Saw this on Facebook. Felt the need to share.

KarmaComesAround · Nov 14, 2010

The post the day before the other one:

"Lord give me the patience to deal w these people at hospital. Its not my brother's fault they are short handed. You'd think they would make sure this flr is staffed.....Deep breath and AMEN!"

Ok, apparently, not doing enough or checking in enough, but not sure...

Sun0408, ASN, RN · Nov 14, 2010

I hear ya but I bet those same people will be all over us IF something happened in the night and we were not there because "we were letting them rest".. It is a no win situation. You are in the hospital because you are sick, need care and yes you can become unstable very quickly.. BP checks in the middle of the night are a must on our floor. Our pts code or crash very quick. I have seen many a few minutes earlier O&A X 3 and then 10 minutes later unresponsive.. It is unreal.

RNDreamer · Nov 14, 2010

When I have a patient who is sleeping and I know I will eventually come into the room for vitals signs, or whatever, I do warn them in advance. "Just a heads up, I know you are trying to get some sleep, but I will come in at about XX to do XX". No one is surprised when I wake them up after.

As far as changing the glove box at 1am, I most likely would have just put a new box ON TOP of the old box and change it out in the morning or whenever I came in to wake the patient up for vitals, etc.

RNDreamer · Nov 14, 2010

The post the day before the other one:
"Lord give me the patience to deal w these people at hospital. Its not my brother's fault they are short handed. You'd think they would make sure this flr is staffed.....Deep breath and AMEN!"
Ok, apparently, not doing enough or checking in enough, but not sure...

Patients need to speak up. If they feel that a floor/unit needs more nurses, then they need to start demanding that hospitals staff better and hire more nurses.

bill4745, RN · Nov 14, 2010

When I was in the hospital as a patient recently a nurse woke me up at 2am to do an admission assessment. I can't write here what I said to her.

Ruby Vee, BSN · Nov 14, 2010

people aren't in the hospital because they need sleep. if that's all they needed, they could stay home. they're in the hospital to be monitored. i understand that it's aggravating to be woken up at 2am to do an assessment -- but i seriously doubt that anyone held off on your assessment until 2am just to be nasty. you came in late, someone else was coding or crawling out of bed or trying to leave ama or something kept the staff from your bedside until 2am.

instead of being proud of how nasty you can be to the nurse who annoyed you, you might stop and think about the reason you're in the hospital. she was just doing what she was supposed to be doing -- monitoring you.

lkwashington · Nov 14, 2010

You don't get rest in the hospital. You get rest at home after discharge.

Ruby Vee, BSN · Nov 14, 2010

i understand this person is distressed with their loved one in the hospital, but it is a hospital, not a hotel. ok, maybe changing out the gloves can wait, but you never know when there is an emergency, and people need them. and, we are required to make sure the patient is stable during the night and check in on them. at times, it seems you cannot win...either not doing enough or doing too much. we do some "crazy stuff" to purposely keep you awake, like checking bp and giving medications. i think the replies bother me more...so rude, unappreciative, etc... what happened to respect for caring for you or your loved one? guess they would have to walk in our shoes...hate that saying, but most medical staff have empathy, and we have also been in the hospital, and/or we have had a loved one there.

many many medical staff have empathy; many do not. even medical staff who have had a loved one in the hospital sometimes don't get it. i have a sister who is in administration; hasn't been near a patient since the mid 80s. she definitely does not get it when our parents are in the hospital . . . she carries on endlessly about stuff that doesn't matter -- the view from the room, the food, the noise level that prevent her from sleeping when the gentleman two doors down arrested, whether or not the nurse brought a recliner for visitors -- and overlooks the stuff that does matter: st elevations, diuresis without potassium replacement or even a potassium check, a nurse who doesn't seem to realize that dad needs sedation even though he's not overbreathing the vent (may have something to do with the vecuronium drip) because his blood pressure soars every time he hears a noise. endlessly haranguing the staff about stupid stuff and carrying on about stuff that cannot be helped isn't showing empathy . . . even when she can be excused for not recognizing an st elevation.

the fact of the matter is that some people have empathy and understanding -- no matter what they do for a living or what their educational background -- and some do not. the people you saw commenting on facebook clearly don't get it. i guess i rather feel sorry for them -- without knowing what to be grateful for (the staff that actually monitors their patients and replaces an empty glove box rather than hiding and sleeping the night away), they cannot truly appreciate their blessings.

although seeing that on facebook would have annoyed the fecal material right out of me, too!

K nurse-one-day · Nov 14, 2010

Im not even accepted into my nursing program yet, and this makes me mad. Some people are so clueless

headinsandRN · Nov 14, 2010

When I was in the hospital as a patient recently a nurse woke me up at 2am to do an admission assessment. I can't write here what I said to her.

your years exp , your specialty and your remark quoted above all beg the question:

why?

stevepressley · Nov 14, 2010

I've spent a bunch of time 'in house' as a patient. Depends a lot on the circumstances. As an MS patient, I need my sleep. Especially on an acute rehab floor. Nurses should maintain some respect for sleep, it's a great therapy.