Unwell child, waiting on blood results prior to leaving,
Child sleeping quietly. Previous obs normal, nil expected to be wrong. Child woken to do obs by nurse. Obs normal. Child now awake sore and grumpy wanting to go home, asked nurse to check if bloods are back, they leave and does not return. I go to find them to find out if bloods are back and am told not back.
Return to grumpy Child, within 2 minutes Dr returns to say bloods are normal, we leave.
In summary:
Waking child without checking with parent if ok to wake Child, performing unnecessary observations. And questionable probity when saying results weren't back, after needing to be chased up.
Optics were very bad here.
Medical management was exemplary
"Poor nursing managment"
About: Forth Valley Royal Hospital / Children's Ward Forth Valley Royal Hospital Children's Ward FK5 4WR
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