A Elderly Patient Is Found On The Floor

A senior adelaide nurse lost his cool and dragged an 87 year old dementia patient 10 metres along the floor as she protested and screamed for help a tribunal has found.

A elderly patient is found on the floor.

Make sure the patient s head does not hit the floor or any other surface. If the patient is unconscious not breathing or does not have a pulse call a hospital emergency code and start cpr. A senior adelaide nurse lost his cool and dragged an 87 year old dementia patient 10 metres along the floor as she protested and screamed for help a tribunal has found. Stay with the patient and call for help.

In section b there are questions related to 1 circumstances 2 staff response and 3 resident and care outcomes. Section a includes basic resident information methods for documentation in the medical record and notification of the primary care provider and family. Since i had only been working as a nurse for about 14 days the other day nurses came to assist me. The trips form is divided into two sections.

I guess i want to get more comfortable with what signs to look for and when do i leave them on the floor and not move and when to assist them up. Check the patient s breathing pulse and blood pressure. I was told dont ever ever write the word found i was written up for that out of all the facilities i have worked in since i graduated this facility was the only one that said that was wrong. Patient found sitting on floor near left side of bed when this nurse entered room.

The nurse manager working at the time of the fall should complete the trips form. The first patient i was told was lowered to the floor by the aid.