PA I arrived at 8am and took over from Z. At 9am Rachael was hoisted and given a
freshen up. Unfortunately when she was
put back in her chair her pad was causing a burning sensation on her
bottom. Nurse P and I then
re-hoisted Rachael to correct this problem.
Rachael’s arm where her PICC line is sited has become
sore. The IV nurse took a look and
decided there was no sign of infection.
She suggested the problem was being caused by irritation from the line
within the vein itself. She recommended
warm compresses be applied around the IV site to ease the pain. She said she would ask the nurses to organise
this (10.30am) As of 14.40 no compresses have arrived. At 15.30 the staff nurse, after chasing her
up arrived with warm compressers in the form of pieces of gauze soaked in hot
water. These were totally unsuitable for
purpose. Rachael’s arm has continued to
be sore and is gradually worsening. The
IV nurse needs to be contacted tomorrow to try to resolve this problem.
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