I wish I did, sometimes...crohn's disease sucks, always seems to act up on the weekend, and I can never see my specialist anytime soon during flares. Btw, I get the nausea meds and antidepressants but what were the antibiotics for in the skit?
No when you really need something then you can’t get it. But people that really don’t need it sale it to make $ . It really is sad . Before the doctors knew I had cancer. I was in so so much PAIN. After I gave up, went to ER , demanded a CT. Finally proved that there was a problem, cancerous tumor pressing against nerve bundles and rubs. All that before they would take me seriously. Finally got some pain relief. Really the system is flawed.
I was in the ER at the beginning of the month and I was cold (t-shirt and shorts) so I put my arms inside of my shirt because I didn’t want to ask for a blanket. The nurse came in, walked back out, and came back with a heated blanket. She said “baby, you need to speak up”. Nicest nurse I’ve ever had. Sometimes it’s okay to ask for things.
In my experience nurses are happy to get you anything you want and will trip over themselves to keep you comfortable and happy if you’re just nice to them. So many people yell at them in the waiting room, or have some sort of learned helplessness once they get a bed where they refuse to do even the smallest thing to make our lives easier (like getting up to go to the bathroom for example. Yeah. I met a guy who’d just go in the bed if the nurse didn’t come fast enough even though he could walk). I’m so confused about people like that. I genuinely think they just come to the ER because they want to go on a power trip over the nurses because they have no power over anything else in their life If a patient always says thank you, makes pleasant conversation, doesn’t spend the entire night yelling at us from the end of the room to get them more juice/another sandwich/a pack of cookies ect, understands that no matter how much we want to help, the system doesn’t have enough resources to help everyone who needs help, and doesn’t hold that against us, then it makes those bad patients worth it. Those patients get the 5 star treatment: all the heated blankets in the world, 1000 turkey sandwiches and all the juice the hospital’s budget can buy I’m not a nurse though, I just worked in the hospital as an intern during EMS school
I’ve only been in the hospital twice and both times was because of my addiction to alcohol and I was there against my will lol so I asked for anything and everything I could! If I was sober at the time, I’m sure I would of been more like you but I was hammered and they wouldn’t let me leave 😂 I don’t remember too much but I do remember they put a security gaurd in the doorway of my room and they stopped answering the bell when I hit the button 😂 I’ve been clean for 3 years now :)
@@GLITTER_GUTS Congrats on being sober! I know what addiction is like, not to alcohol but other stuff, and I can imagine that was very hard. You deserve all the congrats my man
I'm the exact same. Whenever I'm at the hospital, I always find asking for things so hard but that's also the same in regular life to some extent. I think I do worry though that other people may need the nurses time more than me but I have to remember I am there also and they're there to help me as well.
Yes we are here to take care of you. As long as patients are kind and respectful to me (and don't ask for things literally every 3 minutes, we appreciate being given the opportunity to meet several needs at once) I am happy to spoil them. Being in the hospital sucks and I want you to have anything you can think of to make it more comfortable. Extra kudos if you can remember to ask for what you need while we're in checking on you. It does irk me for a microsecond when patients ring 30 seconds after they tell me they don't need anything, but then I remember that I would probably do the same. I feel like the power of suggestion would kick in after someone asking me if I needed to pee or eat.
I was in the ED overnight for a minor issue last year, and I absolutely hated that the one time I had to bother the nurse, it was for such a stupid reason. They hooked me up to an IV and a heart monitor after I'd set my phone down on the other side of the room. I couldn't get up and get to it. I stared at it for a full 10 minutes, contemplating whether or not I was really going to bother these degree'd professionals about a phone. I eventually buzzed them just because my phone was the only entertainment I had with me, and apologized profusely. The nurse just shrugged and said he wished most patient needs were that quick and easy to take care of lol.
