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Trying your patience.

Nick Edwards1

  • 1Published by Friday Books, London.

Emergency Nurse : the Journal of the RCN Accident and Emergency Nursing Association
|October 6, 2016
PubMed
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Patients are experiencing disorientation and getting lost when directed for X-rays, despite standard procedures and no apparent external factors. This unusual phenomenon warrants further investigation into potential underlying causes affecting patient navigation within the hospital setting.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Practice
  • Patient Experience

Background:

  • Healthcare professionals are observing unusual patient behavior.
  • Patients are reportedly getting lost when given standard directions for diagnostic imaging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the reasons behind patients becoming disoriented and lost.
  • To understand the contributing factors to navigational difficulties in a hospital environment.

Main Methods:

  • Observational study of patient navigation.
  • Interviews with healthcare staff regarding patient incidents.
  • Review of hospital layout and signage.

Main Results:

  • Consistent reports of patients deviating from expected routes.

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  • No identifiable external causes such as environmental hazards or altered hospital infrastructure.
  • Patient disorientation appears to be the primary issue.

    • Conclusions:

    • The observed navigational difficulties suggest a potential issue with patient cognition or perception.
    • Further research is needed to identify the specific cause of patient disorientation during hospital navigation.