trytounderstand

Thank you for treating your patient as a human being. Everyone has a right to know all their options and to make their own decisions even if it may not be what the operating room or doctor or a family member thinks is expedient and or what needs to ...

Although there are circumstances and patients who would fly off the handle and react in inappropriate it is their body and their medical records. They do have a right to view any report or notes and ask any questions they feel are necessary for thei...

If the situation was as the poster wrote and he made a comment this is not a spectator sport, then he did speak out. The nurses although they may have been affected by the comment should have explained again exactly what was going on and respected h...

So a patient who is alone, embarrassed, under the influence of drugs makes a comment that hurts a nurses feelings he/she then should be treated in a manner that only makes the situation worse. That is the matter you need to bring up to the patient a...

This is very important whether the patient be male or female. Communication from both sides. If you are truly uncomfortable about a situation the patient needs to speak up. Although the nurses are very busy and sometimes running to put out many fi...

Your point has been made here. Yes guys usually don't ask the right questions and they usually will not speak up when they are embarrassed. A lot of women do the same thing, let's just get this over with. You have received sympathy and some go...

I did not see this part so he was expecting to only have one nurse assigned. That does make a difference. Please go to the meeting take a copy of the email you received and calmly and quietly explain what happened and how your husband felt. If pos...

The thing is and I know coming on here and expressing your upset may be a way for you to get closure. But remember 99.9% of the folks on here would not purposely embarrass and try their best to protect patient dignity. You have come upon an institu...

If this is your true concern then the higher ups need to know. They need to be aware that at least one male patient felt uncomfortable being treated in this manner. As far as the shaving goes, sometimes you have to ask because to be honest nurses p...

I agree to disagree too. As always there are exceptions to the rules. There may be valid reasons to shield the patient or family members. Also as I view any of my test results, I have common sense enough to know to wait until I can see my doctor w...

If they do not have a role, they have no business being in the way. Trauma cases are life and death situations. The patient comes first not a student or any other onlookers...

So in other words keep the patient in the dark....recently know someone who would have had surgery if they had believed the first doctor they were talking to.....the reason why a question was raised by spouse was because they had received results fro...

But...perhaps they do remember but all they remember is they were chastised or told they were argumentative or non-compliant...patients should have the ability to read the nurses notes and question what is being said about their behaviors. At the ti...

For instance, myself I can be smiling, talking on the phone and having a nice conversation with someone even when in terrible pain. Too many years of customer service....my brain has been trained to push the pain away....the same as one person can b...

Absolutely correct. If a patient has to have an IV or procedure or care done of course it has to be done, but to allow an inexperienced student to attempt more than twice was wrong.... If this is a true story and not a fabrication to get reacti...

First of all sticking a patient 7 times whether they are sedated or not is uncalled for. What else was she letting you practice without the patient's permission? Was there an actual need for an IV to be inserted or were you participating in an event...

Be a patient of one of the entitled ones(and it's not only the new grads)....although on the grand scale most our empathetic and caring and advocate for the patient....personal experience has shown me that some and granted they are few and far betwee...

As a patient, I have been told by many specialists, this is what I specialize in I have treated you for that condition. I am done. You need to return to your family physician for care and if you need me again he/she will send you back. I only look...

First question, why did you even have your personal phone out in a patient/client room. Why were you making a phone call? Was it important or an emergency? Were you just chatting with a friend? You stated you were about to leave work. That perso...

As a patient I can tell you I appreciate when someone will listen to me on such things if you give me that antibiotic in pill form, I will be puking everywhere please give it to me via iv. No I don't want that xyz pain medication because I will turn...

Many times when a patient is alone they may not advocate for themselves sometimes out of anxiety and knowing that they do not have back up. Sometimes the anxiety causes them not to be thinking clearly or if they have been any kind of medication that ...

That is absolutely right! There is no need for the whole family to be there crowded around the bedside in a normal hospital setting. But there is a need for a person to be there who is willing to be the eyes and ears for the nurses and doctors. Wh...

I have said this all along since all this mess happened. If a child can have a designated support/advocate so can an adult. There is just as much chance that the person with the child can carry something out of the hospital as someone with an adult...

True story...have you even been alone in a dark hospital room scared and anxious and no one there? Have you ever been used to emergency surgery not knowing what the outcome would be? I have...it did not matter that I had capable and caring nurses an...

Have witnessed this situation personally. Have seen supposed female healthcare professionals become very offended and sarcastic because a male patient requested his dignity be preserved. Also have witnessed female healthcare professionals saying a...