Unfortunately, I find myself unwell again and back in the care of NHS Scotland. I'm on a mixture of IV antibiotics and tablet antibiotics. However, since I am permanently Nil by Mouth all my nutrition and medication has to go through a tube in my tummy.
The Ward doesn't seem to have a single pill crusher so the poor Nurse had to try and grind up the tablets with two spoons.
Quite a lot seemed to spill out onto the table and more got stuck on the back of one of the spoons so I probably got 60% of the dose.
It's no criticism of the Nurse, she was doing her best in poor circumstances and with the wrong tools. On a Ward where more than half of the patients seem to have a nasal tube or, like me, a tube in their tummy it seems odd that there aren't any pill crushers available.
Otherwise my care has been excellent and speedy but that care, and the care of my fellow Ward patients, seems to be being let down for the want of some simple pill crusher.
"Nurses Struggling Without Equipment"
About: St John's Hospital / Ear, Nose & Throat St John's Hospital Ear, Nose & Throat EH54 6PP
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