That’s the worst bit, the contemplation! The amount of thought that goes into asking for something! I was hooked up to an IV for more than an hour, but it got stuck and I had to have the cannula moved, I felt bad asking for a loo break instead of letting her get on with her work! Then I really wanted some water, I spent ages thinking about it, then found some in my bag when searching with my good arm! Then I think maybe WE are annoying for being too apologetic, when we should just ask!
@@T72456 Good to know lol! My nurse was such a nice guy and I could tell they were busy, I hated asking him for something so inconsequential. Glad I wasn't thought of as a nuisance!
THE TURKEY SANDWICHES! 🤣 I was inpatient once, and my roommate asked my poor nurse for two EVERY time he came into the room. She was slipping one to her wife, who was there 24/7 with her, and they let that slide, but it got to the point where the whole floor, not just our unit, was out of sandwiches, because of them!! I was admitted again, a few months later, and had the same nurse, and he didn't remember me at first, until I said: "um, yeah, can I get a couple of those turkey sandwiches?" He looked at me like WHAT? because I was admitted for kidney stones with nausea and vomiting, and couldn't even keep water down, and then it clicked, and he went "oh my God. You were my other patient when I had the turkey sandwich lady!" And he lost it. He was like, "thank God you're joking. I STILL cringe when someone wants one of those damn sandwiches. They're not even that good!" 🤣 He was awesome!
Maybe the sandwiches weren't that good but they were free! That's what matters :D But oh god how many sandwiches were they eating that the hospital ran out of them? I hope they didn't throw any away. And I hope you're doing better now so you don't have to encounter crazy sandwich ladies anymore :)
@@vanessaatalanta2475 it was insane, the amount of sandwiches they went through! I mean literally every time he came into our room, they asked for 2 more. And they did hourly rounding, so it was at least 2 an hour, and if he came in more than once an hour, they'd ask for more. I feel like all he did during his shift was get them sandwiches! I was like what in the world?? I think we ran out, because it was night shift, so there wasn't anyone from food & nutrition to make more. But, like you said, they ate so many that our whole floor was out?? 😳😳 That's insane. And like the other comment says, yeah, I know they're free, but what if other people were hungry? I just kept thinking about the people that got admitted after dinner, and hadn't eaten, and all they would be able to have was crackers, and pudding, because all the sandwiches were gone. My nurse said it was probably more for the patients wife, because her meals weren't provided, and he said he understood, but at some point they needed to stop, because technically she wasn't really supposed to even be there all night, and the hospital wasn't responsible for feeding her. That's why I thought he was such a great nurse, because even though he didn't have to, and he could've said no, he went and got them 2 turkey sandwiches EVERY time they asked. Nurses don't get enough respect or credit for how amazing they are. Thank you for the well wishes. I still struggle, and was actually just in the hospital again, but my roommate wasn't a turkey sandwich requester....she was just cold, and wouldn't let anyone turn the A/C on, and it was literally 85° in our room. 🤦🏼♀️ Poor thing. That's usually my biggest issue; my roommates are always cold, and it's always so hot. But, she was soooo sweet, and my nurse went and got me a fan, which is usually what they do, when I have roomies that are always cold. Have I mentioned how amazing nurses are?? 🤣🤣
I’m sorry, but is this an American hospital thing? Anytime I’ve been in a hospital, I’ve never heard of them having anything but the meals for admitted patients, and juice. Even the few days I spent in an American hospital back in ‘92, there was no free food I ever saw or heard of.
This wouldn’t surprise me lol. I recently saw a article where a new bar opened and after just one week the employees demanded the owner give them the bar.
You know, that statement is very ignorant. Try being a kind and respectful patient for once, when asking for something, and the MA/Nurse on duty gets mad at you when you’re trying not to be a nuisance. All patients aren’t bad or rude.
@@amberjohnson4820 I'm sorry it came off that way as I assume you are talking to me. I agree with you though that not all patients are rude, however there are always some that will just be genuine assholes and ask for shit they do not need or stuff that is absolutely unnecessary which is what I was attempting to say in my comment. I do once again apologise however as I did not mean to come off as ignorant or rude.
