What's with the nurses???

    I know there are some great nurses out there who love their jobs and put patients first, but for every great nurse, there are 3 lazy nurses who care nothing about patients, but are only there because the money is good and the work a-plenty. I strongly dislike most 3rd shift nurses because they don't really do any work and are lazy.

     Since my sisters hospitalization, we have had several problems with nurses on 3rd shift both at the main hospital and Roger C. Peace. At one point at GM(greenville memorial), she requested pain medicine more than once and it took them 8 hours to get it to her. At RCP, they have also gone long periods of time between requesting medicine and actually administering it, and we all know my sister can not feel below the waist and has no control over her bowels or stomach muscles and last night they left her on a soiled bed. The nurse was not on her job and I have requested to see the nurse supervisor ASAP! Notes were also taken, because this is unacceptable. The CNA's were pissed when we they came in this morning and my sister's best friend went on a rampage when she arrived this morning. My sister said to me today that the nurses on 3rd shift administer meds and then they go sleep and do not bother to check in on patients or anything. She said they remain sleep until the next time for them to administer meds, which is in many cases 4 to 6 hours later. I am so ready for her to come home, so we can take care of her and hire someone whom we know will do their job. THESE NURSES ARE REALLY PUSHING MY BUTTONS! I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE GREAT NURSES MY SISTER HAS, BUT THE ONES WHO ARE NOT ON THERE JOBS, PLEASE TAKE HEED, YOU WILL NOT GET AWAY WITH NOT DOING YOUR JOB, WHEN IT COMES TO MY SISTER'S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING!

    On a lighter note, therapy is still progressing well and her therapists commented today that she has made awesome progress. They want her to make sure to roll every couple of hours to prevent pressure sores and also they want her to make sure she wears her brace/boot thingys to prevent ankle and heal rolling.

     She also said she feels like she is going to walk again someday, even if she has to has some assistance. She also says she felt tingling in her right foot. In talking to her therapists today, they told her that every spinal cord injury is different and no two injuries are the same. Doctors and therapists say they can't gaurantee anything because no one really knows what will happen in the future and that they can't really give her any hope that she will walk again, because they have to prepare her for the worse and give her the diagnosis in which medical research supports which is that she will be paralyzed and never walk again.

Please continue to pray for my sister and all the patients at RCP and GM that they will have nurses who are caring, responsible, and has the best interest of the patients in mid.

"walking in faith..."