A new survey by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) reveals that 80% of nurses have cared for patients in unsuitable settings like hospital corridors or on trolleys. The survey highlights concerns about patient safety, privacy, and dignity due to overcrowding. INMO calls for increased bed capacity and staff recruitment to address the issue.
The INMO has released the results of their first ‘Behind the Trolley Numbers’ survey completed by nurses in the country’s acute hospitals on their experiences of treating patients on trolleys or in hospital corridors.Eight-in-ten nurses have cared for patients in inappropriate settings, according to a new survey from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.
71.94% of respondents have observed patient safety incidents directly related to inappropriate care settings such as falls, medication and treatment delays. “So for example, many patients are now being nursed in corridors, both in the emergency department but also on wards,” she said.“What that actually is, is areas that predominantly are not suitable for patients, such as porches, such as rooms where there's no oxygen points or suction points, which are necessary to provide acute care - because when you need them, you need them.
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