Care Home Nurse: 'morphine Will Shut Her Up'

[mikey4444]

Yet again, secret filming by the BBC has to be employed to flush these people out. The Beeb comes in for a lot of criticism on AB but what would we do without it ? Who else would have found this woman out ?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/headlines/38019808

[RATTER15]

Pixie, in a Nursing Home (as opposed to a residential home) the meds are administered by a registered Nurse, do the CD'S still need to be witnessed by a 2nd person?

[pixie374]

Yes, they do. Ours had two Nursing Units upstairs.

[pixie374]

As far as this report says- there is nothing at all to suggest that morphine shouldn't have been given to that lady at that time. If that was the case, I am sure they would have pointed it out. It was the way she spoke about her that was the reason for suspension.

[hereIam]

I don't understand your comment to me at 14:07, it's obvious I am on her side !

[pixie374]

I know... it sounded a little patronising, as if she was valuable once....

[hereIam]

Patronising - utter rot! Can't understand why you don't have a go at cupid for making a joke out of it ...

[pixie374]

Cupid?

[pixie374]

If you mean Sharon... as you say, that was a joke.

[dunnitall]

IMO and can only say from experience that my mother was overdosed on morphine and died. That was in an NHS hosp years ago....I will never be convinced otherwise...but cannot prove a thing. It would never surprise me that this is a 'normal' practise wherever and by whomsoever. Life stinks IMO and for some....more than others!

[RATTER15]

dunnitall, you sound like you are just talking through bitterness, I dont think any of what you said is true. It may have been true many years ago but not today, Unless hospitals are full of Harold Shipmans and the likes.

[murraymints]

haliperidol was given in abundance to FIL in respite..against our wishes and with no knowledge until I demanded to know why he was coming home like a zombie and I insisted on seeing his meds chart...(not sure of the speling )

[RATTER15]

Halliperidol really is not a nice drug, also they don't need your consent to administer it. Thankfully it isn't used so much these days.

[mikey4444]

Ratter....just googled Halliperidol, and, yes, you are right.....rather nasty in fact :::

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haloperidol

Tardive dyskinesia may result apparently .....involuntary, repetitive body movements.

[horselady]

I know what hereIam means, I worked in a care home and one of the most badly affected patients was a lady who had been a concert pianist in a world famous orchestra. To think of the life she once had and to see her as we did, doubly incontinent, incapable of speech and having no idea of any surroundings was heartbreaking. As you say, could be any one of us.

[hereIam]

Oh so it's ok to make jokes about the poor lady, but not for me to defend her - WEIRD !!

[hereIam]

At least you understand me horselady.

[notnutnut]

My sister wanted to put my mother in a care home after she'd had a hip job done and was a bit wobbly some years ago. I told her to *** off and that I'd look after her and I still do and even though it does it does get ever more difficult I'd do whatever it took to make sure she never had to go to one of those places, I even used to leave to leave a device near her bed in the recovery ward after the hip job to monitor any ill-treatment that might occur.
NNN.