Sorry you are having a bad time.
Hmmm, welcome to Britain. It's rubbish.
[i]Its almost like the Ward have a complete misunderstanding of the needs of those specific patients.[/i]
But if he got a 'Hospital Acquired Infection', you'd be disappointed, right?
...and being in hospital generally does increase your risk of any infection...
While it's understandable that people wish to visit friends and family members in hospital there are three things to remember:
1. Children are not always well behaved
2. Most UK hospital beds are in shared bays not private rooms
3. Hospitals are designed and run for the investigation, care and treatment of patients not relatives.
It may make you feel better if your child can visit a family member but I'm afraid she may not be well behaved and you will not always be able to control her behaviour. Your father may be pleased to see her other patients may not and imposing her presence on them is not reasonable. Patients can be cheered by family visits but they are also sometimes tired out by them.
Try to remember - its not all about you.
...and if we let Little Miss Well behaved in, we have to let young Master Dennis the Menace in too.....
ITU fair enough, I guess no one her understands the context of a Stroke ward......
Maybe you can explain it then as you obviously feel you have a better understanding of the requirements than any of the other medically qualified posters or hospital staff?ITU fair enough, I guess no one her understands the context of a Stroke ward......
[i]I guess no one her understands the context of a Stroke ward......[/i]
I think you might be guessing wrongly in my case. I understand the context well enough, and I understand the reasons behind your complaint and the reasons behind the hospital policy.
It might be okay with your daughter, but what about all the other kids?
It's a hospital, with a specific job to do. If you feel that you have a special case, ask and see what happens instead of complaining on a mountain bike forum.
Child comes onto ward and:
sticks hand inside sharps bin
trips patient during therapy session
Jumps over beds/climbs over furniture
Adjusts pump/equipment settings
Sticks finger in patient wound
All examples I've witnessed first hand, two of which were on acute stroke units. Without wanting to sound rude, your understanding of a stroke unit is the experience of visiting a patient, so very limited.
You're right that a visiting child can be a real bonus for patients, but they can also be a proper pain (as can a lot of visiting adults actually).
[i]Child comes into clinic and:
sticks hand inside sharps bin[/i]
Resulted in full blown media attention plus disciplinary action....
No children, thanks.
My wife's a Nurse like you to crikey, We see the issues.. and after 2 years of living with this we see the benefits. In the end we got to the Ward, they said, just take her to his room... he's in a room on his own btw. God knows why there was so much hassle before we visited about not bringing her, and all the staff were happy to see her on the ward !
