My elderly parent was sat in the discharge lounge awaiting completion to discharge medical notes and scripts etc.
This period of time extended to over the 4-hour mark when respiratory inhaler medication was due. As I understand it, no nursing follow-up during this timeframe ensured my parent had attended this while they sat waiting for the completed paperwork.
Given this admission related to their exacerbation of COPD condition, I feel patients should be monitored more closely while awaiting discharge and medications should not be missed when left the general ward bed area. My parent subsequently didn’t have this medication for 6 hours.
Outpatient referrals have been acted upon very quickly, for that my family is very happy.
"Discharge Lounge care"
About: Geraldton Hospital Geraldton Hospital Geraldton 6530
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