August 3rd, 2017
“As I Lay Dying” — Patient Readmission and Non-Compliance
Alexandra Godfrey, BSc PT, MS PA-C
As I tie the last knot in a neat row of nine sutures, the night nurse calls me to room two. I drop my hemostats, peel off my gloves, and tell my patient I will be back. Across the hall, I find a girl thrashing around the gurney, chest heaving up and down, hands clasped around her […]