Reflective Accounts In Nursing Care

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On 10/4/16 I was working the detail located at ORMC 1431 SW 1st Ave, Ocala, FL at approximately 1900.
While I was working the detail I was advised by hospital staff that a combative W/F baker act patient, Julie Campbell, was being brought in by EMS. Upon awaiting Fire Rescue 1 to arrive with Campbell, I stood by in the ambulance bay. Once the ambulance arrived they escorted Campbell into room #11 as she was handcuffed to her stretcher. It was found that the Marion County Sherriff’s Office placed her under a baker act and restrained her to the stretcher.
Once Campbell was in the room, MCSO was still en route to ORMC and I was tasked with removing the handcuffs from her person. Once she was released from the restraints, the nursing staff began treating her. Upon the departure from medical staff from her room, Campbell stood up and …show more content…

I did not sustain any injuries during the incident, nor did any other person in the hospital.
During the incident, baker act sitter, Briana Bier (8/2/91) of ABM healthcare witnessed the event as she was assisting me in attempting to verbally order Campbell back into the hospital bed.
Once Campbell was placed in my restraints, Deputy Juliano #5704, showed up and stood by I briefed Lt. Young via my department issued cell phone. Once he was briefed I advised him that the Deputy was not pursuing charges on Campbell for battery on a LEO, when he made contact with her in the County jurisdiction due to her mental state. I then advised Lt. Young that I was not going to pursue charges for Campbell pushing me due to her not being in a normal mental operating state during the incident.
I then returned inside of the room where I removed the restraints from Campbell and stood by as the nursing staff placed soft restraints onto Campbell in her bed. Once the restraints were on her she calmed down and no further incident took

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