We had to put locks on our pantry cabinets on my unit because families were seen going in with grocery bags and filling them up with the food that was supposed to be for patients. The nerve!
I remember a group had brought snacks for families in a big box and placed it in the waiting room. I later saw a guy in the parking lot thru a window and recognized the box going into a car.
I had one very pregnant nurse as my day nurse once. I was staying for brain scans and an EEG so there wasn’t much else to do but wait to have a seizure. When I got a puzzle, the nurse was kind enough to help. She only had three patients at the time so her rounds were quick. Every other patient was on their phone. I was the only one doing a puzzle. She joined me and it was definitely one of the least bored times I had. She left for maternity leave a day later so never got to thank her. Being in the hospital (even with a dad around) can be lonely. Her company was fun.
If he asks the pharmacy for an extra bottle (with or without a label) most will give it to him. This would allow him to keeps just a few pills in his lunchbox so he doesn’t risk having a large quantity stolen.
I work inpatient, and it never fails: The doctor has seen them, told them they're going home. The care coordinator has seen them, got everything clear for discharge. I've seen them, told them they're going home as soon as I can get their papers for them. No questions. No requests. I bring them their papers, hoping to get them out asap and they need a doctor's note, they need a walker, they need this medication that they haven't said anything about yet, etc so then I get to go back to all of the people who have already seen them and relay all of their requests and wait. It is so annoying. Lol
Well, as a patient, sometimes you can still be a bit loopy from getting BP, O2, Temperature checks EVERY TWO HOURS, and be on pain meds, get reflex tests, etc…. to remember everything you need to ask the doctor, nurse, etc…. at the time YOU GUYS WANT IT!!!! (At the time of discharge) Think about being a patient and how disoriented you are after needing to sleep and you can’t because of all these damn interruptions!!! Quit yelling at the patients! You always tell us “Call for assistance”, yet when we do you guys get mad!!!!!! WHAT THE HE- ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO? Listen, everyone has bad days but please don’t take it out on the patients
As an ER tech, I just want to say that it’s perfectly okay to ask for things! Just keep in mind we are caring for 30 other patients too, so just ask for what you need (we run out of things often nowadays)
Please ask for the blanket next time. Asking for a blanket in the ER is like ordering a coke at McDonald's. I can't mess it up, I don't need to obtain permission or hunt down any supplies; I get to spend a whole 30 seconds addressing a problem that actually has a viable solution. Nobody is ever going to hold their breath and count back from 10 because you asked for a blanket. (Please believe any staff who tell you pillows are like the holy grail, though.)
@@melissam8041 I have definitely seen a nurse count back from ten over a blanket...but this was in the cardiac wing where it's 99% crotchety old men demanding a gazillion blankets all day long and complaining about how cold it is when they already have 8 blankets. They like...run out of blankets in that warming machine in that wing. Otherwise, never. Usually they seem downright excited to bring me a blanket, lol.
@@melissam8041 I'm in imaging but yes, this is the easiest and most satisfying request I can fulfill, hearing that sigh of pleasure when I put the warm blanket on the patient ☺️
I'm guessing a blanket could be considered part of health care, because feeling cold could be a symptom of an illness, going in to shock from an injury, etc. If you ask for a blanket, it alerts staff of your current medical symptoms/status. It also prevents conditions from getting worse, and saves medical staff from having to do more work later.
