In healthcare planning (Standard V) withBert, the nurses
discovered that Bert did not have transportation to and from
the hospital. The nurses located a church staff member who
would drive Bert. As part of the agreed-on plan of care, post-operatively, the center staff members would monitor Bert’s
incision for signs of infection and encourage him to continue
with his herbal remedies that do not have a negative interaction
with his antibiotic medications. Bert reports to the nurses
(Standard VI) that he is very pleased with the care he receives
at the nursing center and wishes that “nurses everywhere were
the same as here.”