Question

You are a practical nurse on duty in a hospital. You enter the room of one of your assigned patients and find you are interrupting an argument between your patient, an older gentleman, and his son. The son is saying in a loud voice, ―Dad, don’t be so stubborn. You cannot go back home until you are better. I am making arrangements with the Park Hill nursing home.

1. What will you say?
2. What will you do?

Answer 1

Tell the by stander to be calm down .This type of arrguments are not allowed in the hospital as other patient may get distracted.Then,find out the problem .

If the patient is asking for discharge ,make him understand about her condition and tell him that he needs assistance for few days.so doctor has advised to stay here .when get discharged we can refer you to a nursing home where you will get contiued care.when completely cured he can go home.