Would you feel ok as a patient at your own hospital?

Cr8zyamy · Mar 21, 2012

Yes and No

Yes I would recommend my unit, ICU and IMC. My husband was treated very well in the ICU and the nurse caring for him overnight did not call me crazy for calling the unit at 0200 to tell her he was hurting and need meds (I called from home, he woke me up). She went into his room to check on him and sure enough he was awake and hurting. My sister was well cared for during her admission. As nurses we have expectations that are high but not unattainable. Meds in a timely manner after being requested, cluster care if possible to allow for the most rest, and advance diet as fast as medically possible. I can not speak to the other units of the hospital, Wait, the peds night shift staff is awesome, they often overflow onto postpartum where I work. My no is because I'd rather not share all of my medical history with my employer or coworkers, I am self conscious enough as it is, I don't want my coworkers to see me in a hospital gown.

canchaser, BSN, RN · Mar 21, 2012

Yes I would... I have shattered my left leg and broke my fibula. Then had appendicitis all in 2.5 years. I pick my crna, my surgeon and when I shattered my left leg skating, I called the ER charge nurse told her I broke my leg and was coming in. a room was waiting she had the iv and dilaudud in Hand all I had to mumble was " I have no allergies" and I got the dilaudid. I don't care if they know about me. They give me great care and they are so on top of people looking in charts that they have those people fired in days.

Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN · Mar 21, 2012

Yes and no. Yes, because I know that the staff in my (really small and very unique) hospital is caring. Most also know their strenghts and weaknesses; I know their strengths and weakness! There is a lot of professional strength to be found where I work (especially when it's said, "You need to be shipped to another hospital because we don't have that "Specialist".)
No. . . because I don't want ANYONE who knows me taking care of me. . . no matter how smart and/or how professional they are! I want to go to a hospital where NO ONE knows me. . . (and still employs the high grade healthcare professionals found in my teeny-tiny hospital).
But. . . if I had no choice, I'd feel quite safe being a patient in my hospital.
Sorry for not giving a straight "yes or no" answer.

Same reasons here...but I'd lean more towards "no" because we're talking about psych. It wouldn't bother me as much if it was medical.

But should I ever be 5150-ed, I'd feel pretty safe going there, and I know I'd receive great care :)

allnurses Guide · Mar 21, 2012

Same reasons here...but I'd lean more towards "no" because we're talking about psych. It wouldn't bother me as much if it was medical.
But should I ever be 5150-ed, I'd feel pretty safe going there, and I know I'd receive great care :)

Yeah... but I don't think I could ever sleep on the beds... I've seen waaaaaaaaaaaay too much stuff happen to those mattresses!!

anotherone, BSN, RN · Mar 22, 2012

This is meant to start people thinking about their own nursing practices, those of their colleagues, patient safety, cleanliness of the unit, palatable food, empathy of the staff, so on and so forth etc.
How about on your own unit? (And for those of you sarcastic folks, let me clarify, if you work on a pedi unit for example, would you recommend your friend's child to be admitted at your facility? If you are a man, would you feel comfortable with your wife delivering at your on L&D? etc haha)
And oh of course, explain why or why not :-)

If I did not work there, yes I would. The food is not good and the cleaning leaves a lot to be desired but that has NOTHING to do with nursing although we are often blamed for both. I would not choose to go to my facility because the last thing I would want are co workers knowing anything about my health, or having to see all the residents round on me, and then see them at work. Maybe it would depend why I was hospitalized. I don't think I would care if they knew why I was admitted, or my history so much as a I would not want any one I know helping me off a bedpan, being in the OR with any of them cutting me up then seeing them in the halls etc.

allnurses Guide · Mar 22, 2012

The food is not good and the cleaning leaves a lot to be desired but that has NOTHING to do with nursing although we are often blamed for both.

Yes!

Thank you for saying that because I've been long sick of nursing taking the fall for these things.

jammin_jewel · Mar 22, 2012

I haven't started working yet but I would gladly send a relative to the adult home I had my clinical at. Like all facilities there were one or two care providers that weren't amazing but most providers were really great which is why I want to work there one day.

PinkNBlue, BSN, RN · Mar 22, 2012

I used to think I wouldn't want to but now after working there for a number of years, I'd be totally ok with it. I work in OB so you see one lady parts, you see 'em all (unless you've got something really crazy going on). I'd rather be in a place where I know how the care is given and that it is expceptional. :)

Pepper The Cat, BSN, RN · Mar 22, 2012

I've had surgery at my hospital, and would again. I got great care, plus a little extra care because I was "one of us" . Now, I was not on the unit I work on, and My surgery was not anywhere near my lady-bits so that does make a difference.

SHGR, MSN, RN, CNS · Mar 22, 2012

I don't work at the hospital anymore (I'm offsite) but on med surg I just HATED when one of us was on our unit. Just the idea of taking care of one of us made me over-anxious and that my care would be critiqued. I would not have minded receiving care on our unit though, lady bits or not. High standards all around.

CapeCodMermaid, RN · Mar 22, 2012

I'm the director of nursing. Our patients get excellent care and the place is beautiful. But, I don't think I'd want the staff seeing my naked bum or seeing me with no make up or knowing how much pain medicine I was taking.

redhead_NURSE98!, ADN, BSN · Mar 22, 2012

All of my coworkers who are admitted request to come to our floor - even a woman who had knee replacements came to our GI floor when we have a perfectly fine ortho floor, lol. I don't understand it. They're great people, but I wouldn't want my coworkers to have to take care of me, they'd find out I'm an awful patient!