The Worst Hospital Visitor I've Ever Seen

Not every family who visits is there to be supportive of the patient. Some of them are even downright unsupportive. Here are some of the worst visitors I've ever seen -- how about you? Nurses Relations Article

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Ruby Vee, BSN

17 Articles; 14,030 Posts

Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
What about the rights of the patient to not be abused. You didn't specify what kind of surgery the patient had, but I'm guessing that having sex immediately post op was probably not recommended. Have they gone so far with these frikken surveys that keeping our patients free of abuse goes out the window for fear of getting a bad review.

Even if the girlfriend wanted to have sex immediately after surgery, what about the patient in the next bed being forced to listen to that? What is she needed to go to the bathroom and didn't want to walk past the BF in her hospital gown? Didn't that other patient have any rights at all?

TriciaJ, RN

4,328 Posts

Specializes in Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory.
Even if the girlfriend wanted to have sex immediately after surgery, what about the patient in the next bed being forced to listen to that? What is she needed to go to the bathroom and didn't want to walk past the BF in her hospital gown? Didn't that other patient have any rights at all?

Yeah, the patients in the adjacent beds should have had a lot to tell the Press-Ganey people about what kind of hospital they were in.

Specializes in Critical Care.

Ruby Vee what happened to that poor women? Did she ever recover? How sad that he killed her dogs, that would have certainly hurt her and decrease her will to live! Too bad he couldn't be charged for animal abuse and mental cruelty to his wife! Well I imagine there is a special place in hell waiting for him!

Specializes in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.
Oh, ick! I'd really hate to be the patient in the other bed!

Right?? What about that pt's satisfaction?

"Umm...the food was as expected but negative 10000 points for letting the the patient in the bed next to mine have sex with her gross, demanding b/f all night." Sheesh!!!!

Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

There are so many! :facepalm:

There was the lady who had multiple complications post CABG. She was in ICU FOR EVER!. After a few week we noticed she had lice! LIce? Where the devil did she get that? So we treated her...and treated her... and treated her...What the heck?

Then we noticed th the family would come in and "Fix her hair". Ewe!

But the family decided to camp out in the ICU waiting room....the entire family. THey would "wash" their clothed in the sink in the waiting room. They took over the entire waiting room...day and night. They would have sex right there on the floor. Then we noticed that they ALL had lice!!!!!!!!! and they were laying all over the floor, furniture everything! YUCK!!!!!!! I saw them walking out of her room one morning scratch their head pull something from out and flick it in the floor!!!!

We had to treat them ALL and get rid of the entire waiting room furniture...we closed the waiting area for "remodeling". It still makes my skin crawl.

Specializes in ER, TRAUMA, MED-SURG.

For me, it was the BF/GF couple that came to visit pt - but he was down in radiology. Got brought back to his room and found his two visitors nekkid and having sex in his bed.

Anne, RNC

OrganizedChaos, LVN

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.

I would've kicked that man out after he made that comment about killing the dogs. Not only do I feel horrible for the dogs but the woman as well. She's trying to recover & the expletive of a "husband" comes in & does that. Screw the scores, he's OUT!

duskyjewel

1,335 Posts

Specializes in hospice.
Have they gone so far with these frikken surveys that keeping our patients free of abuse goes out the window for fear of getting a bad review.

Yes. I will never work in a hospital again.

duskyjewel

1,335 Posts

Specializes in hospice.
When the son was told that he couldn't just leave his father at the hospital all day, he said that he had to work and had nobody to look after his father.

The hospital isn't free adult day care.

So where was the social worker, to help the son get placement?

ceebeejay

389 Posts

Milton should have been removed and reported for spousal abuse. Useless cowpuck.

What the heck is wrong with people... sex in a hospital? Seriously?

Ruas61, BSN, RN

1,368 Posts

Specializes in MDS/ UR.

Not the hospital and not technically a visitor, but in the same flavor and spirit of the topic.

LTC volunteer having bible study for the folks, usually a nice crowd drawer.

He rounded up everyone he could including our dementia residents in particular.

I tend to put these topics on mute as I pass on by but not this day.

The gentleman was extorting them that if they prayed hard, their dementia would be gone along with the devil who caused it.

I had to censor that topic and notify the TR department on his topics.

He never returned fortunately.

MrChicagoRN, RN

2,597 Posts

Specializes in Leadership, Psych, HomeCare, Amb. Care.
Milton should have been removed and reported for spousal abuse. Useless cowpuck.

What the heck is wrong with people... sex in a hospital? Seriously?

Also, should've been reported for suspected animal abuse.