I was recently involuntarily hospitalized for a week, and during the admission/intake process I was strip searched and forced to shower. I’m not here to complain, I’m just wondering why they have to treat us like prisoners?

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    16 days ago

    Oh and I forgot but added above:

    f) I almost forgot! All hospitals these days are actually supposed to do a full body skin check! A regular medical hospital patient who is voluntary could be just documented as having refused (but they also don’t pose the same risks!) but we are actually supposed to check for fall and pressure injuries on admission! Fall and pressure injuries are actually reportable events and depending on the severity we can actually get in a LOT of trouble if we can’t prove they were already there on admission and especially if we didn’t even try to look. This is part of why most places require TWO licensed staff members (a CNA is only a cert!) to inspect all patients. This can affect minor things like billing (well, I think it’s minor, my boss disagrees!) or if it’s very severe even be grounds for malpractice. Self inflicted injuries during your stay are less likely to be determined as the facilitie’s fault, but it’s still possible.

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      I had to strip naked in front of a (thankfully female) nurse and security guard, they documented any injuries, then i had to squat and cough. It was really gross