Sharraxaadda
Countless times When myself or family needed the services of the prince albert hospital, have I witnessed the nurses being unsanitary. They do not hesitate to use there medical equipment after dropping it on the floor. Even when preparing the equipment for epiderals have I witnessed this. Is it so hard to sanitize it or replace with a new one. I doubt the hospitals floors are clean.
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Concered Citizen (Martida)
guest (Martida)
idk (Martida)
CG (Martida)
If they had proper training or common sense one should not have to say anything.. I,ve seen doctors give the nurses crap for there unsanitary practises. when someone gets a bad infection because of a dirty needle used for an epideral I hope that place gets sued
"our nurses and drs are burnt out because of the constant demand for care" < what a joke, are you serious, nurses are burnt out, Everytime I make a visit to the hospital, theres a minimum of 8 to 10 nurses just standing around chatting in the ER.
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momof4 (Martida)
I have to say ,,,Must of lucked out as Never have experienced any of this,,,Only thing ever had a prob with the hospital is the long waiting times,,,,,I had great nurses and care while I was in 3 years ago. had the new residients from the Philipians I think,,,Were kind ,considerate and caring.
If the above statement has been happening,,you should of let the admin know asap,,or person in charge so they can correct it asap,,
SC (Martida)
MAR (Martida)
Only thing I can say about my exp here was it looked like to me that there was a LOT of training of new people going on. When getting my IV while in Labor, the nurse who did it had to stick me 4 differnt times because she was "learning" how to do an IV. Then I was reassured that the same nurse who was doing my IV had delivered "hundreds" of babies and not to worry. Not a complaint, just an observation.
My husband just had a hernia operation and also had a similar exp. The nurse putting in his IV to put him under was getting yelled at by the anesthesiologist for not doing it right. it wasnt hooked up properly and started shooting all over the place. two of the nurses in the OR room before he was knocked out didnt know how to open the bags to get the scalpel and other equipment out. I mean at least knock the poor guy out before letting him see that! lol
all kidding aside, keep up the hard work vic team, you can only do so much with the Harper government as your bosses!
Cruzer (Martida)
2cents (Martida)
I find this statement very hard to believe. If this is happening, why would you allow them to treat you? And what sort of medical equipment are you talking about? There is a big difference if they drop an open needle versus a blood pressure cuff.
And not that it makes it ok, especially at a hospital, but people really need to get over the whole sanitization thing. A little dirt won't kill you (unless like I mentioned above it was a needle).
Concerned Citizen (Martida)
hockey11 (Martida)
accusations require grounds (Martida)
cg (Martida)
Actually yes I have, The anesthesiologist got really angry with a nurse, because she had dropped the long needle then tried to continue on to use it after it had dropped on the floor, and she had picked it up with her bare hands which were also Unsterile.
and just recently, my son was admitted the nurse dropped a syringe on the floor picked it up, placed it on the counter, she then walked out of the room, came back and was going to procede ahead and use it.. I then let her know she wasnt using that on my child.
these nurses disgust me and they wernt the new trainiees either. they better shape up. next time I witness this I will be reporting. and wanting something done about that whole place.
hockey11 (Martida)
Also, not every person in the hospital wearing scrubs is a nurse. Some of them are resident doctors, housekeeping, dietary staf, etc so just know who you are talking about before you start making allegations. Also, document that persons name and job title and file a complaint. Otherwise, seek care somewhere else.
cg (Martida)
well say what you will, I seen it happen.
And I wish there was somewhere else to seek care, because the vic hospital is terrible.
Crazyhorse (Martida)
dashriprock (Martida)
kim (Martida)
Road block (Martida)
concernedperson (Martida)
Trisha (Martida)
aprer243 (Martida)
elle (Martida)
cathy (Martida)
I can relate; I went for a procedure in the hospital which required me to have an IV; the nurse didn't wear gloves when inserting the needle; something happened and there was blood everywhere; sorry to see she doesn't care about her health; how does she know I don't have a disease which could transfer via blood or for that matter how do I know she doesn't have something that I could get by her touching me with her bare hands where I'm bleeding;
Its also terrible when all the wheelchairs in the reception area smell like urine and have blood all over them; doesen't anyone clean those things?
HealthcareWorker (Martida)
Any staff in the hospital takes a manditory infection control class. There are a lot of issues in that place:
#1 Very very short staffing-thats is why everything is dirty.
#2 a lot of really dirty people come into the ER dept. Bed bugs come in on people so unless everyone is willing to stip down nude and get deloused as soon as they walk in the door, it will always be an issue especially people coming from low income areas, they do not have the means or the education to deal with these things.
#3 YOU have a voice. If you don't like what is happening, or what you have seen or she is not using gloves etc. YOU are the customer and YOU have the right to decide who/what/when/where/how you are touched/treated. there is absolutely nothing wrong with you saying 'I'm sorry I would be more comfortable if you put gloves on." I work in the hospital and I have had patients say I'm sorry can I watch you wash your hands and I say absolutely. I don't know your history, I have no right to compromise your health for my convenience.
#4 There is a nursing supervisor that looks after all nurses in the hospital and you should not be afraid to ask to speak with him/her or ask for their contact number and speak to them as to what you saw/felt. You have a right to ask and feel comfortable with your safety.
#5 There is a Infection Control officer that works at the hospital who is supposed to supervise all sanitation in the hospital: hand washing, precautions like respiratory illnesses, MRSA etc, She could also be contacted with concerns.
You are right, we don't directly pay for our healthcare but you have a right to ask. There is absolutely nothing wrong with saying that this nurse/lpn/phlebotomist anyone is making me uncomfortable or I don't feel safe with them can I please have someone else. Nothing can be changed if you don't ask, or tell someone that can change it.
legaleze (Martida)
for those who say we at least don't have the expensive US system, know this, you pay MORE in tax for health care than the average american pays of insurance.
what that means is, the US is Cheaper. (Better? another discussion)
as for blood etc... I've seen incidents of uncleanliness, and brought it up to staff. it was cleaned quickly
But the washroom in the ER area was flithy and was NOT cleaned while my wife and I were there... over 6 hours. And Yes, we did mention it
Anonymous (Martida)