I am so sorry you are in this predicament. Have you called the Home Health Nurse's representatives (company, organization, hospital, your insurance) to request another Nurse? Do they know this person has not shown up?
I am not understanding how you are calling your husband's doctors and they are not returning your phone calls. Are you able to talk with a nurse in the clinic during office hours? What did the ER doctor tell you to do if the prescriptions or drainage do not improve...are you supposed to bring him back to the ER?
It is important to either take him back to the ER, walk him into his doctor's office if you are not receiving a call-back, as this is not something you can take care of on your own.
Since I do not know you, I just wanted to make sure that you are being assertive and you can call his doctor's office, let the receptionist know that you need to bring your husband in for an exam that day (they have appointments open for "urgent care"). Perhaps they do not realize that the Home Health Nurse has not shown up, that you have already taken him to the ER, he is not improving...and you are not sure if you should take him back to the ER or to the doctor's office for a check up? When his is post-op appointment with the doctor?
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I am so sorry you are in this predicament. Have you called the Home Health Nurse's representatives (company, organization, hospital, your insurance) to request another Nurse? Do they know this person has not shown up?
I am not understanding how you are calling your husband's doctors and they are not returning your phone calls. Are you able to talk with a nurse in the clinic during office hours? What did the ER doctor tell you to do if the prescriptions or drainage do not improve...are you supposed to bring him back to the ER?
It is important to either take him back to the ER, walk him into his doctor's office if you are not receiving a call-back, as this is not something you can take care of on your own.
Since I do not know you, I just wanted to make sure that you are being assertive and you can call his doctor's office, let the receptionist know that you need to bring your husband in for an exam that day (they have appointments open for "urgent care"). Perhaps they do not realize that the Home Health Nurse has not shown up, that you have already taken him to the ER, he is not improving...and you are not sure if you should take him back to the ER or to the doctor's office for a check up? When his is post-op appointment with the doctor?
February 6, 2011 - 8:37amThis Comment
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