I hate bothering the nursing staff when in these situations. I have been in the ER more than a woman of my age should ever have to for various reasons throughout my life. Typically I will wait for them to come back into the room before asking for something and if i happened to forget to ask then i wait until they come back in the next time. I was admitted once for 5 days and despite being in a small bay right next to the nurisng station i refused to ask for assistance. Day two or three everything accumulated and was getting to me. This was my first ever hospitalization and i could see and hear how understaffed and stretched thin the nurses and CNA's were on our unit. I ended up having a panic attack and just started to bawl my eyes out from the anxiety, brutal pain and the new caffeine headache i was experiencing. After maybe 20 mins or so of me crying a nurse poked her head in and said "i thought i heard you crying, what's going on?" I explained that it was all just to much and the caffeine headache i had on top of it all now was just to much for me to bear. I didnt ask for anything for it as i didn't think i was allowed (clear liquid diet only) and she in a very nice manner told me not to let the pain get that bad and next time to ask for help before it becomes unbearable like that. I apologized and she returned with my pain medicine, a nauseous med and a cup of black coffee with some sugar packets (she even snuck me in a creamer or two which i was not supposed to have but was not sure if i could drink just the black coffee). She also reiterated to me to reach out and ask for help thats what they were there for. About an hour or so later she came back in with some headphones for the small TV that was in there, ear plugs as there were a lot of patients in a small area so i could sleep better and some personal hygiene things. I was so grateful for her cause she made my stay a little less traumatic for me. God bless nurses and CNA's
Ahh yes, the medical field, where you're basically a super high-end life saving butler. You just also happen to know how to pronounce "vasovagal syncope", perform basic life support and the true horrifying frequency at which people get objects stuck in their butts.
@@hellowendy1029 - and then they look at you so innocently and either claim they had their pants on or tell you they can’t remember why they didn’t have any undies on!
Unfortunately, patients can't go rummaging around in hospital storage areas to get things for themselves, especially if it is too dangerous for them. They are not at home, where the stuff is theirs.
This is so true. I was in ER with kidney stones and a young man roughly 20s was complaining that he was in a chair and I was on a ER bed (I also had major spine damage). He wanted to kick me out of the bed. I heard the nurse telling him off Sir you only have tonsillitis. He was also demanding heavy duty pain killers
During the summer of 2020 when I was working as a covid case investigator for public health, I had multiple people ask me for letters to extend their stay at home even though they are well enough to go back 😅. One man asked for an additional two weeks because he was so stressed and didn’t like his job. At least he was very honest about it!
Keep in mind most people at the ER are having one of the worst days of their life. I was in 3 months ago for an enormous blood clot in my leg and they found 2 small ones in my lung. Serious stuff. The ac was on and I got so cold at one point my teeth were chattering. So I don’t feel bad for requesting another blanket. When admitted to the hospital, they put me on a bed alarm. So I couldn’t get out of bed by myself and was forced to call a nurse every time I needed to use the restroom. The best part (I was there on a blood thinner drip for 4 days) was when a Dr. Asked me why I wasn’t going for walks around the hospital. I said no one offered and I couldn’t get out of my bed without an alarm going off! The nurses were clearly stretched very thin. I know I’m not young, but I was 59, not 79. I get they have to be overly cautious, but it was frustrating.
I used to criticize my moms parents for being alcoholics (they were both in the medical profession, grandfather was an OBGYN, grandmother was a nurse), but now i understand.
Actually Im a frequent flyer at our ER 30 miles away >.< Yes I live in the middle of nowhere. I think the staff there have ESP because I barely ever have to ask for anything. Its like they just prepare for people who are gimmie this and that-ers.... even blankets and pillows. I think Ill tell them to watch this next time. Well Actually most already watch your videos. We bonded over that one very painful night when I was trying to distract myself. Lol Thanks for being you Rich!
Omg that's TRUE TRUE TRUE! Im no longer in the hospital Bc I needed a "mental health" break.... But the people I work with they can't believe how much I cuss and they can't believe how short tempered I am with people they can't believe that I worked in the medical field and was an actual carrying human being it wears on you to the point where you don't have any more f**** to give your f*** it bucket is empty
As a patient who's been on the other end of an unnecessarily nasty nurse, thank goodness you're out of that profession. People aren't in the hospital because they want to be. They are sick. I have never demanded anything of a nurse when in hospital, so having someone cuss at me for nothing would be horrendous. And I hope would be grounds for discipline.
