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The hospital prophecy

Page views: 83 Disclaimer: This text is based on true events and is as satirical as the German healthcare system. But no, I'm not in hospital. Day 1: Welcome You arrive, surprise the staff with your presence („Oh, you're here today?“) and get your first adventure: finding a bed! The much sought-after anti-decubitus mattress is of course only ordered when...

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Care at the limit

Page views: 86 personal outcry against the nursing crisis in out-of-hospital 1:1 care An experience report that will affect you Imagine you are dependent on help - and suddenly a new carer is standing in front of you, barely trained, unsure, overwhelmed. The induction? Maybe a day, an hour, if that. The documentation? Available, but not read....

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Probably the most personal post.... Part 2...

Page views: 91 After the last intensive care stay, when it was clear... „a new intensive care service has been found and will soon be available“, we decided to go home a few days earlier. To enjoy the peace and quiet again before things really get going with familiarisation etc... Just to be alone for a few days... We had already realised in the intensive care unit that we were moving together, into a new...

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Probably the most personal post.... Part 1....

Seitenaufrufe: 111 Gastbeitrag von Yvonne Butter Für alle die mich noch nicht kennen oder mich kennen oder mich wohl irgendwie kennen…. und warum ich mich dazu entschlossen habe, Angehörige von intensivpflichtigen Menschen, die zuhause versorgt werden online zu unterstützen… ??Ich bin vor über 40 Jahren auf diesen wundervollen Planeten gekommen…. Bis ich 30 Jahre war, verlief mein Leben recht...

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Care at the breaking point

Page views: 187 The fourth past interview with Tom and Patrick, recorded on 15 November 2024. This interview was originally due to be published in November 2024. But then an applicant cancelled shortly before her first shift in December. I decided not to publish the article for the time being to avoid the applicant's cancellation being associated with my blog...

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