Today, one of my patient fell from her bed. She is a diabetic patient with multiple organ damage, and her left was once amputated for diabetic ulcer. The bed barriers wasnt up, and she was trying to reach something from her bag, when she just slipped and fall from her bed. A loud bang, and what i saw was, she lying on the floor. Quickly me and my colleagues get her up to her bed.
I was very furious with the staff nurse in charge. Feel like giving her a piece of my mind, but then I decided to hold back. What that has happened already happened, and we cant turn back time. Quickly I assessed my patient. She well orientated to time, place and person. GCS full, no headache, no vomiting and no blurring of vision. I put her on GCS chart and vital sign monitoring and ordered for skull X-ray and Cervical X-ray. Really hope she will stay alive…
I passed over to the HO oncall. I just hope nothing happens tonight. Although it isnt my fault, but they will still hold me responsible for whatever that happens. This is how this department works. HO are responsible for whatever mistakes and errors that happened in the ward, eventhough its not their mistakes.
I hope God will keep me strong in the midst of all this troubles, and hardships. Each day problems remind us of his wondrous grace.