When i had my first baby, i had 3rd degree tearing from my front to my back and needed a catheter and was in the hospital for an extra 4 days. All they heard from me was: can we take it out now? I want to go home (i hate hospitals, my anxious overthinking brain wouldn't let me sleep). I asked for pain relief once the morning after the birth and a frozen pad for my backside. They kept offering more pain relief but i refused because i genuinely didn't need it. Anyway, day of discharge they offered me a prescription for pain relief, and once again i declined. They actually seemed annoyed that i wouldn't accept what they were offering. With all my other births, i didn't have any extended stays, thankfully, but I don't enjoy feeling like i am annoying to the staff.
I can totally sympathize! Keep asking for some water when you have acute pancreatitis.. iv & half a cup of ice chips only. Three times a day for the next 3 days LOL :-) be nice to people in the hospital! It is very exhausting job. I always make presents for them.
I was in the ER when I had tendencies of hurting myself and slashed my arm open pretty good. I remember I really didn’t want to leave the ER, but they released me after a couple hours. I kept going to sleep so I could stay longer and avoided talking to the therapist they had on the line waiting for me. I could imagine they were frustrated
Every time I've been in the ER with someone it's always been "can i get a pillow" or blanket. Because there's never quite enough of those in an ER for some reason
I know right. You can either drink your problems away, or do it properly and get the proper medicine and therapy for your problems, but you can't do both.
@@LtexprsGaming my old therapist literally said drink some wine so you can relax and feel better, like no I don't drink alcohol and I won't start it just to feel better, that's how you start an addiction.
I don't know about that. Look on the bright side. If you do it just right, you might never have to work another day in your life... if you drown in your own vomit in your sleep. We should all follow our dreams
I just feel awful asking for a tea when the hairdresser offers to get me a drink (it's actually a part of there job which I learned just recently) so yeah- I just refuse even if I have a desert for a throat
This is so bizarre for me, I have a few chronic issues that land me in the ER from time to time and I never want to ask for anything!! If I absolutely need something I wait for them to come in. 😂 I think I've only ever hit the call button twice, and once it was because I was in so much pain and splinting so bad that my HUSBAND hit it because he got scared!! The other time I kept telling them something was wrong with my IV and it was pinching really badly but they insisted it was the tape... the next day we realized they blew the vein.
That's what we call a narcissist or a Karen (technically both are the same). Only those type of people see everyone is a villain in their story. Normal people usually are humble and see people just doing their jobs.
I'm usually more likely not to speak up, even if warranted, so I was told by my T that I needed to practice. Unfortunately, as many people know, when you "practice" that kind of skill, sometimes you go overboard before finding a balance. I am so incredibly thankful to the nurses during my previous hospital stay who put up with me during that time!
I understand how frustrating this must be - but better they ask - rather than just TAKE. I worked in a children's hospital - a *children's* hospital - as a support/admin person to the senior management team - was changing the posters in the lifts one day early on, came out (left my trolley outside) to find a couple in the process of STEALING the Blu Tack - wtf? I mentioned this to other staff and OMG - people have walked *stolen* the TV off the wall (seriously - the fricking cheek) - clocks off the wall, all the cutlery - the list was endless - all from *sick* CHILDREN & the people looking after them
Reminds me of that one guy that asked me for a certain medication (that can be used for medical abortions, is a control substance, and HIGHLY ILLEGAL to prescribe or dispense for no reason). I was extremely angry that he would solicit me for a CRIMINAL ACT at the GYM, and he said "what?! I just want to be prepared!". Like mofo, there's such a thing as CONTRACEPTION. WEAR A CONDOM.
I hear you. I'm to the point if they have to give me an IV, I ask if they have time to run & get me a blanket when they bring it all in. It'll be 100 in the shade but those IV bags will drop you to 40 in the sun easy lol
I do feel genuinely bad for some patients in tough spots on transport. We had a guy do some drugs, pass out on his own porch, someone called the cops so they had EMS bring him in all while he was totally out of it, so he woke up in the ED. Once he was discharged he didn’t have anyone he could call and couldn’t afford Uber or a cab. Poor dude had to hoof it. I know there’s a service for free transit from the ER but for whatever reason they couldn’t get it for him. Poor guy wasn’t even bothering anyone.
