The nursing community is huge, but it’s also a very small world. I’ve been off tending to some family business, so I’m a little slow to get this posted, but it’s an important matter and I want to be sure to spread the word. We need to come together to help our own.
One of our own, Keith Carlson BSN, RN, NC-BC, who you may recognize from RN FM Radio, Digital Doorway, and Nurse Keith Coaching, was severely injured in a gym accident recently. He details his ordeal brilliantly in his recent post, “When the Nurse Becomes the Patient.” This is a must read for ALL nurses. We MUST prevent this type of horrible care! There is simply NO EXCUSE!!
At some point in our lives, we or a loved one have already, or will become the patient and we need to be prepared to advocate from the start of care through discharge and beyond. Keith certainly had to do this for himself, and thankfully he was alert enough to do so because it was essential to his well-being and recovery!
I hope you will all also be inclined to follow the Meal Train established to help Keith in his recovery process. Imagine if you will, yourself in his position. Meals and assistance from your local community would be invaluable and essential even if you are not inclined to ask for any help. For those of us who aren’t local to Keith and Santa Fe, the Meal Train allows for us to donate so that meals, assistance and other needs can be met. You can read more about this at Beth Boynton’s Confident Voices post.
photo borrowed from Nurse Keith’s Digital Doorway
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