Comments on: Could It Be That Hospital Staff Make So Many Serious Mistakes In The Hospital Because?

By: yohahn k

yohahn k — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:17:41 +0000

mabe cuz there like walmart workers

By: J.D.

J.D. — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:17:23 +0000

whatever-over worked or not they think they know it all!!
they dont take u as a person they take u as a number-thats it.

By: smiterof

smiterof — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:47:24 +0000

doctors dont know medicine, they practice it. just try your best to never have to go to one and question everything they do when you have to go to one.

By: Mr. Goodkat

Mr. Goodkat — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:59:43 +0000

Well, the staff IS overworked, because there IS a shortage. Would you rather the hospital be empty after the staff works their hours, or would you rather there be someone there to care for the patients?

By: the_unex

the_unex — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:35:58 +0000

Hospital staff is overworked. That’s just a fact. The volume of work that needs to be completed in a certain timeframe is ludicrous.
However, at the same time there is no sound excuse for administering a medication that a patient is known to be allergic to.

By: mighty_p

mighty_p — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:31:03 +0000

????
you say ‘don’t tell me the staff is overworked’ and then proceed to give me an analogy that explains that hospital staffs ARE overworked.
and yes i think hospital staffs are overworked and this is why mistakes are made. there is a serious shortage of nurses in the u.s., and obviously a nurse who is overworked is more prone to making mistakes.
i really don’t think they made a mistake b/c they’re not efficient or don’t bother to read your chart.

By: theforbi

theforbi — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:44:19 +0000

I was present when this guy collaspsed. He had been given the wrong medication – someone else’s. Rushed him off “somewhere” probably the intensive care ward. Two days later, he returned. That evening when he was getting his medication again. The nurse gave him the wrong tablets AGAIN. He looked atthem first and didn’t take them. This happened in AUSTRALIA. The media was never told. I wonder how often that happens? Plenty of times no doubt.
Staff could be tired, overworked, lazy. I notice when a doctor in Australia kills a patient, it’s always someone else’s fault like a nurse.
More so in the last 12 years there has been a massive increase in Indian (India) doctors and they have absolutely no clue on how to treat a patient.

By: Summer

Summer — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:40:16 +0000

Its bad to say but almost 70% of the hospital care staff is over worked. Its a part of the norm nowadays simply because they are underpaid, if you are hoping to find a fix for this problem try finding funds for a hospital day care for the kids, a pay raise for the staff, so that way it is adusted to where the staff can work a normal amount of hours, and be able to drive w.o fighting the sleep from hitting them while they are driving home, and are not having to work overtime so that they have money to pay a babysitter.
also, a good way to prevent mistakes from happening is to pay attention to what you are being given so that you can ask a doctor if it is safe for you if you are allergice to certain medications that contain asprin and what not. communication is a big part of prevention. the doctors and staff are not psychics

By: booey

booey — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:21:27 +0000

Let’s all agree that hospital staff are overworked! But, the patient care should not suffer as a result. My Mom was just released from the hospital, and it was a battle everyday to get her the proper medical care she needed. I had to go to the nurses station many times to get her help. Among the other things I did, I brought in my own blood pressure monitor and glucose monitor because they were not checking her enough. I was spending 12 to 14 hours a day at the hospital because I was afraid to leave her in the hands of the nursing staff. I can honestly say that there were many nurses watching over her who were just apathetic. I would say that of all the nurses and staff who had anything to do with my Mom, only 2 nurses went our of their way to “CARE” for her. Overwork is not a good enought excuse, or an acceptable one. My Mom could have died if they had released from the hospital they day they wanted to. I pleaded with the nursing staff all day not to let her go. I finally found a nurse who truly cared about her patients and she saved my Mom. By the way, this nurse works two jobs, has two kids, and is a single mother. So I thank God this nurse didn’t use overwork as an excuse for not doing her best for her patients. No, she did her job! Thank-you nurse Tonya at Mease Countryside in Dunedin, Florida
I cannot believe people are saying, pay them more, give them day care, better hours, know everything about your condition so you can monitor what the staff is doing to you….are you kidding me. You should be able to have some medical confidence in these people, and they should demand that of themselves as well.