ICU/CCU Nurse's Experience as a Patient

[danwalter]

It ain't pretty

This is the true story of my wife's AFIB ablation experience. She was a cardiology nurse before this disabling experience:
Adventures in Cardiology
Comments and suggestions from nurses are appreciated.

Thanks,

Dan Walter

[AmandaWIRN]

I am sorry to hear about what happened to your wife. I'm assuming you have contacted an attorney??? If not, do so.

[danwalter]

Re: Contacting an attorney ...

Thanks for your reply...
As for attorneys, that's whole 'nother story - will I will recount in the blog.

[katyv]

I used to work in the EP lab. I can tell you that no one in a teaching hospital is allowed to perform such procedures without the attending being by their side. If a student is extremely competent, the attending might allow them to do some of the work, but only after lots of proof that they know what they are doing, but the attending is still at their side. Also, there is no reason that I can think of where a person had to lie on a table without being covered. I am so sorry that this had to happen.