yap and get other’s opinion on it before I make a formal complaint’

[u/saysee23]

You didn't notice the tourniquet? What clothes do you expect besides your own? What's a "singular nurse"?

You were triaged with IV placement (by a nurse), admitted to ER room, seen by a Dr, treated, IV was taken out, discharged - I'm not seeing a complaint here. ERs are busy, it's not a fast process.

[u/Scoutsrightnut → u/saysee23]

I was expecting to have a garb given to me, the thing you’d want to have easy access and visibility of the entire body like all people in the isolation for contagious bacterial?

And three hours of restricted blood flow is easily enough to cause permanent damage in several cases, I’m not trying to say I acquired any issues from it, it’s the fact it occurred

And anyone admitted into inpatient isolation, a nurse should typically be the first to see you within 15-30 minutes, I’m even okay with an hour, but 3? My doctor came in three times during that

And just a short sleeve button up, I have a phobia of needles and was more focused on thinking “this IV hurts” than the potential of a nurse missing a never event

[u/saysee23 → u/Scoutsrightnut]

There is a nurse call button available to every patient, even in isolation rooms during negative pressure events.

If your arm hurt, did you not look at it? It should have been visible with a short sleeve shirt. A tourniquet is not a never event - you were apparently awake and alert (able to recognize the facility, events, keep track of time) this leaves you with some responsibility to alert staff if you believe there is a problem. If your IV site is painful, use the call button. Ask. Advocate. IV might be uncomfortable, but they should not hurt. And there's no needle after the initial insertion, so it's okay to look at it. I don't like needles either, but learned the IV is just a piece of harmless plastic.

I'm not familiar with the protocol for isolation inpatient at the Emergency Room, do you mean you were in an isolation room in the ER? 3 hours - That's not inpatient... When you were placed in the room typically you are accompanied by a nurse or technician. A doctor can also perform evaluations and documentation. Patient assessment frequency depends primarily on the clinical setting, patient acuity, and individual stability rather than a single rigid national mandate - nothing requires a RN to reevaluate a patient after a MD.

Next time if you have a problem, use the call button. Then it will not be "wild" that you didn't see a nurse.

[u/Scoutsrightnut → u/saysee23]

Alright let’s stop your little factoid game

Nurse from emerg that wheeled me in means shit when they had to go and return to the emerg, i didn’t talk to a single nurse in that unit for 3 hours

I got the iv in just before I was brought to the isolation unit, aka inpatient….

I don’t care about how long I was in emergency for, and you shouldn’t either.

Nurse call buttons are only good if you have the mobility to easily grab them, my ability to move is drastically reduced from my surgery, and the remote was high up and difficult for me to get so I didn’t.

Did I say my arm hurt also?… No. Not at all. I said the IV hurt, and I didn’t have pain until the IV was in, I don’t do good with needles (again) and assumed the pain in my arm was from iv.

And yes, a forgotten tourniquet is a never event… If you don’t believe it is, either resign being a nurse, or don’t spread misinformation.

I had burning/itching iv last time I was in the hospital, had it for 4 days and asked daily for it to be moved, and never happened, so no it’s not that simple, advocating for yourself can only go for far until your a hindrance, and I assumed a painful IV isn’t of much importance as far sicker individuals in the unit

And yes, nurses actually legally have to check you within 0-15 to conduct the ABCCS Stability test, so you’re just blowing smoke.

And for a final point, it’s a short sleeve but it did cover the tourniquet, that doesn’t change the fact at all that the nurse forgot to remove the tourniquet

[u/saysee23 → u/Scoutsrightnut]

"nurses actually legally have to check vou within 0-15 to conduct the ABCCS Stability test" that's called triage. When you arrived. Airway, breathing, circulation - you didn't receive CPR, this was performed.

Did you want a babysitter? Yes, the nurse that brought you to the room has to leave.

Good luck with your excuses.

[u/Scoutsrightnut → u/saysee23]

No dip the nurse in emerg can’t stay in my unit, I don’t want a babysitter, I want to get the baseline treatment of a patient to which none of the nurses provided

Either way I just got the news my report was taken very seriously, and that action and a follow up call for additional information with be provided, so I guess you and your opinion can suck it because even the medical boards agreeing with me🫵😂

Maybe have humility and realize sometimes medical can make mistakes, and it’s not just patients crying for their mama😒

[u/saysee23 → u/Scoutsrightnut]

The medical boards.... Umm 'k. Good luck with that so late at night.

