Nurse as a patient...

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Mas Catoer

77 Posts

Specializes in General.

Here is what I have in mind about nurses as demanding patients.

As a nurse, I have also been hospitalized few times. I took it as my chance to have a good observation in how nursing care is being implemented. Even how the doctor treated me. I can see my self a bit demanding when it comes to having non standard procedures. I can understand if some of nurses feel awkward in doing so in my present as they knew all nursing standards and policies were coming mostly from my office (I'm sitting at the nursing committee).

Additionally I can use the experience to review the standards and policies, what makes the nurses not fully compliance with it, what is the actual obstacles, and many more corrective action.

So then I think having nurses as demanding patients isn't bad at all, right? ;)

Mas Catoer

guest042302019, BSN, RN

4 Articles; 466 Posts

Specializes in Progressive, Intermediate Care, and Stepdown.

When I went to the ER with heart palpitations, I wanted to know more about the medications I was given. They got wind I was a nursing student. She came in and said, "What do we do when we don't know a med?" "Look it up," I say. She hands me a drug guide, smiles, and walks away. I read about the med but I didn't know how to respond to the situation. I laugh about it know.

LaRN

272 Posts

the patient is a nurse? they won't be needing me then, they know what to do. :doh:

When we were nursing students, my friend walked to her pt, introduced herself, and asked "what brings you here?"

Pt said "why don't you read the chart."

Yes, pt was a nurse.

But she was nicer the next day.

PMFB-RN, RN

5,351 Posts

Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.
When we were nursing students, my friend walked to her pt, introduced herself, and asked "what brings you here?"

Pt said "why don't you read the chart."

Yes, pt was a nurse.

But she was nicer the next day.

*** My standard reply to this is "why yes I did read the chart. I asked the question to find out if YOU know why you are here". Suprising how often patients don't really understand why they are in the hospital.

Nice one!!! I will use that.

That day we just wished her to get better enough for d/c so we wont have her the next day.

Hello, my name is Peggy Manning, and I'm from Clio, SC which is about 1 hour and 30 minutes from Myrtle Beach. My husband and I will celebrate our 35th anniversary this year; we have three children and five grandchildren. I'm enrolled in the MSN-Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program. I work full-time as a patient care supervisor (PCS) at a small rural hospital on the medical, surgical unit and have 19 years of experience. My professional goals post-graduation is to work as a nurse practitioner within this hospital or at one of our nearby facilities.The Advanced Pharmacology course personal objectives are to acquire advanced skills to preparation for my new role as APN. I'm excited to begin this new chapter in my career and looking forward to interactions with Dr. Thomas and my classmates.

Thanks,

Peggy

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