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Comment on working at a hospital: should I remain in the room watching a patient until he takes a certain medication?

GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

So what happens if they don’t want to take it, or want to take it “later”? Are you expected to force-feed them? Call security? Hold yourself hostage until they change their mind?

I’m with you on instinct, but I have no idea what the regulations are like in healthcare.

my manager and this group of doctors are not ready to respect a person’s autonomy

This is why I hate hospitals. I’m there because I need medical help, not because I am incapable of running my own life.

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squirmy_wormy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Eh, if you’re in the hospital, do what you’re told. If you don’t want to listen then just fuckin leave.

Waffling in the middle is a waste of everyone’s time.

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Zorque@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
If you need medical help... why aren't you accepting that help? Medication is often a part of that help. If you have problems with the medication, you should talk with your doctor, not act like a petulant child.

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Ranvier@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
If a patient doesn’t want to take it, they just say they don’t want to take it, no one is force feeding people or calling security. Patients refuse medication all the time for many different reasons. In this example, the nurse should just document the patient refused and why, notify the doctor what happened, and continue on with their work. Not stand there in an hour long staring contest until the patient takes it.

It’s very important the medical staff know what things you have and haven’t actually taken. If it’s a medication you really need, your doctor will probably come and explain why refusing is a bad idea. If people don’t like the plan, don’t want any treatment, or don’t want to stay in the hospital, they can just walk out and leave. It’s a hospital not a prison. Your doctor may just ask you to sign something just to document they explained to you why leaving is a bad idea.

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- GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  It sounds like you’re on OP’s side to “chart it and move on”, which makes sense to me. I don’t quite understand what more OP is expected to do here.
  
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