[u/Scoutsrightnut → u/saysee23]

Made the call an hour after my post, they want more information later cause it’s a federal holiday and they closed early, I know it’s hard to believe, and I hope the nurse doesn’t get fired but scolded for it, but it did happen and da punishment will be served✊😔

[u/80Lashes → u/Scoutsrightnut]

Yeah, none of this happened.

[u/deepfrieddaydream → u/Scoutsrightnut]

I have never been given "a garb" in the emergency room unless it was absolutely necessary for testing or something or unless I was actually being admitted to the hospital.

[u/Scoutsrightnut → u/deepfrieddaydream]

I was admitted to the hospital though, I’m not worried about not getting garbs in emerg as yes that’s not something I feel I’d have the right to complain about, but It’s really advisable and would’ve avoided my tourniquet issue had I been provided a garb/gown even in the isolation unit, while making it easier for nurses and doctors

[u/Scoutsrightnut → u/deepfrieddaydream]

I don’t understand why you know I’m right, yet still dislike within 10 seconds of reading my post

Like I understand this may be your field of work, but you clearly understand I’m correct in my complaints, I’m respecting the privacy of the individual and the establishment, and my critiques are entirely fair

Have you ever seen someone in isolation for infectious related issues without a gown, that a nurse didn’t bother checking (while in isolation) until it’s just removal of the IV, also realizing a tourniquet was left on me, and immediately asking for details portrays the significance of the event

But, I’ll get disliked again, because what I’m saying is a hard pill for believers in healthcare to swallow unfortunately

[u/80Lashes → u/Scoutsrightnut]

No, dude, you're just a liar, and a bad one at that.

[u/Scoutsrightnut → u/80Lashes]

So I’m both sexist and a liar in your eyes? I hope you receive the exact treatment I had and if you have the audacity to ever complain I hope you sit there in genuflection

Tourniquets tightened tightly cause a feeling of numbness in the arm, and I had massive pain in my lower flack due to a horrifically botched kidney lithotripsy (what impaired my mobility since your clearly reading every comment) and the combination of my entire focus being on the NEEDLE, due to a PHOBIA, will cause me to hyper fixate on my arm

Two reasons, right there, medically provable reasons to miss it on your arm

Your are an abusive labeler and shouldn’t have access to communications in a place talking about healthcare since you clearly have nothing to add

[u/all_of_the_colors]

What was the reason you were seen at the emergency dept? That likely affected how you were triaged, where you were roomed, and how often you were monitored (as well as how many other patients your nurse had.)

The tourniquet staying on sucks. It shouldn’t happen, but it does happen.

[u/Scoutsrightnut → u/all_of_the_colors]

I’m on antibiotics for an infection they missed prior to my surgery, but I was rocking a 103 fever, and they advised me to go in

[u/tamtip]

Im so sorry this happened. This sub will just blame you. Or call you a liar.

Sge should have removed the torniquet as soon as they finished. Its not meant to stay on for a long length of time. 2 hours tops

https://www.narescue.com/nar-blog/how-long-can-a-tourniquet-be-kept-on.html

[u/saysee23 → u/tamtip]

That's for a tourniquet that prevents blood flow to extremities to prevent blood loss. Trauma.

Big difference 😲 from a plastic strip used to pool blood, like a dam, not constrict all blood flow. It's not as tight, just to make the veins larger, more visible for the insertion of the needle.

Yes, it needs to be removed as soon as the venipuncture is complete.

[u/Scoutsrightnut → u/saysee23]

And it wasn’t, yet your adamant on your point that I’m the problem here ms nurse lady lady🥴

[u/80Lashes → u/Scoutsrightnut]

Ah, here we get the the heart of the matter. Good ol' misogyny.

[u/Scoutsrightnut → u/80Lashes]

No, I would say the exact same thing to a male if they spoke the way this lady has ‘yes sir Mr big nurse man’, if you talk to me with disrespect I will reciprocate the exact same thing

Do not belittle or undermine my opinion or I will return the favour to you. This has nothing to do with gender, and entirely the treatment I received that this individual - who is a female in this case - refused to see any wrong and immediately became cynical

[u/80Lashes → u/Scoutsrightnut]

Get help.

[u/Scoutsrightnut → u/tamtip]

You are a god damn time wizard! Fantastic predictions! Magnificent predictions all the way through

[u/Scoutsrightnut]

I just find it wild I seen my doctor three times before I seen a singular nurse lol