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Hi guys, kind of had some bad stuff happen yesterday. My grandma went in for a knee replacment surgery. Now she is in the ICU because the nurse at the hospital over medicated her on narcotics.
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Mom got a call at midnight, they told her that she had been overdosed on narcotics and was brought to the ICU with heart rate in the 30's and no blood pressure. They gave her Narcan, something that reverses the effects of Narctoics. Called again at 3:00am said that the Narcan still hadn't reversed the effects she was still very low on blood pressures and heart rate and they had to put in a central line (like an IV going from the neck to the heart). SHe is now on a Dopamine drip to raise her blood pressure and heart rate. We are very upset the nurse really messed up a couple times.
Here is what happened if u have time: For one, my grandma had the surgery and had a nerve blocker inserted into her leg, so the woman had no pain at all. The nurse brought in a medicine cup with the meds already opened never stated what they were, saw my grandma was sleeping and said shed be back to give them. (this is after 5:00pm sometime). Mom said shed give them with her food the nurse said ok. SO she never said what they were and did not give them to my grandma herself to make sure she got them, and left open meds unattended in a room, not to mention narcotics! So she never assessed my grandmas pain, medicated her with narctoics when there was no pain-you don't do that.
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Especially on a 78 y/o who already is having a hard time getting her pressures up from surgery. Awhile later her back started hurting and head hurt really bad (Morphine causes bad headaches) so mom and I didn't think she had received any pain meds so I told her to ask for some. They finally brought her some more at 9:00pm. They asked what my grandma usually took mom told her she takes extra strenght tylenol they asked her if she wanted that or Percocet (a narcotic), and mom said she didn't know. ANyay they brought in more narcotics. Then after all this took place the doc was telling mom how the nurse said she was insisting on grandma getting morphine. Mom said NO i never said to give her morphine, she took the nerver blocker option so she didn't need Moprhine, and then she told htme if she realized she had been medicated for pain, she wouldn't have asked for more for her and would have tried to comfort/calm her. Now they are going to put in a pacemaker if her pressures/pulse don't go up. Mom talked to the doc. yesterday who is doing this he had no clue she went down so low from too many narcs, (she always has a problem on the high side, never the low). He is waiting until 3 today to see if she needes it or not. I think I said everything, will add more later if i forgot. I have to head to work, but please send prayers for my grandma.
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Here is what happened if u have time: For one, my grandma had the surgery and had a nerve blocker inserted into her leg, so the woman had no pain at all. The nurse brought in a medicine cup with the meds already opened never stated what they were, saw my grandma was sleeping and said shed be back to give them. (this is after 5:00pm sometime). Mom said shed give them with her food the nurse said ok. SO she never said what they were and did not give them to my grandma herself to make sure she got them, and left open meds unattended in a room, not to mention narcotics! So she never assessed my grandmas pain, medicated her with narctoics when there was no pain-you don't do that.