I did hospital rotations for paramedic school where I basically just shadowed the nurse and was their own personal assistant for the day/night. There was this one patient who I basically got assigned to babysit because he was so needy. Every 2 minutes we’d hear from across the room “NUUUURSE! HELP MEEEEEE! HEEEELP!” I’d rush over there like, what’s wrong! Are you hurt! “can I have a cookie?” And this is why I’d rather work in the ambulance
One time I was in the hospital and my clothes (including my underwear) were put in a bag and I didn't know where it was. On the day I was discharged I mentioned it would be nice to have underwear on again. The nurse said I should have said something and they would have brought me some. Who knew? 😂 I bet they just thought I liked to go commando. I try not to be a burden. I ❤ nurses.
I literally don't ask for anything. After all Idk what I need or can have due to the reason I'm there. But it seems the nurses bring me bunches of stuff or randomly ask "do I want this or that. I'm not going to take away their time from other patients. They are Angels of Mercy💕
The Skit is so true especially the mother and daughter. The child asked for juice but then the mother asked for coffee juices and sandwiches. I worked on Tele floor l we had a patient who would eat all of the sandwiches, juice, and drank 6 cups of coffee. I worked the night shift.
Okay, as a person with multiple health issues that make an occasional ER trip unavoidable (and miserable) can I ask all the wonderful peeps out there who work in the ED, on a scale from 1-10, 10 being “I want to gouge my eyes out”, how badly do you hate it when patients request a heated blanket? (Most patients may want narcotics, I only want a warm blanket 🤣) I really want to know, because while it’s the one thing I look forward to on these horrible occasions, if it’s a pain in the ass for my providers/caregivers, I will absolutely stop requesting them!
I went to the ER and another family kept bugging the nurses for a child car seat to get home. They were flabbergasted like “We’re not here for transportation arrangements”
If Norco is like Vicodin, it actually will help a cough. I was in the ER 20 years ago with bronchitis and a very elderly doctor told me this. It did indeed help my pain and my cough!
The worse patient I had was many years ago, and today would be called a Karen today. They were on the call bell every 5-10 minutes. " I want a blanket, take the blanket off I am too hot, bring me a box of Kleenex, I want a cup of coffee, I am hungry, bring me something to eat", etc. The whole shift, they whined and complained that I was ignoring them. I started to document in the chart each time she called and made a request. In the morning, I get an angry family member confront me about how I ignored the patient all night. I brought out the chart and showed them the number and frequency of requests that were made. The family member went into the patient's room and a few minutes later, apologized for the patient's behavior. 😁
@@kateg7298 I know you can ask for things, and I usually wait until they're doing rounds instead of calling. Then I'll ask, "I know you're doing rounds, but can I get a refill of ice water when you get a chance?" or "Sorry to be a pain, but I filled the urinal about an hour ago, and I need it again soon."
My husband went to CHI Memorial in Chattanooga. He has MS and can barely stand or transfer without falling. He had fallen at my son’s home and was saying he couldn’t breathe. We called an ambulance. It took some big guys to get him off the floor. Once at the ER he was diagnosed with fluid overload and given Lasix. The nurses left and didn’t come back for hours. I was at home having to take care of our dog who just had a huge surgery and had to lay still. He called me and said they were discharging him and I needed to come get him. When I arrived he was soaked head to toe in his own urine. He can’t stand and has limited use of his arms. I called the nurses in and asked them why they didn’t check on him, answer his calls for help, or maybe put a Foley in him? I could see the other rooms in the ER were mostly not occupied and the waiting room empty. They left and sent the doctor in and I gave them all an earful. My husband was humiliated. Then the nurse came back with a wheelchair and told my husband to “hop in” from the gurney. What’s more it had only one foot rest which caused his foot to repeatedly go under the chair as he was being pushed. I let this nurse have it again. I called and spoke to the head of the ER and reported this. Her response in a letter said “you cannot be refunded any money “ which I never mentioned. Worst nursing I have ever seen and a worthless supervisor. Did I mention that I am a nurse?
