I attended Armadale hospital this month. My story contains both good things and lesser things.
I felt the good things were:
Some of the nursing staff I saw were really experienced, caring and helpful.
They were kind and helped whenever they could.
Not a lot of waiting time in the hospital.
No issues with actual operation and not too much pain from hernia op itself.
Not so good:
I felt it was easy to tell the nurses who were interested and those who really weren't.
No one told me i had a self administer fentanyl button!
I did not find this out until i was headed to xrays for subcutaneous emphysema (a side effect of operation where air gets into your body). They told me when the button dropped. This would have been a big help as i had no pain relief until then!
Kudos - the blonde nurse in 23hr ward on the Friday night shift. I felt she was extremely helpful and considerate.
Kudos - male nurse (Genesis?) in Colyer ward over the weekend. Very kind and helpful.
Suggestion - I found the IV poles have terrible wheels. Everytime i had to go to the toilet (a lot) the nurse had to wheel the iv with me. I tried numerous times to wheel it out of the bathroom.
Really difficult! In my opinion, you should put better wheels on these poles to make both nurses and patients lives easier.
Anyone having a hiatus hernia operation, my only problem was the subcutaneous emphysema. Some people get it in a shoulder. Mine started in both shoulders but then went to my chest.
Hopefully all my problems are over now.
Thanks Armadale Hospital - hope my feedback / story helps
"Hiatus hernia operation"
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