VA Hospital
Here's an example of nurses knowing the law while psychiatrists ignore the laws because of their omniscience, and moral superiority. But also how badly government runs hospitals. Instead of correcting serious abuses of government institutions, the people, elected a narcissistic self serving criminals minded President who creates more dysfunctional boondoggles while his cronies steal billions in taxpayer funds.
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So, after a total of seven hours, we took off the restraints. The patient was very appreciative. She was trying to hug us, she was so happy.
But 30 minutes later, the attending physician learned about the release and was furious, demanding that we tie the patient down again. We refused, because there was no justification.
She was not imminently a danger to herself or others. Under VA policy, we’re supposed to place patients in the “least restrictive environment” and use restraints only as a last resort. In a case like this, where a woman had a history of sexual trauma and multiple medical problems, restraints would not help — and could even be harmful. It could bring up memories of her trauma, which could range from rape to sexual assault and leave her very vulnerable.
I learned from my nursing staff that the same female veteran was readmitted in February and was kept in restraints for 49 consecutive hours over Presidents Day weekend.
[. . .]
Last month, they found that a nurse had been diverting morphine. He was withdrawing the drug from vials and replacing it with water or some other unknown substance.
Over the past year, this had occurred more than 5,000 times.
This means our hospice patients were not getting their pain medication. The veterans were dying in pain. [. . .]
I feel betrayed and humiliated the way the VA has tried to silence me, tarnish my career and hide what happened. Since I have come forward, data on the use of restraints, which we are required to keep, has gone missing from the electronic files. I’ve worked really hard for 28 years and don’t want to end my career this way.
http://nypost.com/2014/07/12/nurse-exposes-va-hospital-stolen-drugs-tortured-veterans/
Nurse exposes VA hospital: Stolen drugs, tortured veterans
By Valerie Riviello
New York Post
July 12, 2014 | 10:17am
Last month, they found that a nurse had been diverting morphine. He was withdrawing the drug from vials and replacing it with water or some other unknown substance.
Over the past year, this had occurred more than 5,000 times.
This means our hospice patients were not getting their pain medication. The veterans were dying in pain. [. . .]
I feel betrayed and humiliated the way the VA has tried to silence me, tarnish my career and hide what happened. Since I have come forward, data on the use of restraints, which we are required to keep, has gone missing from the electronic files. I’ve worked really hard for 28 years and don’t want to end my career this way.
http://nypost.com/2014/07/12/nurse-exposes-va-hospital-stolen-drugs-tortured-veterans/
Nurse exposes VA hospital: Stolen drugs, tortured veterans
By Valerie Riviello
New York Post
July 12, 2014 | 10:17am
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