[HAPPYsociopath]

Some Serious neglect.

[gina]

Originally Posted by Kelseecat65 ↗

who lets something get that bad.

I worked with people with that n it's horrible! It could take years to heal if treated.

[Robin1957]

My ex-husband died after knee replacement surgery a result of a bedsore gone rogue. What started as a bedsore eventually caused infection at the site of the recent knee surgery. Within a week or so of the bedsore developing, his leg had to be amputated above the knee. Then more and more had to be amputated due to necrotic tissue, until his whole leg up past his hip was gone. After about a YEAR in the hospital for repeated infections, surgeries, etc, he was finally sent to a nursing/rehab facility. He never did improve enough to even begin physical therapy. After a total of about 2 years from the onset of the bedsore, he died of cardiac arrest at the nursing home. He was only 54. Bedsores are no little thing. They can become life threatening very quickly.

[Froctopus]

Originally Posted by danielsan1971 ↗

When I did my UK nurse training in the '90's, pressure sores were, and I believe still am are a sign of bad nursing.

I have many non-compliant patients who refuse to let me turn them every 2 hours to prevent this. Or even wear TED hose or SCD's for that matter. They won't let me float their heels either. We have continuous rotation on our beds but it's not enough for some patients. I explain to them what is happening and why and I get an "I don't care" response. I still talk with them and try but I can't force them
That does not make me a bad nurse. However, there are plenty out there with compliant patients that they don't even bother to inspect their skin or roll them at all.

I love when we get an admit for a decub ulcer (they're usually septic when they get to us) and the home health nurse is bossing us around telling us how to do our job when he/she allowed this poor soul to get the ulcer and let it fester in the first place..

[Froctopus]

Originally Posted by Lyndsay ↗

I've seen some bad bed sores too. The worst I've seen was a lady got admitted to a nursing home bc her family "didn't want to take care of her anymore" and we ALWAYS do a full body check on ANY pt that comes in (even if they go to the hospital then come back they still get checked) and I undid this pt's depends and rolled her over and ROACHES came crawling out from her coccyx. It took everything in my not to let this woman hear me gagging. It was awful. We reported it to the police and her family got in trouble for elderly abuse.
It is not always bc of the nursing staff! Family members are known for this. Grandma gets a check every month and family is tired of taking care of her and cleaning up piss and shit, so they don't change as often or don't reposition them and even when they see a bed sore they don't care. In nursing home & hospitals all pt's must be repositioned every 2 hours or sooner as needed, also change depends every 2 hours. Even if the pt is in a wheelchair, you still have to reposition. If the pt is unable to be repositioned bc of some medical problem then you try and put pillows under the areas that get the most pressure; hips, coccyx, heels, elbows, shoulders etc.

This reminds me of a wound I removed the bandage from on an admit the other day and bugs flew out.