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She's not a good nurse Dizzi, you have a right to complain.

My sister-in-law is a nurse, she won't lift a person by herself, always gets someone to help her.

Was it a formal complaint you have lodged, Dizzi. I just have a feeling that health and safety rules for staff may have been the reason she refused to help. I know back problems from lifting or preventing falls is a major cause of early retirement/incapacity for nurses and care workers and rules for them are now incredibly strict - and enforced.

But a formal complaint will enable authorities to get to the heart of the problem and see if they can avoid a recurrence. Having two staff to help, using mechanical aids seems an easy solution. As an aside, I have noticed that we are not supposed to be ill at night or at weekends, as staff numbers are severely restricted :-(

Dizzi sorry to hear whats gone on in the night. She should have got another nurse to help her move you. While you are in hospital make notes of everything that happens to you, Date, Time, Name, Event & who said what, you could e-mail it to yourself. Then when you are out of Hospital write a report/complaint to the hospital about everything you feel needs strongly addressing.

Dizzi your care and others on the ward are priority and it should be that patients are made as comfortable as possible. Do not be scared hun, share your thoughts and worries with other staff, and tell them how you feel.....

Every person in care whether that be in a hospital or not have a Duty of care....

This is not in any way at getting at nursing staff or doctors, they have such a job to do under pressure, and what a fantastic job they do ! and I am sure people in the caring profession no matter who they are will agree that you should be helped and not left for so long......

Dizzi, she should have got a colleague to help her move you.
If you need help moving - so be it - it's not your fault.
There are ways and means of doing things, and as a nurse she should be aware of them. You surely aren't the only person in the hospital who needs help moving.
Yes, hospitals are short staffed - but it's not your fault!!

How ridiculous - Although the 'back' reason might be valid, hospitals have all sorts of equipment to help them lift patients. :-|

but will they support her? if they do, this smacks of institutionalised bad practice and you should see if you can get hold of an advocate to fight your corner

I AM ,SHE HAS LOTS OF FRIENDS IN THE OTHER NURSES

don't be scared Dizzi - you are brave and you've done the right thing - she was not doing her job properly - not as a nurse and certainly not as a human being

WELL I DID IT,

I COMPLAINED ABOUT A NURSE THIS MORNING AND IM STILL I N HOSPITAL
AND SCARED STILL,I KNOW NURSES HAVE A HARD JOB TO DO BUT HELPING OPEOPLE IN AND OUT OF BED I THOUGHT WAS PART OF IT,BUT THIS NURSE REFUSED INCASEI CAUSED HER TO HURT HER BACK,,
LAST NIGHT I SAT UP IN A CHAIR TILL NEARLY 5 AM ,SO NOT TO HAVE ASK HER TO DO ANYTHING BUT AFTER 5 I HAD TO LAY DOWN I NEEDED THE COMODE ,SHE GIOT IT BUT REFUSED TO HELP ME IT TOOK ME 20 MINS TO GET OUT OF THE BED ,SHE SAID TWICE A NIGHT DUISTURBES OTHER PATIANTS
NOW IM SO SCARED ,SHES A POPULAR NURSE