Has anyone taken care of a celeb?

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Obviously you can't share who it was . . . but I would love to hear how it affected the unit. Did they require security? Did they have more visitors than usual? Was the media involved? Did the other patients on the unit /visitors on the unit realize there was a celeb there? Did the patient get any special VIP treatment (i.e. did the hospital bend over backwards with this patient vs. other patients)?

I've taken care of a frequent flyer patient who was once a professional baseball player in the major leagues. However, he's flat broke today and has definitely seen better days.

There is an organization to help such old baseball players-- I hope he's getting help from them!

The Baseball Assistance Team is a 501©(3) non-profit affiliated with Major League Baseball. MLB Community: Programs: Baseball Assistance Team

Specializes in Labor/Delivery, Pediatrics, Peds ER.

In the 70's, at the Army hospital I worked at then, we had a princess of a Middle Eastern country as a patient for a few days. She was very polite to us, and was really no trouble as a patient. There was not a huge fuss over her, because we were supposed to keep her presence as much of a secret as possible, but some patients did inquire because of certain things they noticed. I can't right now remember what those things were, as I don't believe there were guards outside her door, but if I recall correctly, there was a "presence" on the unit. She had a private room, of course, and I'm pretty positive her meals were more special than usual, but there really was not much difference in her treatment than for others.

Close to the same time, we had one who thought she should be treated like a princess. She was a foreign-born wife of a lower ranking officer, and you would have sworn she thought she was married to a five star general. It never seemed to occur to her that most of us, if not officers ourselves, were also married to officers. She took exception to the menu every day, complained about having hamburgers for lunch, wanted spaghetti for breakfast, and basically thought we were her servants. I'd take the real princess any day.

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Totally off topic, VintagePN, but your avatar looks like one of my old supervisors! :)

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Our unit had occasional politicians, actors, donor, etc. They got one of VIP rooms, just meant it was a private, at the end of hall (quieter), and just a little bit nicer...and I do mean a little. Occasionally a security guard was placed outside if the person was gawk worthy.

If no one notable needed the room, it was just another room to be used.

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Totally off topic VintagePN, but your avatar looks like one of my old supervisors! :)[/quote']

Maybe it is! I just googled "vintage nurse" and found this photo.

Our unit had occasional politicians, actors, donor, etc. They got one of VIP rooms, just meant it was a private, at the end of hall (quieter), and just a little bit nicer...and I do mean a little. Occasionally a security guard was placed outside if the person was gawk worthy.

If no one notable needed the room, it was just another room to be used.

Now that you've mentioned it, VIP, private rooms, etc. I remember, back then during my clinicals, taking care of a Judge. Everyone was "affraid" of him but my clinical instructor and myself. On to his room we went me and my nursing student self but he was already waiting for transportation to a bigger NYC specialized hospital.

This is also when I learned that pancreatic cancer was an almost quasi death sentence! Tough one to swallow. My clinical served its purpose that day(the learning part) but unfortunately we cannot save everyone.

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