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Source? I've asked nurses why they constantly wake up patients and they always say it is because they are supposed to get X data ever Y hours. None of them have
by jessriedel 8y ago
Source? I've asked nurses why they constantly wake up patients and they always say it is because they are supposed to get X data ever Y hours. None of them have ever said they purposefully wake a patient to just ask how they're doing.
If they wake you up while they're checking something, obviously they are likely to ask is you need anything. But that is not the topic of the discussion.
Also, its usually phlebotomist, not nurses, who are drawing blood at night.
- trashtester 8y agoI did a text analytics project some years back, where we were scanning for signs that a (avoidable) patient injury had happened (such as bedsores, brain damage due to lack of oxygen or glucose, fall injuries for patients that should not walk around on their own, hospital infections, what have you). All documents in the patient records were analyzed, including the ones filled out during routine checks etc, which included sections for checking for vital signs, mental state, etc. There are pros and cons to waking a patient just to check for vital signs, but if you do have to wake her/him, basic monitoring should be performed. (whether or not it is recorded) I don't know how widespread the use of phlebotomists is in my country, or if the occupation exists at all (separately from nurses/medical assistants).