I was an inpatient at this hospital 1 month ago. I was on the Orthopedic Floor and the nurses had thel absolute worst attitude. I had surgery and even as healthy 50 year old I was advised "We have had a lot of falls lately, so you areva Fall risk" My bed was set up with an alarm. I was given a large amount of IVs and had to ring the call bell to use the bathroom many times. The nurse would begrudgingly walk next to me as I used a walker and 99% of the time left the door open, not caring about personal privacy.
I was yelled at, belittled and treated horribly by the nursing staff on the 9th floor. After a rather involved surgery, I was given a Tylenol. The pain never improved, a shot of Toradal an oral low dose opiod. After the 6th call, the nurse arrived with a shot and actually said "This is a one time deal, its Dialadid and this should shut you up."
I have severe, chronic conditions and this was not my first time in a hospital. I understand the nurses are overworked and stressed. But, there is absolutely no excuse to be spoken down to, telling me I was a Fall Risk because there were recent falls. It had absolutely had nothing to do with me
Imagine being in incredible, stabbing pain...confined to bed by a nurse, being yelled at when asking for pain meds or going to the bathroom. Jefferson should absolutely be ashamed of the unprofessional and unacceptable treatment provided on the Orthopedic floor. It was among the worst experiences of my life. It is obvious that these nurses need to receive some training in compassion and caring. If they hate their job, they are in the wrong profession. Having been hospitalized 15 times all around the country, I have never dealt with the most uncaring people ever. I could only wish that the other floors have less abrasive nurses..who thinks it is acceptable to be sarcastic, ignore requests for privacy when using the bathroom. I can only help that the other floors have caring and compassionate nurses and not burnt out nurses who treat you more like a prisoner than a patient. A very very upsetting and horrible experience.