Today I was reading an email alert that I get about a condition I know all too well. I am stunned at what I read. The advice given by the medical site on this situation should have a warning label attached to it "harmful if followed".
On an Allnurses Yahoo Group, a question is asked and the answers are unbelievable. The question is if an elderly patient believes she needs a wheelchair, do you allow her to have it? My thought is, why not? What would bring anyone to even ask this? I'm sure that not all on this yahoo group think this way, so please don't think I'm painting the entire group in the same manner.
One response said they didn't know in this case, but with the kids they were caring for, a doctor told them to make the kids walk no matter what. Please pause for a moment while I pick myself up off the floor because of disbelief. How idiotic of medical advice can you get? How harmful can medical caregivers such as these on this site be?
On an Allnurses Yahoo Group, a question is asked and the answers are unbelievable. The question is if an elderly patient believes she needs a wheelchair, do you allow her to have it? My thought is, why not? What would bring anyone to even ask this? I'm sure that not all on this yahoo group think this way, so please don't think I'm painting the entire group in the same manner.
One response said they didn't know in this case, but with the kids they were caring for, a doctor told them to make the kids walk no matter what. Please pause for a moment while I pick myself up off the floor because of disbelief. How idiotic of medical advice can you get? How harmful can medical caregivers such as these on this site be?