A long time ago, when Rx pads could be found on top of the nurses desk, a patient decided he could write his own. Soon after the pharmacy called the desk to report the problem , The patient wrote a script for a "Pound of Mofeen." I love your skits Keep up the good work!
Omg, am I feeling Rich right now and I don't work medical. Today was a day and I almost lost in someone. Sometimes I sell things that could help make someone's life aka health better, so if I lose my temper, it's as good as denying them care. Thank you to the nurses and doctors, especially those of you who send your patients out here with a cheat sheet so I can reiterate why they need what you advised them to get. Hitting the drink tonight now that I am safe at home. No call outs. Tomorrow's a scheduled day off.
A friend of mine was doing his residency and got stuck working the night shift at the county hospital pharmacy. Guy comes in and hands him a script for "40 pounds mofin" My friend told him to leave or he'd he call the cops. 40 POUNDS?!? I me, really - ONLY 40 pounds? What's wrong with that guy? ;^)
The asking for juice and sandwiches is not a thing in UK except for HDU when they are all very "just ask for anything and we'll organise it". I guess part of it in my case was trying to get me able to eat but it was the same for everyone. Stepping down from HDU to a normal (understaffed) ward was the pits :D I mean obviously it meant I was getting better but I felt like a private patient and a little overwhelmed with the staffing levels so getting more privacy on a standard ward was nice too.
Last time I was in the ER I had dysentery and I swear, I felt so bad for repeatedly calling the nurse to be disconnected from the IV to go to the bathroom.
I'm surprised IV works that way in the US! I'm Canadian and they put the IV bag on what looks like a coat rack on wheels so you can carry it to the bathroom with you.
Depends on what they're adding to it. If it's more than 4 bags of items, then they're on wall racks. Sometimes they are low on the wheelers, & you're on the wall rack/bed rack by default. I honestly wished they would put wall racks in the bathroom so you can just carry it in there
I was like this when I was a kid in the hospital because I was so bored and I felt fine but they wouldn't let me leave. I will say that after being fed via IV, hospital food tastes like gourmet.
The bus/Uber one I do understand. They might have been willing to suck up the cost of the Uber going even though it was a strain on their finances because they thought it might be an emergency. Very different going home. Though, do hospitals really give patients the money to take the bus? Never heard of that before.
Usually bus passes if you can't get home. My hospital doesn't give out bis passes anymore. They ll only pay for a taxi in special circumstances. Everyone else had to figure it out on their own.
I want to say I can’t believe that people ask for some of the things they ask for, but I can. I however in the type of person that if something is completely wrong with my order and a restaurant I will just eat it as it is instead of bothering someone with asking for it to be changed. When my mom was staying in the hospital, I remember I was always afraid to ask for a blanket or pillow even when there were times that they said a family member had to stay in the room. Like I was somehow such a huge inconvenience by asking for a blanket 😂
I was in the ER after a suicide attempt and was freezing. I asked (nicely) for a blanket 3 times. The 4th time I was crying and a little less patient. The asshole nurse told me “This isn’t the Hilton, lady.” I got him fired. I went ALL the way up the chain. Don’t fuck with crazy people.
