SomeMaleNurse t1_jbbja9r wrote
Love how people are angry at the hospital. Hospital I work at has multiple illegal immigrants in a damn near brain dead state, no insurance, no long term care facilities will take them due to inability to pay, so the hospital wastes staff and resources to permanently take care of them while the families refuse to let them die.
foresthag652 t1_jbercon wrote
Just wondering if your opinion would be different if they were citizens with insurance whose families wanted to wait to see if they recovered.
A coma is not a vegetative state.
The way you talk about your patients reflects how you consider their personhood and value. These are people, not occupants of a spot on a list.
SomeMaleNurse t1_jbervqi wrote
It’s a case by case basis. I understand the difference between a coma and a vegetative state. Legal or illegal is not my main concern. My concern is watching patients suffer for months on end despite being told by multiple specialized physicians recovery is not possible.
foresthag652 t1_jbeslda wrote
Thanks for responding, that didn't come through fully in your first comment.
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SomeMaleNurse t1_jbcfcc1 wrote
My job as a nurse is to not let my patients suffer. Laying in the hospital on a ventilator with no responsiveness for 6 months is not a life to live.
defusted t1_jbcq04p wrote
That's not your fucking call, you do what the doctors say.
SomeMaleNurse t1_jbcvdyb wrote
Lol someone’s salty and does not understand how nurses operate. Real winner you are.
No-Razzmatazz- t1_jbc5rx4 wrote
Hippocratic oath doesn't mean you aren't ever allowed to pull the plug
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