Some are hiring their own private nurses when they are admitted to the hospital
“Interestingly enough, almost every medical authority I spoke to noted that when a relative was hospitalized, they made sure someone – either a paid professional or a friend with nursing experience – was at the bedside.
But that doesn’t mean hiring a nurse is a must. The professionals also say it depends on the nature of the illness, the hospital and its nurse-to-patient ratio.
Although it is hard to find statistics on trends, there is no doubt that people’s concerns about nursing shortages over the last decade have prompted more affluent patients to think about hiring their own.”
And the gap between the haves and have-nots widen.
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How Un-American! Paying for your own health care! Everyone thinks you only get something for nothing in health care.
I am a nurse and am constantly frustrated at not having the time to give the kind of care I want to give to my patients. It’s not lack of compassion, it’s simply not possible to give great care to all my patients because I have too many patients. I would never allow a member of my family to stay alone in a hospital following a surgery, or if they were in any way incompacitated. It’s sad, and wrong, but it’s what we have to deal with on a daily basis. But, don’t blame the nurse, blame the system.
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