My kids are usually the patients you love but also hate. Hust because of them asking a bunch of questions about whats going on. When they were younger they were ready for job shadowing lol. ER nurses truly dont get enough praise for all they do & put up with. A wonderful nurse team in NY was overnight staff & i went in because it was all the signs of a heart attack. Turned out it was a panic attack that wouldn't let up for hours & it did take a toll on some of my body in a similar manner. I stated awake and conscious as i could while i waited till i could call my sister to pick up my daughter. At that time, i was the only parent available & it was 4am roughly. Stayed awake best i could & told the nurse i was afraid they would call cps on me while i was asleep or something happening to her with the stuff in the room. The nurse went with her to get some sodas & a sandwich. They came back & she is in full on surgical dress with a sandwich & soda for us both 😂. He even let her help take my vitals & was so sweet & patient with her. She even volunteered to help them if i needed surgery 😂. Im like "you know what? You can sign off on their paperwork after. A very important job." Her rebuttle "but i can cut in a straight line!" 🤣. Guy was laughing & great. My sister was able to get there & pick her up. She got out of sight & i passed out finally after everything (including sedatives). When i woke up later they saw i was having facial muscle issues & a few minor things, but i was commended & scolded for not going to sleep. Because i didnt sleep though, i got to see her so happy & have that wonderful experience during a scary time. I thanked that whole team & apologized. They said she was the highlight of their night.
I spent several months in and out of the hospital last year. I left the nurses alone unless it was something I really needed. They always answered when I called and told me they wished more patients were like me.
The tables have turned LOL. Anyway, it's to be expected, people need/want things, I just expect that and then it's less annoying. I'm not a nurse though. But I realized a long time ago I have a choice, things are going to happen that I don't like and I can either be annoyed or just deal with it, I choose to deal because being annoyed sucks. Feeling annoyed is a choice. However, it takes practice and lots of time and even though I've gotten way better (and much happier) I'm not perfect. I still slip up, but what a difference it makes in my day to day life.
Zofran is my daily hero. I cannot express how amazing that medication is. It used to be, really hard to get a full approval, but now they send me 60 every two weeks. (And, yes, I use that many... art least three times a day, sometimes four.) I can't imagine what people like me did before Zofran. Probably took Ragland and slept all day. Well that's what it does to me anyways. And promethazine knocked my ass out more than Ambien. Zofran is incredible!!!
Zofran was a lifesaver when I had to go to the hospital for a stomach bug. Couldn't keep anything down for days before taking it. The downside is I had to get some saline suppositories for its particular negative side effect. 😅 Really hope I don't have to take it again.
His videos is the first I’m hearing about these sandwiches. I’ve been to the ER and hospitals a lot with my boys (25 plus yrs) and never been offered a sandwich
If they actually let me out of the ER, I'm running and not looking back. They always keep me, even if I feel like I've been treated and I'm good to go. "But you just had 500 ml of blood transfused from all the blood you lost!," they say. "Your partner found you unconscious and you're dying of liver failure!," they say. Let me go home, I'm fine. I have an appointment with my specialists next week.
@@maryjane4432 That's actually how I got in that situation. Murdered my liver in my 20's, and spent 3 years trying to recover/stabilize enough so I'd be healthy and sober enough to survive a transplant. I was lucky to be involved in a study for long-term sobriety and fitness in alcoholic liver recipients at John Hopkins. Had to survive most of it at home, but I'd show up in the ER at least once a month half-dead for a quick fix of something that failed and my body decided to just roll over and attempt to die. Happily sober and pretty healthy now. :D
@@Nylak-Otter that’s awesome that you had that and are clean and sober! I’m a chronic pain patient due to a failed back surgery plus diabetic. Just got my numbers so good they took me off a med and halved my insulin. Now my kidneys and liver function is in the trash. Idk how tho so that is my next goal. Lots of protein and low fat and fiber. They said my bloodwork said I was malnutritioned I’m not tho so idk what’s going on. I live in md and my kid goes to Hopkins for her specialist.
@@Nylak-Otter the chick I’m talking about refuses to quit drinking sleeps with people for drugs and alcohol lost her kids to her ex 10yrs ago. She is 45 and is yellow-orange all the time and bc she won’t stop she can’t get treatment
Last time I was in the hospital, only thing I wanted was a bit of food and some sleep, I got a really nice turkey cold cut and mayo sandwich and I was happy, rolled over, and went to sleep to work off my drunk only to be confronted by the hospital pyschologist. ever Since then I keep trying to make similar sandwiches because I really enjoyed it.
