I feel the delivery of intimate patients' needs should be planned to not coincide with the restricted COVID visiting hours. My spouse drove for 45minutes to see their much elderly parent, arriving half an hour before the morning visiting hours ended. They had a repair of their neck and femur and unfortunately, had a stroke post-operative.
On arrival, the Doctor said to my spouse, good, now that they were there they had enough people to put the urinary catheter back in. At first, my spouse's job was to attempt to keep their parent calm, but during the procedure, they were in so much pain that my spouse was asked to hold their parent's legs apart. At no point was my spouse given the option to not be present for this intimate procedure.
There were two other staff members present (a nurse and another Dr). By the time the procedure was finished the visiting time was also over. My spouse asked if they could stay a little longer as their parent was very distressed, the answer was no. I realise, as a nurse myself, that it is often hard to plan care. I do, however, feel procedures during the daylight visiting hours should be limited to essential for the patient only. My spouse was really distressed by the whole event and did not like leaving their parent while they were still visibly upset.
"Patient care during restricted visiting times."
About: Bunbury Hospital Bunbury Hospital Bunbury 6230
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