Nurse Rita made the final adjustments to all the straps and made sure that Pam was properly secured as she gradually regained her consciousness. The drug that Rita has just introduce through the IV would keep her awake, yet keeping her mind soft and suggestible. So vulnerable, so helpless, thought Rita. Her pale and smooth skin added to her fragility. Pam gradually fought the drug-induced drowsiness as the new drug started to kick in.
This summer, Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park will join a select group of medical centers that are trying to close the dreaded gluteal gap patients get with most hospital gowns. Beyond complaints about flimsy materials and faded colors, patients in focus groups have told the hospital they feel exposed with current gowns — in ways that promote an unnecessarily hierarchical relationship with caregivers. Instead, the medical center will be part of a six-month study to compare current gowns and linens vs.
I woke up in the hospital. Then I remembered why I was there. I was riding my bike and had got hit by a car. I looked down to see my right arm in a cast along with my left leg bandaged up.
Unfortunately health interrupted play again and another 10 days in the hospital? New residents, new nurses. And wow!