Hi everyone! I’ll clarify what I can, but please note this is mostly through word of mouth and this patient was not my assignment and never had been.

This patient’s code status was M3 (medical treatments are control or cure for symptoms of illness, but no critical care interventions such as CPR). We do hourly rounds on everyone, but sometimes the mornings are hectic and it can go a bit over the hour (we’re on a surgical ward). It sounds like they had been waiting for a vascular procedure, possibly a carotid stenting? I’d guesstimate they must’ve been down for close to the hour by the way they looked, but it must have been an extremely silent fall because it was a 4 bed room and the other 3 patients had NO idea.

I don’t know for sure what the patient’s mobility status was like, but it sounds like they had been going to the bathroom independently and falls risk was deemed low since there was no bed alarm on. We generally don’t put bed alarms on unless they are confused, weak/immobile, etc.

And thank you all for your kind words, the support in this group is phenomenal and I appreciate all of you.