I would think that legally the staff should have some degree of responsibility for their dialysis patients. However, what I am reading on these posts is, to me, frightening and scarey. I am shocked at the delivery of care, I am hearing from patients and loved ones. Terrible. So, what is the recourse... One can complain, but then, from what I see posted, there is a degree of retaliation or nastiness? HELLO.. isnt this the healthcare field.. what do ppl do who are in such a horrific situation? just curious.... isnt there anyone overseeing the dialysis units... my understanding that in california, the state will not be doing dialysis inspections, there will be focus on snf............but i am not a favorite in favor of the state... there is too much subjectivity and not enough objectivity and they are not there when things happen...

I whole-heartedly agree with what you're saying. It's apalling to hear what is done in some Dx units and is called "care". I'm generally a cold person who cares little about others, however, when I'm at work in my dx unit only one thing matters, my patients. To correct this problem, I feel we need to search out the root of it and fight it at the source. Nurses are taught to treat people (note: I said people and not clients or patients) with a caring attitude and a sympathetic heart so something must be happening after nursing school. Personally, I feel that the problem is due to empathy created by low pay and staffing problems. With the big two, I'm not going to mention the companies by name, competing for health-care dollars, they are cutting corners everywhere and everyway possible. These cuts cause disgruntled staff and none-the-less poor quality care. Managers do not need to look down the chain of command to help alleviate the quality of care issues, they need to look up the chain of command and demand more for their staff.

I agree... It is so overwhelming to see some posts..You can't make someone care about patients... ofcourse, part of the problem might be that hospitals, etc are focused on 'customer' service and not 'patient' care........sad...

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Originally posted by AcuteRN:
I whole-heartedly agree with what you're saying. It's apalling to hear what is done in some Dx units and is called "care". I'm generally a cold person who cares little about others, however, when I'm at work in my dx unit only one thing matters, my patients. To correct this problem, I feel we need to search out the root of it and fight it at the source. Nurses are taught to treat people (note: I said people and not clients or patients) with a caring attitude and a sympathetic heart so something must be happening after nursing school. Personally, I feel that the problem is due to empathy created by low pay and staffing problems. With the big two, I'm not going to mention the companies by name, competing for health-care dollars, they are cutting corners everywhere and everyway possible. These cuts cause disgruntled staff and none-the-less poor quality care. Managers do not need to look down the chain of command to help alleviate the quality of care issues, they need to look up the chain of command and demand more for their staff.