tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597716632228519200.post480974756590174935..comments2024-03-25T04:29:48.343-07:00Comments on A Healthy Dialogue: What if it was your mother?John Chessare MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16921654505743608351noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597716632228519200.post-39108792622343143502018-01-29T10:20:07.358-08:002018-01-29T10:20:07.358-08:00Thanks so much, Marcelle. You have helped to make ...Thanks so much, Marcelle. You have helped to make my points more clear. We healthcare leaders need to make sure that we don’t let the ED be a “dumping ground.” You are correct that we have to make sure that our staff is safe and that we can defuse the situation if patients and families get confrontational and we always need to live by our vision phrase. John Chessare MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921654505743608351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597716632228519200.post-9498358001875747282018-01-23T22:27:50.509-08:002018-01-23T22:27:50.509-08:00I do agreed that the ED is often used as a "d...I do agreed that the ED is often used as a "dumping grounds" by the population and healthcare professionals alike. I have seen many families bring "mom" to the ED because she was acting "weird" on their way to their vacation and leave as soon as a nurse take "mom" in for evaluation. There are many reasons why one may end up in the ED. However the ED staff must protect themselves as well against confrontational and violent patients. How many acts of confrontation does one have to go through before saying "enough". We will never know what transpired from that situation with the woman at the bus stop in a gown. I wondered why she was alone, where was her family? How did she get to the hospital? did she wandered out or was she actually discharged from the hospital for she looked disoriented? I have a policy of Stop and think before posting for I might not be able to ever take it back. The public posts things and often we get only half of the story and the damage is done. I know for a fact that the policy and the Leadership here at GBMC is phenomenal and trustworthy. Our vision statement is actually practiced here throughout the campus and in our everyday interactions. I have yet to witness an unsafe discharge in the 3 years I have been here. I have no doubts that we are well equipped and have the support necessary for our ED staff and the rest of the hospital staff to handles such encounters and especially prevents them. The ED staff here at GBMC is phenomenal.<br /><br />Marcelle Kendrick<br />Unit 45.<br />Loves it here at GBMC. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com