Patients wants a back rub

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How did the bedtime back rub come to be associated with nurses? MANY years ago I was doing agency staffing. I got called in to a very fancy private hospital to do a shift. One of my assigned patients rang the call bell. When I went into the room she wanted her "bedtime back rub." Being young and eager to please I gave her a back rub, but the whole thing felt really icky to me. Was there a time when nurses were night time massage people?

Specializes in Community health.

My CNA program mentioned it. Not as a “You have to do this” thing. But as a “When you are bathing the patient, do this with lotion after if you have time and the patient wants it.” They talked about the benefits.

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