Northern Virginia Community Hospital Hospital
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It really depended on the staff on duty at the time. I lucked out and got a wonderful nurse who didn't usually work in the unit I was in, but she was great!
Would not reccommend it to anyone. I work in healthcare and am well aware of what nursing care should be like. The care at Northern Virginia did not come close to what I expected. Had I not styed on them constantly about things that should have been obvious, who knows what mistake might have been made.
Generally happy with my experience. The overnight was difficult with loud and insensitive techs, and nurses who never show up. But during the day, they were good folks. And I ended up being much happier about being there then at the more respected tertiary hospitals in the area.
My only complaint was that it was very hot in my room and no one ever came to check on it. Thank goodness I brought a fan.
I had not heard very good things about this hospital by several people. However, I had a great experience. I was first placed in a room with a 90 year old woman that was freezing the entire time and wouldn't allow the air condition to be turned on. I didn't even ask to be moved. The nurse came and said that she didn't want me to be uncomfortable and they had found me a private room. It has a huge bathroom which was nice since my fiancee was there to help me move around. I had one nurse that didn't act as if she really cared but she wasn't mean but the first night I had great people.
I stayed at NVCH for 11 nights due to some post-op complications, and I was not at all impressed by the care I received there. While the hospital has its good points (it's much smaller and quieter than Fairfax, with a more personal feel), I felt that the standard of care was below par. The nursing staff was very inconsistent -- some nurses were excellent, but others had clear deficits in knowledge, skill, and judgment. Requests for PRN medications were often not filled for up to 2-3 hours, and almost no nursing care was available for two hours each morning and two hours each evening during "shift changes". Most seriously, a dangerous medication error was made by the hospital in my case (I was given the wrong blood thinner when I had an invasive procedure scheduled for the next morning). I did not feel safe at NVCH. I had a family member staying in my room 24/7 and it got to the point that she did not feel comfortable leaving me alone even for short periods of time. I should say that I seem to have had an especially bad experience at NVCH, and other patients I know have been very happy with the care they received there. Both my surgeon and the hospital staff were very concerned about the problems I went through and have been working to ensure that no future patient has a similar experience.
I felt cared for. That's vital of course. In intake... reassurance... and laughs. Once I got to my private room... several people came in to care for me, make sure I was hooked up to this and that and checked on me frequently. When I called for a nurse... I was accomodated within minutes. I walked up and down the hallway and was met with encouragement. I hope never to go back... but thankfully the experience was positive.
The nurses during my stay left a lot to be desired. None of them could insert an IV correctly. Took 6 nurses to finally get one in. I have never had problems with IV in the past. And when I went back a few days later with a complication, the nurse in ER was shocked when she saw the bruises all over my arms.