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Originally Posted by Delphinium
i think the under-staffing of hospitals is a big part of the problem also. i was in the hospital for 3 days to have surgery. i rarely ever saw a nurse unless i called for one (and then i had to wait quite awhile). there was one med error i'm aware of. i was given a soma to chew up instead of simethicone. and when i spat it out and said it was the wrong med the nurse tried to convince me otherwise. they also put anti-nausea medication thru the IV without diluting it, which sclerosed the vein which has never returned to this day. And of course i had a perforated bowel from the surgery, which i was told with a "kidney infection" until i darn near died.
health care is scary nowadays.
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I think it depends on the hospital and the doctors. I had major surgery about three years ago and had any entire ward to myself because they had no deliveries in the maternity wing that week, 4 nurses at my beck and call. Having all that care made a huge difference between my usual hospital experience where you're ignored 99% of the time by the staff. They even got me up to shower and completely helped me with my hygiene that night. I bleieve it helped me recover much faster.