Recently, St. Joseph's Hospital in Orange, CA terminated two experienced nurses for their part in an unfortunate error, in which a newborn baby was sent home with the wrong parents. In the course of the investigation, at least five other incidents were discovered where the wrong infant was brought to a mother during her hospitalization. There were clear indications that broader system failures existed. Nursing is a theoretical system of knowledge, which prescribes a process of analysis and action related to the care of the ill or potentially ill person. The ultimate aim of the nurse is to contribute to health, quality of life, and dying with dignity.
Patients are to blame.
Patients, too, are blamed for problems in healthcare. They are perceived as non-compliant. They want high-quality care, expensive treatment options and instant remedies, but they are unwilling to pay the cost. And they can't even make up their minds about what they want. Today her new liver is failing, as are her kidneys, and she wants further transplants.